Callie Neylan

Callie Neylan

Seattle, Washington
12
Jun
To Seth and parties of five.

To Seth and parties of five.

I always wondered which one of my siblings would die first. Now I know. My brother lies in a funeral
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12
Jun
The Inaugural Second Sundays.

The Inaugural Second Sundays.

Second Sundays (not to be confused with Sunday Suppers, although if you did confuse ours with theirs, we would be
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12
Jun
On Whisky-Centered Design: Designing the Glencairn Whisky Glass

On Whisky-Centered Design: Designing the Glencairn Whisky Glass

TASTING whiskies can be a clinical, prosaic task, nosing and assessing, jotting notes, reconsidering, lips compressed in concentration, brow furrowed.
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12
Jun
Ode to Common Things.

Ode to Common Things.

by Pablo Neruda. I have a crazy, crazy love of things. I like pliers, and scissors. I love cups, rings,
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12
Jun
Designing Delight: The best user experiences are multi-dimensional.

Designing Delight: The best user experiences are multi-dimensional.

Delight. A dimension of human emotion, equal parts happiness and surprise, it’s a word used a lot in design.
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12
Jun
On Christmas lights and warehouse smoke.

On Christmas lights and warehouse smoke.

Bring yourself. Take your time. The food will bring the minds together, as foreign as they might be. Friends will
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12
Jun
Massimo on Semantics, Syntactics, Pragmatics.

Massimo on Semantics, Syntactics, Pragmatics.

In his introduction to the Vignelli Canon, esteemed, prolific designer Massimo Vignelli writes, “I thought that it might be useful
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12
Jun
On maps, storytelling, and us.

On maps, storytelling, and us.

I love maps, for they are portraits of places. Maps of the Puget Sound, the Chesapeake Bay, the eastern shores
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12
Jun
Friday, Nov 1, 2013. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, Nov 1, 2013. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

I am on the other side of the table now. I am not the designer, but the designee. The client.
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12
Jun
Friday, October 18th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, October 18th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

1 How to draw a line. Architects use different lines for different purposes, but the line type most specific to
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