"For People Who Give a Damn"

When we stopped at the bookstore the other day I was pleased to find the last copy of GOOD Magazine and quickly picked it up before someone else did. GOOD Magazine is as you guessed a "good" magazine.

They describe it as, "GOOD is for people who give a damn. It's an …

Kate and Mike

On Saturday, my mom and I headed down to New York City for the day. We first stopped at the Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design. There we saw several exhibits, but our favorite by far was Ingo Maurer's exhibit that includes mostly sculptural and installation pieces …

Homecoming Poster

Homecoming Poster

The Problem

As it turns out today is Blog Action Day, when blogs across the internet stop and talk about the environment and sustainability. And as I was reading the blogs in which I subscribe to this afternoon, I realized that I hadn't taken part yet. Well, it turns out that this …

Writing Utensils

Time and Life

This is about how I work on so many things and how to fix some problems.

I sleep, eat, go to school, do design work, write this blog, work on Grab Bag Book, apply to colleges, do homework, work on a community service project, do the lighting design of two major …

Design and Dogs

Whenever I think of Khoi Vinh and Aaron Draplin, I think of their dogs. Two designers who both care greatly about their canine companions, these dogs appear to be a big part of their lives. And so now, I would like to introduce you to Mister President (belonging to …

The House on the Corner

For an english class in which I am taking at school, we have written an essay on a photograph. It is an essay with a flow, in a sense it is a mixture of a poem and a personal essay. This is my photograph. This is my essay.

The House on the Corner

There is a sense of …

Videos for Creatives

Little less than a week ago I started a new website called Videos for Creatives. It is a blog that features daily videos from the online creative community. Everything from design and architecture to comedy and culture, can be found on this blog. The site has already …

School Dance Poster

Printed and hung this poster on Monday for a school dance that is coming up. I am very lucky to have a large format printer at school along with a great Mac lab (already have two new iMacs, new iLife and new keyboards), DSLR Cameras, and video cameras that I get to …

My Ideas for SXSW.

Yesterday, I got an email from SXSW saying that the time for voting on panels is coming to a close. I did not realize that this was coming up so fast, and thought I would make an attempt to get some last minute votes. At the bottom of the post you can read more about my …

Re-Organized Workspace

Just re-organized my workspace, here it is.

Brand America

Paula Scher talks to Monocle in an exclusive video interview about the brand of america and how she thinks we need to change it. I highly recommend watching this video. Paula Scher is a well know graphic designer at Pentagram.

MECA and Margo Halverson

I have just visited Maine College of Art (MECA) in Portland, ME on Friday. We arrived about an hour early, checked into admissions and then headed out to explore the city. I liked what I saw, in that Portland wasn't a rural setting with nothing happening and it wasn't a …

Your Bookshelf, Your Identity

I think that what people have on their bookshelves can tell you a great deal about what kind of person they are. After all those are the books that they decided to buy and the ones they read, meaning they learned something or were influenced by the books. I have found …

Montserrat College of Art

I recently visited Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. So far we have arrived at ever single college visit early and this one was no exception. However, this was great and we got to talk to some nice people in admissions and ask questions about the school. We …

The Start of School

The first day of school was last Tuesday. It went pretty well and in the classes the teachers just introduced what we would be learning and went over procedures. Then for the next three days the senior class headed out to camp and go to the beach. This is how we begin …

Ringtones and Wi-Fi Music Store

Apple recently released some new products including the iPod Touch and a new iPod Nano, but the two new software products that I am most interested in and excited about are the customizable ringtones and the wi-fi music store. I think this is a good step for Apple and …

School is Almost Here

That is right, school starts on this coming Tuesday.

Here are some signs that school is just around the corner.

1. Summer reading books are in the process of being read.

2. Textbooks were recently ordered.

3. Had training meeting for the group of students that give …