DC Lifestyle Blog

When Should You Use Comic Sans

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:54:40 -0400

When Should You Use Comic Sans:

Hilarious.

-Emily Carr

Tofu or furniture?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:12:24 -0400

Tofu or furniture?

LEED & Graphic Design

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:11:12 -0400

LEED & Graphic Design:

I recently wrote this article on how traditional graphic designers can still apply principles of LEED-CI to their work, since there isn’t yet a certification for their field. It’s the first link on the page; enjoy the reading!

-Emily Carr

China and their follow up to the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:13:10 -0400

All China Games opens with dazzling ‘Super Bowl’ display

http://www.stadia-magazine.com/news.php?NewsID=17140

Having lunch 'al desko' again?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:14:21 -0400

Having lunch 'al desko' again?

Skateboarder’s Paradise!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:02:54 -0400

Skateboarder’s Paradise!

Day Trip: Luray Caverns, VA Looking for a great day trip...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:18:48 -0400

Day Trip: Luray Caverns, VA

Looking for a great day trip experience, check out the caverns!

The Kindness of Strangers

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:11:55 -0400

The Kindness of Strangers:

“It’s getting mighty crowded in this social design space. Designers David Stairs and Valerie Casey debate the value of so many players vying to help the world.”

Studio Statistics

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:28:46 -0400

Did You Know?

Of the official 24 members of the Lifestyle Studio - 21 are LEED accredited, which equates to 87.5%

Our Male to Female ratio is 9 to 15 or 37.5% male and 62.5% female (CK’s favorite stat!)

Of the official 24 members of the Lifestyle Studio - 13 are currently titled, which equates to 54.2%

Currently the members of our studio are working on over 55 different projects.

So far individuals or teams within the studio have participated in at least (5) design related competitions this year - Green Suite (DF, YT, NM, BDP); NAOIP trophy (MR, BDP, YT, SJ, SH, CK, BR), Habitat for Humanity classroom (AC, VM, NM, CR); See-Me Screen (YT, CK); Modular Sunshine State classroom (CK)

Inspiration - Music Video This is a super tight music video,...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:03:49 -0400

Inspiration - Music Video

This is a super tight music video, which was comprised of static images stitched together and animated. Hopefully this provides some inspiration the next time you are putting together a presentation. I would love to see us push the limits of what we are producing and showcase the creativity of the studio. Hope you enjoy - CK

From Jeff Desom: “The finished animation is mostly made from early twentieth century photographs that I found while browsing through the vast collection of the U.S. Library of Congress. I also used old postcards from New York that I purchased at a flea market in Paris. Most of the time I would only zoom into a tiny portion of the picture and utilise that as my frame.”

“The hardest part was to make it look as if it had been pasted together from a lost reel depicting this curious experiment where they’d lightened up a piano and thrown it off a building only to see what would happen. The kind of unnecessary crash test executed under the sole purpose of drooling over the beauty of slow motion.”

Certification in Graphic Design

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:34 -0400

Certification in Graphic Design:

Interesting article talking about certifications within the industry. Not really comparable to LEED, but some good thoughts.

Roger Martin: Business & Design Thinking

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:44:38 -0400

Roger Martin: Business & Design Thinking:

One of my favorite speakers from the AIGA Make/Think conference, he articulated that Design Thinking is the hybrid between Intuitive and Analytical Thinking. Goes like this:

Analytical Thinking
Purpose: Prove through induction & deducation
Goal: Reliability, consistent outcome

Intuitive Thinking
Purpose: To know without explicit reasoning
Goal: Validity, outcome that meets the objective

Design Thinking
Purpose: Balance and abduction
Goal: Reliability and validity, productive balance

I’ve also read his book, The Responsibility Virus, and it is excellent!

One of the more inspiring people from the AIGA Make/Think...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:34:46 -0400

One of the more inspiring people from the AIGA Make/Think conference. Charles Harrison was an industrial designer for Sears/Roebuck for over 30 years and was one of the first (if not the first) notable African Americans in industrial design. He is an inspiration not only for what he accomplished, but also for the odds he overcame.