This year I took my summer vacation to New England – exposing myself to a fresh collection of sights and sounds to put in the ol’ design archive. Check out some images, textures and marketing tools that inspired me along the way.  Rockland, Maine:   Next stop, Portland, Maine:   Last stop: Boston 

Typography is becoming my new obsession. I started noticing it when I had way too long of a stare at a set of fonts that I created recently. It struck me that I should look at it upside down, and I’ve begun to see structures coming out of the black strokes. So I started to [...]

A while back, my rockstar colleague Hillary and I started working on a project for Danish Teak Classics, a shop in Northeast Minneapolis that restores and sells vintage furniture made in the Danish modern style. (They also sell accessories like dishes and mirrors, as well as some of their own original pieces.) DTC needed a [...]

In my short time in the professional world, it’s become clear that the nerds will soon rule the world.  Employers are looking for candidates who know an industry and have the technical toolkit to help adapt to new economic models. It’s a rough scene  for the nerd-impaired: venn diagrams pass for humor, and you couldn’t [...]

Once every four years, people around the world rediscover their passion for curling, speed skating, and skeleton luge.  I’ll certainly be tuning in to the Olympics to see my favorite skippers and sweepers, but I’ll also be on the lookout for excellence in Olympic design, or at least a few mediocre examples. Olympic host cities [...]

Typography has always been fascinating to me, especially foreign languages for whose meaning I have no clue. By looking at the strokes or the way the words are spelled out, I sometimes can feel what it is trying to say. Or sometimes I just stare at it really hard, hoping I will know what it [...]

Our space at Fast Horse is pretty neat, which makes me eager to check out other creative work spaces. Do you have a unique work space? These sure beat cubes…

Recent grads, adults and children of all ages: Don’t you hate buying something at Target only to realize 5 of your friends have the exact same thing? Add some character to your space with some fabulous one-of-kind local, thrift, second-hand, antique and surplus store treasures. Below are snapshots of my St. Paul apartment designed with [...]

Is that title a little too cliche? I apologize – my other choice was “Oh Hai!” Which would you prefer? Anyway, hello. I’ve been working here at Fast Horse for a little over two weeks now but this is my first post for the Idea Peepshow. I wish to use this opportunity to introduce mysef. I [...]