Not sure if Bansky has hit Berlin or not really, but now you have a better chance of finding out. Adidas has created an iPhone app that acts as map and guide for locating street art in Berlin. So, if you’re tired of yet another museum [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, May 7th, 2009
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It’s been almost a year since the first and only time I’ve been to La Habana, Cuba and since then the country has moved even further away from the isolationist history (imposed or voluntary) of the last 50 years towards globaliz [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, September 26th, 2008
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Having just returned from HOW Design Conference, I have a hundred stories and many photos to share about the last five days in friendly Boston. But before I do that (and to buy me a little bit of time to get organized), let me just post thi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
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Reuters has put up a great new website called Bearing Witness that documents and discusses the role of journalists in Iraq. It’s interesting to see a little bit from the other side of the lens and hear people who put their life in jeo [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
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Oh FINALLY. If you’re like me, and you absolutely abhor using Translink’s website (for countless reasons, one of them being it’s slower than the second coming of Christ), then you’ll be all over this. Translink final [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Friday, November 2nd, 2007
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It’s common knowledge (among those who know me) that I love Cuba. My wife and I were married there. I may not entirely agree with their politics, but the Cuban people are amazing—perhaps the warmest and most enjoyable culture I̵ [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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When I touch down in Tokyo in a few weeks, the first thing I’m looking for is Human Tetris. Enough said.
Posted by: todd smith on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
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I prefer to prepare for travel by reading fiction set in or about the places I intend to go, but aside from travel reference material, have never used texts of the non-fiction variety. Having just returned from my trip to France, I just got [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 15th, 2007
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That was the mantra of Airstream founder Wally Byam, but in 2000 architect-designer Chris Deam gutted a vintage trailer to create a booth for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Turns out DWR, purveyor of iconic furniture, liked [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
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Recently while in France I did a double take when I saw an ad for Nespresso featuring George Clooney. Stars selling their image (souls) out for big bucks in markets other than North America is nothing new, but I thought this one was so very [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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Art in nature, urban art, but art at 30,000 feet? This video tracks flight patterns over North America and displays them in a quicktime vid. Pretty cool and completely unexpected results.
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, November 9th, 2006
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Here’s a new fun game to take on the bus. Someone always gets on or off at your stop. (…… almost always) Therefore Steve’s First Law of Transit says that you never need to pull the stop signal and you’ll always [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, October 23rd, 2006
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The day after finding a bus that had crahsed into a building, I found myself wandering aimlessly around London’s South Bank and found what vaguely resembled an empty orchestra pit. In fact it was a project put on by the Philharmonia O [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, October 6th, 2006
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Having a creative block? Being bugged by that pesky client? Art Director riding your back? Things could be worse, you could have driven a double decker bus into a London building! During a recent trip, I came out of a tube station and saw t [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, October 5th, 2006
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Fine wine, gourmet southern comfort food and a huge raging fire! What could be better? Whoopemup Hollow Cafe in Waitsburg, Washington, just twenty minutes east of Walla Walla, serves up fabulous homecooked fare that’ll remind you of y [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, September 10th, 2006
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When we were planning our trip down to Seattle Design Week, the event organizers recommended hotels out near the University District close the conference. I’m not sure what they were thinking exactly. Other than the convenience factor [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 17th, 2006
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I love travelling. And I love dancing. But this Matt character has danced in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, It [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 26th, 2006
Categories: Fun, Inspiration, Travel | 2 Comments »
The Field-Tested Books project is our version of the Heisenberg principle: reading a certain book in a certain place uniquely affects a person’s experience with both. The writing you’ll find here is grounded in that idea. You wo [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, June 9th, 2006
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Our buddy Kris from Bryght is visiting China right now. Check out some of his travel photos.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, June 1st, 2006
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I’ve recently stumbled across a television series which originated out of Vancouver and has made it’s way to broadcasting in 44 countries. Oasis International (televsion and film distribution company) says “fat blue sky [...]
Posted by: rae paziuk on Monday, April 3rd, 2006
Categories: Art, Film, Fun, Inspiration, Music, Pop Culture, Travel | 3 Comments »
A NASA satellite captured this view of the aurora australis (southern lights) on September 11, 2005, four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma-an ionized gas of protons and electrons-flying towards the Earth. This is pretty a [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 30th, 2006
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Always a favourite topic of mine, check out this brilliant collection of Tokyo cityscapes. (via Coudal).
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, January 23rd, 2006
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I didn’t think I’d be a big fan of Broadway musicals, but when a new friend starring in the hit Rent got us 3 tickets, we figured when in New York… Wow. It was incredible! Our kind host, Merle, plays Joanne in this emotion [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, November 10th, 2005
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Tonight we had VIP tickets (thanks Keith) to a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and was thrilled to get a chance to talk with Jon directly about his role as a political satirist affecting an entire generation. After the show we wen [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
Categories: Pop Culture, Travel | 2 Comments »
First impressions of New York? Well, frankly not as BIG feeling as I imagined, though by any comparison, it is a huge metropolis. The moment we arrived here though, there was an energy in the air that was palpable. It almost crawls on your [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
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Boston is a picturesque blend of very old (like Paul Revere’s house) and very new (such as “The Big Dig” under the city). The historic buildings, ethnic neighbourhoods, friendly pubs, bright fall colours, inviting aromas, [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
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Today I just flew to Boston on Air Canada. I was a little perturbed when my meal wasn’t included, though I seem to remember a recent announcement that in-flight meals were no longer going to be complimentary and replaced with a deli-s [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, November 5th, 2005
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The Thames Estuary Army Forts were constructed in 1942 to a design by Guy Maunsell. Their purpose was to provide anti-aircraft fire within the Thames Estuary area. Two of the forts are still standing and were used as pirate radio stations d [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, November 3rd, 2005
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Our good friend and insanely talented Clive Goodinson recently returned from a 3 week trip to India. His pictures say it all.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, October 21st, 2005
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The first dispatch from our Senior Asia Correspondant – Kevin Broome has just arrived. “There are people wandering along the side of the freeway. This is my first impression upon our arrival in Beijing. It strikes a deep set hor [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
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Leonard continues his tour through Bucharest describing chocolate, waffles, donuts covered in cream and jam and now Romanian cake…sounds like he’s eating his way through Eastern Europe. Good old Leonard. Yesterday was my second [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
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As he explores Romania, Leonard Brody continues to delight and amuse with his travel stories. Enjoy. I arrived in Bucharest late last night…..it is truly a collage of identities – the city really doesn’t look or feel like [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, September 20th, 2005
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Our dear friend and globetrotter Leonard Brody is once again on one of his crazy adventures – this time touring through Eastern Europe. His stories from the road are just too captivating and funny not to post here. Enjoy. Well, I am j [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 19th, 2005
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Our resident Asia junky Kevin Broome is currently enjoying a much deserved break on a whirlwind tour of China and Japan while his lovely wife Mark Busse on Monday, September 19th, 2005
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With winds of up to 110 km/h, i don’t even want to know what the temperature is. I am glad i am not in Geneva
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 4th, 2005
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More than 116,000 people were permanently evacuated from the area surrounding the nuclear power plant, Chernobyl, on April 26, 1986. In May 2001, photographer Robert Polidori was granted access to document what was left behind in this dead [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 25th, 2005
Categories: Photography, Travel | 1 Comment »
