12
Jun
Modern Love rejected.
Laura and me. Seattle, 2005.
In July, I submitted the following essay to the New York Times Modern Love column.
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Writings
12
Jun
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
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12
Jun
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
3 min read
12
Jun
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,
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12
Jun
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
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12
Jun
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
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12
Jun
The Sound of a Swim.
Dangling on the edge of the pool at Bolton Swim + Tennis in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by Callie Neylan, Summer 2011.
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12
Jun
On sonic interaction design, the Velveteen Rabbit, and R2D2.
Wikipedia on sound + interaction design:
Sonic interaction design is the study and exploitation of sound as one of the principal
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12
Jun
Sugar Darling.
Bria. Photo by Callie Neylan, March 23, 2012.
Sugar Darling, you are my sunshine. No,
moonshine. Intoxicant, swooning.
Down where
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12
Jun
On forces of nature, packaging design, and the amazing uterus.
AskNature.org is an online source for biomimicry inspiration, a place “where biology and design cross-pollinate, so bio-inspired
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