analog girl in a digital world

Today’s #snack - courtesy of sunny #california....

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:17:16 -0400

Today’s #snack - courtesy of sunny #california. #artichokes (at la nouvelle chez mimi)

#storms a coming #detroit (at Detroit RiverWalk)

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:50:14 -0400

#storms a coming #detroit (at Detroit RiverWalk)

Our thoughts exactly. #buffalotrace, fresh mint and Demerara....

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:50:04 -0400

Our thoughts exactly. #buffalotrace, fresh mint and Demerara. #derby #drinks #detroit (at Slows Bar-B-Q)

#magnolia in full #bloom - #spring (at chez kerekes)

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:26:30 -0400

#magnolia in full #bloom - #spring (at chez kerekes)

Point Pelee National Park - March 2013

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:44:36 -0400

Point Pelee National Park - March 2013

Marsh boardwalk at #PointPelee park. #canadia

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:53:29 -0400

Marsh boardwalk at #PointPelee park. #canadia

Add to bucket list: participate in #holi sometime. Looks...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:26:34 -0400

Add to bucket list: participate in #holi sometime. Looks amazing. #colors #india

Finished product. Spring vegetable soup in Parmesan broth....

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:51:30 -0400

Finished product. Spring vegetable soup in Parmesan broth. #dinner #cooking (at Garden Court Condominiums)

reconnoitre: in the new bon appétit. what a perfect plate:...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:08:36 -0400

reconnoitre:

in the new bon appétit. what a perfect plate: colors are balanced, different textures, shapes are harmonious.
everyone feels this way about food photography, right?

gorgeous. want. right now.

The beginning of a spring vegetable soup with parmesan broth...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:52:52 -0400

The beginning of a spring vegetable soup with parmesan broth #dinner #cooking (at la nouvelle chez mimi)

Happy #Spring! #tulips #detroit (at la nouvelle chez mimi)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:09:38 -0400

Happy #Spring! #tulips #detroit (at la nouvelle chez mimi)

thedsgnblog: Dittmar | http://dittm.ar.com “Self...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:01:11 -0400

thedsgnblog:

Dittmar | http://dittm.ar.com

“Self branding: ask any designer and they’ll tell you that this is possibly the worst brief you could ever receive. Not because we don’t love a challenge, more so that it involves a complete psychological and theoretical analysis… of yourself. Questions are raised, beers are had, tears are cried; no not really, but being objective in the whole process is tricky.”

Dittmar is run as a collaborative practice by founder Daniel Dittmar, who is currently living and working in Berlin, Germany. We are interested in brand identity, strategy and development, magazines and book design, community interaction, exhibition curation, spacial installation, and mobile design.

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#riseandgrind (at Garden Court Condominiums)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:52:34 -0400

#riseandgrind (at Garden Court Condominiums)

fastcompany: 7 Ways To Get More Time To Think Today There are...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:33:18 -0400

fastcompany:

7 Ways To Get More Time To Think Today

There are little pockets of solitude in any schedule. You just have to know how to find them.

As Nate Silver describes in
The Signal and the Noise, there’s a difference between knowledge and information. Knowledge is a verifiable, articulated signal, while information is ambiguous, coarse noise. And if we’re going to make wise decisions and awesome products, we need the signal, the knowledge.

But you don’t need to be Nate Silver to know that a key to processing signal versus noise in your own head is by having enough space and time to think. And as Ben Casnocha notes on LinkedIn, even us Twitter-addled technorati can find a little headspace. It’s not that you need to pull a Rodin and put your fist in your forehead—though style points if you do—instead, he says, you want to “obliquely engage” in two kinds of thought jogging—directed and undirected thinking.

Directed Thinking

Directed thinking is what happens when you take that monkey mind of yours and give it a job to do, like understand itself.

Undirected thinking

Do something with a minor mental load and let your mind creatively wander.

Read the full story here.

Want more?

How Busy People Find Time to Think Deeply

nycedc: Our new Take the HELM competition rewards and promotes...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:33:50 -0400

nycedc:

Our new Take the HELM competition rewards and promotes new Lower Manhattan tenants that can bring the best and brightest employees to the neighborhood, with the potential to add more in the near future; continue the re-branding of Lower Manhattan as a hub of innovative businesses poised for growth; and diversify the economic base of this 85-million square foot central business district, complementing the financial sector.

To encourage business growth in Lower Manhattan, Take the HELM is looking to award four $250,000 cash grants to the following types of companies:

Creative: If you’re a creative company, Take the HELM wants to reward you for joining Condé Nast, SHoP Architects, The Paris Review, and XO Group in Lower Manhattan.

Tech: If you’re a technology company, Take the HELM wants to welcome you to a neighborhood that has nearly doubled its tech presence in the last five years.

New New Yorkers: If you’re a company from outside New York City, Take the HELM will help you establish roots in Lower Manhattan and continue the neighborhood’s appeal to the world’s best and brightest.

Startups: If you’re a startup less than three years old, Take the HELM will help you build an office and connect you with the neighborhood’s burgeoning startup community.

Take the HELM will select up to 20 finalists that best meet the goals of the competition and seek to open an office in Lower Manhattan. Finalists will each receive a $10,000 cash grant and an opportunity to interview with the distinguished Selection Committee, and will participate in two days of exclusive business development programs in Lower Manhattan. Up to four Take the HELM winners will receive an additional $250,000. At least one $250,000 prize will be reserved for startup applicants.

Interested? Find out more at www.taketheHELMnyc.com. Applications are due November 30, 2012.

Proud of all the activity in my old neighborhood. Lower Manhattan ftw.

frenchcinema: The typography of Jean-Luc Godard

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:25:24 -0400

frenchcinema:

The typography of Jean-Luc Godard

The United States and the Muslim World

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:20:00 -0400

The United States and the Muslim World :

Op-Ed from the NY Times

Morganite Rose Gold Ring from Garnet Girl Designs on Etsy....

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:31:52 -0400

Morganite Rose Gold Ring from Garnet Girl Designs on Etsy. Stunning.

nycedc: “At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, industrial buildings are...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:26:26 -0400

nycedc:

“At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, industrial buildings are being rejuvenated so that people can do what they always did there: make things.”

- Justin Davidson, New York Magazine

Manufacturing is making a comeback in Brooklyn. The borough, which in recent years has become synonymous with the artisanal revolution, is returning to its industrial roots with a 21st century spin. On a 300-acre plot of land between Williamsburg and DUMBO lies the remnants of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This summer, construction began, transforming several existing buildings in the Navy Yard into Green Manufacturing Center, which is expected to be completed in 18 months, and The New Lab, a collaborative design and fabrication laboratory that already has several tenants lined up.

While Brooklyn manufacturers are no longer turning out spools of thread on an assembly line, modern technology has enabled the return of manufacturing, and with it, jobs.

Read more in MetroFocus: “A Manufacturing Renaissance at the Brooklyn Navy Yard” and learn about NYCEDC’s Industrial initiatives.

Rendering courtesy of Macro Sea

mashable: Satellite photo of Hurricane Isaac traversing the...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:20:48 -0400

mashable:

Satellite photo of Hurricane Isaac traversing the Gulf of Mexico.

Via NASA.