Hue IQ?
January 25th, 2009
I found a link to a color IQ quiz, and thought I’d share it. My score was 12!
What Inspires Me?
April 2nd, 2008
A while ago I was actually reading a section in one of my Architectural Digest magazines. Usually, I don’t read them. I just look through the pictures then wonder what I’m going to do with it, and why I bought it. So what caught my interest? Designer interviews. The last segment of each one started with, “For Inspiration, I Go To…” Each one had a different answer. Some answers they gave were: their libraries, friends, history, and their travels. After several interviews my thoughts turned inward. I started asking myself where I go for inspiration. I’ve been thinking over this question for several weeks now.
I know what doesn’t inspire me: magazines (at least not initially), books, and what appears to me as the endless amount of photographs on the Internet. After looking back at my process of working through projects, I learned that I only found magazines helpful after I had idea of what I was looking for. I’d have a picture in my head of what I wanted, and then I set out to find it.
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Finding my way back
March 13th, 2008
Apparently I haven’t found my blogging groove yet. Hopefully with discipline and accountability this will change.
Here’s a list of sites that I’d like to look at further:
Living Pod
Sramana Mitra Blog
Designer Blitz Blog
The Cool Hunter
decor8
Tara Larkin Interior Stylist
My First Meetup
February 29th, 2008
Last night I attended an event at Seattle’s Design Within Reach, which was put on by Design Sponge. I’m still not sure what the event’s name was. DWR called it “Connecting Women in Design“, while D*S called it a “Biz Ladies Meetup“. I found out about it while doing a search for other design blogs.
I had never been to Design Sponge before, and that day I read only one post. I find it funny that I decided to go after reading, “…where women running their own design-based businesses (or who want to start one) can come meet, mingle and receive free business advice from local expert…”; knowing no more than that.