Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

September 23, 2010 6

Makr Carry Goods: Flap Wallet in Shell Cordovan

By in Design, Personal, Updates

The final item I want to talk about this week that arrived recently is my new wallet. In reflecting on the things we have acquired recently, I think I am seeing the value of quality work over brand names, and my selections speak to this. Makr Carry Goods are made in the US by hand, [...]

September 21, 2010 1

Visual Explanations, Classification, and Libraries

By in Books, Design, Librarianship, Library, Library Design, Reading

I mentioned earlier here that I am in Theory of Classification this semester, and I am really enjoying the course – maybe more so than any of the other courses I have taken for my MSLIS at Syracuse. The texts that Dr. Barbara Kwasnik suggested for the course are dense, but fascinating. Here’s a quote [...]

September 20, 2010 1

Firefly Press

By in Design, Personal, Updates

(Over the past several weeks, I have been fortunate enough to acquire some new items for myself and Jen. I want to share the items with you all I thought you might like to know about, and might be of interest to you.) You, reader, should not be surprised when I say that I love [...]

September 17, 2010 0

Pe-can Pie.

By in Design, Entertainment, Movies, Personal

I am feeling quite prolific this week, readers. I hope you do not expect the same amount of posts next week, as I simply cannot guarantee that I will have as much to discuss with you.

September 15, 2010 1

Print Is Not Dead

By in Design, Periodicals, Reading

Here is a fun little something that I came across via my Google Reader this morning.