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At our wedding, our amazing photographer (Christine Farah) told us that she "chases light" on her shoots. She was always finding these amazing shots where the sun would light up our faces and the scenery around us, producing a phenomenal photograph. Light is a photographer's best friend. Better light means better pictures. Light reveals things to …
Ran across this video on Manmade.com a while back. It's an interesting perspective from the creator of Radiolab Jad Abumrad on gut-churning that all creatives need to hear! Jad provides some great words of affirmation to those who constantly pioneer new paths and come up with new ideas. Love his perspective. Check it out! http://vimeo.com/58119161
Found this quiz through Man-Made. It's fun, and accurate (at least for me). It said I was like William Morris from the Arts & Crafts Movement. Haha. What are you? http://www2.open.ac.uk/openlearn/design_nutshell/splash.html Here's William Morris. I'm a hairy guy, but I'm not sure I can get even my beard to grow that long.
After I started running in a few races, I knew that one run on my bucket list was the infamous San Francisco Bay to Breakers. I had heard numerous stories about the costumes, the music, the party-atmosphere, and the naked people(!!!) and I just HAD to see this for myself. Our first B2B was on …
As I explore the many handmade garage cabinets my grandpa built in this old house, I continually come across more and more treasures. Most of the tools I use are leftovers from him. The other day while I was rummaging through some old boxes, I found these: I have no idea what to do with …
Weddings can be a money pit these days. It's a huge money-making industry for some, and a couple can easily spend tons of money on a wedding. We were fortunate enough to have families that could help us out with most things, but we still wanted to save some money where we could. Since my …
While I'm on sabbatical I get some time to catch up on some projects I've been planning for a while. One of them is a framed hanging jewelry box for my wife (inspired by one her sister has). I drew up some plans for it on the long plane ride back from our honeymoon and …
After we got our reclaimed wood bed frame from Crate & Barrel, my wife wanted nightstands to match the new bed and the recently-built industrial pipe shelf. Since we're living in my grandparents' old house, we have no shortage of cool vintage things around. My grandfather worked as a butcher at a grocery store, so …
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If you shop or dine in the city these days, you'll find that industrial pipes have made their way into hip metro hangouts as rustic-utility decor. I love it. The look of metal and wood excites my male design sense, and the thought of using materials meant for plumbing for a different creative purpose is …
So after I [thought I] finished my briefcase pedalboard, my wife says, "did you try it out?" "Not yet," I replied... but quietly I was thinking, "I don't need to try it out. I know what I'm doing!" Turns out, I don't know what I'm doing. Listen to your wives, fellas. I plugged in all …
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