On designers as choreographers.
The austerity of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet was refreshing. Geometric, simple, white, like the galleries of a
On fizz and fog.
Oslo, Mies, and me. Seattle’s Discovery Park, December 2012.
Only the head of a Dublin pint froths like that.
Why I still don't have a Kindle.
I am not one to shy away from technology. I love it, actually. Excited for the Singularity. And yet, I
House love.
Dear 129,
It’s only been four hours since I last woke up in your arms. Those strong, vaulted arms,
Modern Love rejected.
Laura and me. Seattle, 2005.
In July, I submitted the following essay to the New York Times Modern Love column.
When you're in love with a beautiful house.
On Saturday, after almost five years on the East Coast, I left Baltimore. On the plane ride to Seattle, I
On artisanal food and artisanal technology.
I don’t know what it is about the Pacific Northwest and food, but I’m really glad to be
How colonial social media gave us the Star-Spangled Banner.
An amazing rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner by seven-year old (!!) Rhema Marvanne.
Equally amazing rendition by Jordan Shelton, winner of
ARCADE: On living, learning, and design educating.
ARCADE Summer 2012 issue, designed and edited by Karen Cheng and Annabelle Gould. Photographed by me.
ARCADE is one of
On Wild Things, atheism, and crushes on humanity.
In my most recent AIGA webinar, which aired last week, I mentioned how design research is like having a crush
