NY & ICFF
Sunday, June 8, 2008
So much for trying to post more often. I just cannot get into the swing of posting regularly. I think one of the reasons for my writer's block is simply because for the longest time, I refused to blog about anything relating to work. Which makes it very hard since I am a workaholic and many of my really interesting moments happen during work or while I am thinking about work. I had mentioned this dilemma to Lisa S, who was convinced that somehow I would find a way.
And so here I am, finding my way.
I was in New York this past month attending the ICFF. I don't know what it is but I just love going to exhibition shows. There's a certain energy and buzz about attending ones that have interesting products and ideas that you just can't get from reading a magazine or blog. It also has to do with being in NY itself.
I always love looking at student work. There is something about watching new emerging talent that is so invigorating and inspiring. The theme of chairs was very prominent and I really loved these glass jars. When I was there, the professor mentioned that there were quite a number of retailers interested in them. I really hope they go into production.
There was also a small section of artisan, designer-makers from the UK that really got to me. I really wish that I took more pictures at this section but here are these wall mounted hands and this hand sewn wallpaper really caught my eye.
Another amazing perk to my job is that I've gotten to meet really incredible people. To the average person, some of these names may not mean anything to them but in the design world, they're really superstars (in my mind anyway). In the past six months, I've had the privilege to meet Tom Dixon, Marcel Wanders (who is larger than life -- literally -- the man is almost 7 ft tall), Yves Behar and Jasper Morrison. For a burgeoning design junkie, I cannot tell you how unbelievably surreal it has been to meet these amazingly talented people; all of whose work, I greatly admire. I saved my favourite meeting for last. I finally got to meet Grace of Design*Sponge in person! She is so cute and really lovely in person. Everyone who knows me knows how much I love reading that blog so to me, it was one of the highlights of my trip!
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I tried commenting on the post after this one, but your blog wouldn't let me!
Just lettin' you know (I hate it when things stop working on my blog and no one tells me - it's like the internet equivelent of having your tp stuck to your shoe).
As someone with some design experience I think your blogs design is fine - it's simple, but user friendly - and that's really what's most important in web design. Maybe you could just change up the colours and background? That might freshen up things a bit, and get you in a better frame of mind, without a whole lot of work.
I just found this online resource for colour picking, and it seems like it could be fun:
http://www.colourlovers.com/
I hear you with how hard it is to blog on a regular basis. And yet it is a medium that requires it in order to retain an audience. Bleck. I just blog when I feel like it, and hope that my readers appreciate the fact that I don't subject them to filler.
Hey Beth,
Thanks for the link. So handy. I do usually change the look & colours of my blog 4 times a year but haven't really been inspired to do so lately. I think I want to also redo the overall look at categories... Maybe I will work on this, this long weekend!
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