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Office Life: Google Hits it Out of the Park
When you think of Google, the last thing you probably consider is how their office space looks. We have all heard about the crazy stuff they do for their people. I had an opportunity to tour their new Toronto offices recently and got a firsthand peek behind the curtain. As of today, Google has approximately 53,546 employees. That’s a [...]
Creativity in Design: Can creating conflict within constraints yield results?
Creative challenges have no borders I was reading an article on one of my regular haunts, Spin Sucks, which discussed the challenges with creativity in the PR world and offered ways to increase the level of creativity specific to the their industry. There were 3 factors identified which could increase the opportunity for more creative [...]
What does a professional know? You can figure it out!
Let me ask, how observant are you? Have you ever noticed when a place or space is fully designed to when it is not, where each object relates to its immediate surroundings and the immediate surroundings relate to the overall space painting a complete picture? We attended a lecture recently that featured a new book [...]
QOTW 2013: Week 5: If you want it don’t expect me give it to you.
If you really want it go get it yourself. We posted a piece last week that got some mixed feelings from a variety of folks. In some cases the reactions were a little stronger than what we normally expect but that’s ok. It’s actually a good thing. The message certainly sparked some controversy. The premise [...]
What can a musician’s story do to influence the design process?
There was a singer in a smoky room, the smell of wine and cheap perfume…… Last night I was sitting at my computer ready to finalize my entry for today but I was struggling with its content and presentation. The topic is about integrating the human and social aspect to space. Interesting however it needed [...]
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