I am officially a plebe at Syyn Labs, a kickass crew of artists and engineers that run a startup here in LA. My first introduction to them was a “whoah, how do I get to do that??” moment watching the fanfare of contraptions in this OK Go video, which they built, tested, and rebuilt ad… Continue reading Welcome to Syyn Labs!
Startup Advice [for designers, and everyone else]
About to decamp San Francisco and drive to the sunset haze of spray-tanned Los Angeles in pursuit of inspiring if financially-unstable work, I could use some words of wisdom from people who’ve been in a similar boat before. This is a cool stop frame animation with good [presumably] advice from international designers about striking out… Continue reading Startup Advice [for designers, and everyone else]
Carving Crystals
I’ve been thinking about combining crystalline structures into jewelry, but since my quarry suppliers are all out on holiday I have to make do with fashioning my own. These wooden bits were crafted in a frenzy this morning . . .
Finding Childhood Classics Across the Bay
Remember what things were like as a kid, walking uphill both ways to school, in a blizzard, or having to swallow a fried egg whole before one of your thirteen siblings got to it? Times were rough, the world was harsh, but you could still buy a pound of bacon for 47 cents. Ah, if… Continue reading Finding Childhood Classics Across the Bay
It’s a scooter, a buggy, a . . . ??
[Photo from Jay Nelson’s website] If you’re hanging out in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset one day and see a wooden geodesic dome on bicycle wheels trundling down the street towards the ocean, with crystalline windows and a surfboard strapped to the top, smile and say hello: it’s local surfer/artist Jay Nelson and his electric “Golden… Continue reading It’s a scooter, a buggy, a . . . ??