Tree Beetle
A VW Beetle made of wood. But why?
Fly with NYC Parks
Paula Scher of Pentagram has recently completed an update of New York City's Parks Department identity. It's really nice work, well thought out and beautifully presented, just as you would…
Signs of the NPS
Photos of all of the US NPS entrance signs from Flickr users BruceandLetty documenting their quest to hike all 391 sites, including American Samoa and Guam. Photos date from January 2003…
Temple of Enthusiasm
I really like that phrase "temple of enthusiasm" - it sounds a lot like what a museum should be. Nick de la Mare of Design Mind writes a thought-provoking look…
Underground Design
Some amazing images of the Stockholm Metro system — seemingly equal parts art, design & theatre. This came to me from a retweet by an unlikely source — love his…
Em dashed
As a frequent over-user of the em dash, I was somewhat chagrined at reading this plea for restraint by Noreen Malone at Slate. America's finest prose—in blogs, magazines, newspapers, or…
Magical Interpretation
The Harry Potter movies have always intrigued me with their imagining of one particular feature of the magical world - those newspapers with the moving pictures. The first time I…
Ten Lessons
I came upon this post from the 37signals blog which amplifies some of the ideas I was discussing in my recent post about using the principles of Landscape Architecture in…