Dear <<First Name>>,
I hear ya'...
I hear you. What I hear is that you are interested in more than just what I have to say. So check out a new section in my newsletter....
- Five interesting things: There is so much out there to read and to learn. I spend hours each week combing newspapers, online publications and periodicals looking for interesting topics to write about. Check out some of them here. Often you will find these on my facebook page as well...
Then check out a new section on my website. In addition to questions, you may have some answers about design, permitting, writing content, updating your website, the construction process, who makes the best chilaquiles....forums have answers. So I'm taking a foray into forums. What do you want to talk about?
- Forums: Check them out, ask questions, answer questions, challenge me, get free advice (I'm a softie for offering free advice and so are a lot of other people). I've added quite a few topics to get started. Get involved....I very selfishly learn a lot more from you than you do from me.
'Hearing' is on other people's minds as well. Apparently all of the amenities we designers are throwing at modern offices are still lacking the one thing that employees want most....quiet. I've got a workspace project on the boards right now, so I'm researching. Check it out in my first story.
I hope you're having a great summer....keep in touch,
Leslie
for a retro permit
for interior design
for help with your online presence
workspaces are still growing up
When I began my first office job I was relegated to a gray cubicle surrounded by other gray cubicles that were just tall enough so that if I stood I couldn't quite see over the top. Outside of the gray cubicles the office walls were painted beige, the ceiling was t-bar with drop in fluorescent fixtures and the only adjustment on the chair was the wheels that allowed it to roll from here to there. read more
is it right?
photo courtesy open building institute
A friend of mine uses a Martin Luther King quote as part of his email signature. It seems especially poignant right now as we weather a social climate that is exceedingly animus.
Cowardice asks the question - is it safe?
Expediency asks the question - is it politic?
Vanity asks the question - is it popular?
But conscience asks the question - is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position
that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular;
but one must take it because it is right.
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In addition to social ills that include race relations, economic challenges and religious non-understanding, there are those among us that need help with the basic human needs of shelter and food. As a society are we obligated to provide these basic human needs?
1. DESIGN: An awesome example of great programming driving design.
- Etsy's New Headquarters Will Fill You with Envy: The e-marketplace has a splashy new home that aims to open people's eyes to more inventive - and environmentally friendly - design. Fast Company
2. WORK: Work can be really, really fun.
- The Art of Turning an Eccentric Hobby into a Full-fledged Business: Jihan Zencirli started out making elaborate balloon arrangements for friends' birthdays. Now her clients include Amazon and Chanel. Fast Company
3. PLAY: Win for doodling. Enter by September 9.
- Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest: If you are a licensed architect or related professional who practices in the United States, you are invited to enter our annual contest. Grab a 5-by-5-inch cocktail napkin and show us your architectural sketching skills! Architectural Record
4. FOOD: A restaurant review worth reading even if you never intend to visit Brooklyn...it's nearly literature.
5. DESIGN: Ping pong tables and foosball have been around since the 90's. Now we're adding slides. This one is crazy!
- Guillermo faces his fear of heights by riding The Skyslide, a glass slide that juts out of the 70th floor of a building in downtown LA. Jimmy Kimmel Live/Youtube
parti notes is...
a compilation of interesting, and hopefully enlightening, information about the worlds of architecture, design and food. My belief is that by sharing what intrigues us, the world we create will become that much more remarkable. If you'd like to expand your horizons, and get occasional tips on how to build your image and align your business, get me in your inbox.
|
|
|
