September 2007

Job advice

September 25, 2007

A friend related this story his mentor told him on his first day, in an industry famous for its emphasis on face time and work hours: First, figure out when everyone else gets into work, and arrive 5 minutes before...Continue reading...

Only in Berkeley

September 14, 2007

“What’s that?” “Oh, it’s just a mask.” “A mask on a trampoline?” “Yeah, it’s from the tree people.”...Continue reading...

Notes from Sketches of Frank Gehry

September 08, 2007

Notes from Sketches of Frank Gehry: His first house in LA became his experimental playground, and eventually changed the course of his career. I loved the idea of leaving the house intact and not messing with it. I came up...Continue reading...

Complex design

September 06, 2007

From William McDonough’s Cradle to Cradle TED talk: Imagine this design assignment: Design something that… makes oxygen sequesters carbon fixes nitrogen distills water accrues solar energy as fuel makes complex sugars and food creates microclimates changes colors with the season...Continue reading...