12
Jun
On design / build.
Calvert Vaux was the architect Olmsted worked with on his contest entry for the commission to design Central Park, formally
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Callie Neylan
12
Jun
On horses, mental models, and 100-year old metaphors.
Michaela with my friend Katie’s horse, Brazil, at a dressage show on Whidbey Island, WA. Photo by Callie Neylan,
3 min read
12
Jun
On design, food, and French-kissing porcelain.
The Italians would never serve espresso in anything but beautiful porcelain. Sant’Eustachio, Rome. Photo by Callie Neylan, 2005.
Clink.
3 min read
12
Jun
On how Instagram is kind of like cocaine.
I caved. I surrendered. I couldn’t resist. A couple of weeks ago I started using Instagram. I’d signed
4 min read
12
Jun
On riding while white.
Wilkens Avenue: Longest Block in Baltimore. Photo by A. Aubrey Bodine, 1955.
Route 35. Destination: You Emm Bee See. Thank
3 min read
12
Jun
She said form. He said function.
2011 Fiat 500. Photo via blog.al.com
I drive a Toyota RAV4, which is not something I’m very
2 min read
12
Jun
On artificial intelligence, gerbils, and The Lion King.
Photo via www.disney.co.uk
I saw The Lion King on Broadway this weekend and I can’t stop
3 min read
12
Jun
"Critique" is a long-form verb.
In this article on The Importance of Critical Thinking, Lane Wallace talks about factors that affect reasonable, productive discourse:
In
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12
Jun
On the power of hair and semiotics.
Me at about 3 yrs old. Photo by my mom or one of my siblings, 1970-ish. Durango, Colorado.
Redheads
2 min read
12
Jun
On what product designers can learn from the Velveteen Rabbit.
When Seth was little, one of his favorite audio stories was The Velveteen Rabbit, narrated by Meryl Streep and accompanied
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