The shoes I wore to meet the architect....
were weathered white oxfords with robin’s egg blue wingtips. Shoes with a point-of-view. To design a house is an
On how engineers and scientists are like guardian angels.
“Wasn’t that a miracle? she remarked. Her guardian angels were with her that day.” Those were the words of
Who designed that high chair?
In its most recent iteration, the New York Times Sunday Magazine (one of my favorite publications) has a column titled
On designers as choreographers.
The austerity of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet was refreshing. Geometric, simple, white, like the galleries of a
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
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
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 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
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 breakthroughs can
On cities and multiple mental models.
Looking down Dame Street toward Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland. Photo by Callie Neylan, February 2012.
What I love about cities
