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“We’re drawing a line in the sand. But you know, it’s sand.”
– Meeting at work (via Namita at the Museum of Contemporary Craft)
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February 2011
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January 2011
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Exit Signs
This week I was watching Chariots of Fire for the first time since the 80’s because, well, I’m trying to work through a queue of almost 500 movies on my instant queue. The film is an Oscar-winning story of the British Olympic track team of 1924. And so when in a scene filmed in a meeting hall exit signs conspicuously appeared behind the actors I thought to myself “Self, there...
December 2010
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Watch“All the reasons we love the Portland music scene are summed up in this video. When we first started talking about a shoot with Zack, we agreed that his performance needed to be outside. Since he lives in a shitty, dingy apartment, we decided to shoot at his drummer’s house. The only problem is that his drummer failed to inform his neighbors about the performance. One neighbor in...
WatchKeep your eyes peeled for me in episode six for my cameo as an extra.
nicolelavelle:
“Portland is the city where young people go to retire!”
“In Portland you can put a bird on something and call it art!”
I’ve never been so excited about a series premiere before.
November 2010
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The Myths of Innovation
I’m currently in the middle of reading The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun in which the author makes the case that it’s iteration, observation, and obsessive dedication that lead to great ideas and not out-of-the-blue eureka moments. Though I find myself murmering “well duh” to many of the book’s conclusions, Berkun has put together an interesting read. For...
October 2010
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August 2010
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WatchWorking on a series of these little stop motion films for the exhibition. This one showcases correspondence regarding William Stromberg:
Good Design: The Story of William Stromberg
Born in 1890, William Stromberg left his native Finland by sea in 1914, jumped ship in San Francisco in 1916 and made his way to Coos Bay, Oregon, where he became a high rigger in the logging industry. Nicknamed...
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