Our friends at Shift magazine have launched a call for design submissions for a new Shift logo. “Shift was redesigned in 2007 commemorating its 10th anniversary. And now 2008, we call for public entries for the Shift Logo Design, seeking further development for next 10 years.” The deadline is March 15. PDX represent.
Bridge Over
A statement bridge design worthy of the future of Portland. We love this bridge design by Michael DiTullo, Design Director at Converse, submitted to PORT’s Bridge Design contest. It’s a vision of the light rail and pedestrian bridge Metro is planning to build to span the Willamette sending a MAX line SE out to the […]
How Do I Love Thee?
excellent for several reasons. First and most interestingly, it puts the final design of the seat of the chair in the hands of gravity and your fine derriere. Look at it, doesn’t it look like you’ll slide onto the floor? Give it a while and the leather will break in and conform to you and yours.
First Word: Design*Sponge in PDX
The daily design website, Design*Sponge is coming to Portland, hotbed as it is of design micro-businesses.
Design*Sponge editor, Grace Bonney, is doing a national series of events for women running design-based businesses and she brings it to Design Within Reach (1200 NW Everett) in Portland February 26 [date corrected!] from 7-9 PM. The Design*Sponge Biz Ladies […]
Trend Talk at OFFICE
trend panel at OFFICE PDX with topics from fashion, to product, retail design, and business
Designs on Portland at DWR
11th Avenue orange and grey panels photo via: Portland Ground: Pictures of Portland Oregon
Let’s talk. There are few things ultra likes better than considering design (and/or culture) in conversation. So it is that we welcome the launch of Design Within Reach Portland’s bi-monthly architecture and design lecture/conversation series, “Designs on Portland” wherein they […]
Hermitage
It’s a kid-in-a-candy-shop moment for those with a love of the modern, the organic, finely crafted work that shows the maker’s hand. We imagine Jennifer June, who owns the new Hermitage (1024 NW 19th), is seeing a lot of people coming in with their eyes shining. Hermitage has a mix of sleek ceramics, jewelry, objects, […]
Journal of Popular Noise
The Journal of Popular Noise is just such a beautiful object, letterpress printed and folded in its innovative accordian origami (and so-good typography). This, the just-released second volume of the semi-annual audio magazine, contains issues 4-6, 7″ vinyl by Portland’s Copy (!), by Pontius Pilots and Teflon Don.
Brooklyn-based Parsons grad Brian Kalet, whose resume includes […]
