Chicago Coffee

March 17, 2009

I meant to write this post after our last trip to Chicago, then I forgot all about it. Fortunately, when Matt and I went back to Chicago last week (ok, two weeks ago?) and I remembered again. We found this funky coffee shop somewhere near Evensville. In terms of design elements, the main thing that

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Around Cleveland

February 10, 2009

Turns out I’m a bit out of it today for whatever reason, so I’ll write about Shmoocon tomorrow.  Fortunately, I ran across this photo post which I somehow never published.  I think I just forgot.  Didn’t have to go in for jury duty today, which is lucky. This photo of entering downtown is one of

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A Place for Kids

December 6, 2008

I’ve always loved spaces that are well designed for children. Too often, adults have weird ideas about what kids should like: grinning clowns, pastels and the like. The children’s room in the Seattle library shows a bit more thought, and at least an attempt to get on a kid’s level. The first most obvious thing

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