Balance, Design, Products, Technology
March 19, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Our week on the web…
1. Cool Hunter Australian Bill Tikos founded this hub for creativity in 2004 and it has blossomed into a great design source. Where to start: I’m always slightly overwhelmed by the amount of content here. Let the Hot Picks at the top of the homepage guide you. Or to see how the corporate world works head over to Offices.
2. Writer’s Rooms In case you missed yesterday’s post on Jane Austen’s “office” I wanted to list this great Guardian series again. They’ve rounded up a ton of contemporary writers and interviewed them about their workspaces. Where to start: They are all fascinating!
3. Metropolis P/O/V This is Metropolis magazine’s blog. A great way to dip into the world of architecture and design between issues. Where to start: At the top…
4. Felt and Wire A cool site (thank you Pentagram) devoted to design, paper and print edited by arts and design journalist Tom Biederbeck. Where to start: A funny essay from illustrator Laura Tarrish on her home workspace.
5. Please Enjoy This is the online home of Ji Lee – a graduate of Parsons and a creative force to be reckoned with! Where to start: I can’t decide between his great Parallel World project and the Abstractor.
Balance, Design
March 18, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
How streamlined can an office get? Jane Austen worked at this tiny walnut table revising Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. It is part of the excellent Writer’s Rooms series run by the Guardian.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
March 5, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Our round up of interesting sites for the week:
1. Home Designing This is not the most beautiful interiors site in the world but it’s got some very interesting content. Where to start: An amazing post on the Oval Office and how the interior has changed over time. Believe me – it’s fascinating.
2. Guardian By now you know I’m a sucker for a good news site. I’ve posted about the BBC’s excellent Day in Pictures. Well the Guardian newspaper also does a great photo essay called “24 Hours in Pictures” on their website. Where to start: Start with today and jump around. They’re all good.
3. Inspiration Bit Put together by a Canadian-based web developer and graphic designer this blog has a ton of info on “web design and development, art and photography, other bloggers, tutorials on various topics, site reviews, internet prodigies” and is well-designed and easy to navigate. Where to start: Go straight to the time management tips and waste some time reading instead of doing.
4. Subtraction I am a big fan of NYT.com’s design director Khoi Vinh and I just discovered his fascinating blog. Where to start: His insider’s take on the iPad.
5. Vogue Living One of my favorite interiors magazine, Australian Vogue Living is packed with gorgeous and often eccentric interiors. (Full disclosure: It is also edited by my friend David Clark). They recently decided to present an online version of the magazine. It’s a slightly clunky format but the beautiful photography makes up for it. Where to start: Hamish Bowles’ home office. And definitely view it in full screen mode.