As Far As I Can Tell

One of the best things about fall in the city is that lots of vacant lots have been taken over by pumpkin sellers. The scene is always the same: Fenced in area, empty except for a lone man standing in front of a motor home or Airstream trailer, surrounded by pumpkins, often with lights strung up on wires — giving the whole scene an isolated and magical feeling. It’s completely out of character with it’s surroundings, and the orange is overwhelming.

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Yesterday I went to the open house for the Institute of Design. I’m slowly trying to form an opinion about two very distinct types of design, not necessarily opposing one another, but decidedly different. We’ll call is ID vs. Cranbrook, or for that matter IDEO vs. The Designers Republic. I’m trying to make an important decision as to where in that spectrum I want to find myself. More on this later; it’s going to take some heavy thinking and opinion seeking.