Nate Burgos's Blog, page 22
August 23, 2015
Baking collaboration: Sandra and Mathieu Holl at the 43rd gathering of the Chicago chapter of CreativeMornings
Source: @beekfir
Sandra and Mathieu Holl spoke at the 43rd gathering of the Chicago chapter of CreativeMornings. The couple founded Floriole, a pastry business, whose menu later incorporated breads, sandwiches and salads. Sandra is the chef, while Mathieu is the agile generalist. Based on their collaboration as a creative couple, they offered the audience their takes on “Collaboration,” the global theme of CreativeMornings for July 2015. Two of their statements compelled me to parse them furth...
July 22, 2015
Roaming Perfectionism: Designer and Nomad Kevin Lynch’s Tour at 42nd CreativeMornings in Chicago
Source: @SheSaysChicago
Kevin Lynch, a creative director at ad agency BBDO, spent more than a year living in Airbnb residences in Hong Kong. During this time, stimulated by his observations of this city’s culture, he reflected on the concept of perfection, or per his twist: “perfectionism.” With every word modified (at times insufferable) by the suffix of “ism,” the word changes in length, both visually and conceptually. “Perfectionism” poses a duality. It appears and sounds like both a perk a...
July 18, 2015
Patronage Package 18 of Duly Discovered
Advice
“ReWork: Rethinking Work and Well-being”
by Arianna Huffington
“Want to innovate? Become a ‘now-ist’”
by Joi Ito
Design
“State of Design”
by 50,000feet, Founding Partner of the Chicago Design Museum
“Knoll gets an eternally modern look
courtesy of Chicago ad shop 50,000feet”
by Lewis Lazare
Illustration
“Sunday Sketches”
by Christoph Niemann
Music
“Dave Grohl can’t stop playing guitar,
even after he breaks his leg on stage”
by Dante D'Orazio
“Mark Ronson: Beyond ‘Uptown Funk’”
by Anthony Mason
Podcasts
Epi...
July 3, 2015
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Lamps, Go-Karts and more by Allan Branch
What are you working on—on the side?
I build lamps, build go-karts, sail, brew beer, fish, build tables (such as below) and bookshelves, and tinker on my jeep. I bounce around on projects, as I get bored.
How do you manage to work
on your side project(s)?
I have time because I work 6:30am–3:30pm, so I get 2–4 hours a day to play with my kids and tinker on things with them. My son, who is 8 years old, has turned into a big helper (below) and seems to enjoy building things. I also have fairly...
June 22, 2015
Realizing Big Little Businesses for Craftspeople: Arianne Foulks of Aeolidia
Photograph Jennifer Boyle
Storyteller, idea-hatcher, yaysayer Arianne Foulks runs Aeolidia, a Web and graphic design studio that has been working with creative handmakers and designers since 2004, helping them put their best foot forward online. Here she gives her takes on finding a business and making it work.
Depicted in your “‘Big Little’ business” tagline, I appreciate your focus on small businesses and setting them up for success for the long haul. “The Fortune 5,000,000” is a term I like...
June 2, 2015
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Printmaking by Alex Gilbert
What are you working on—on the side?
Recently, I’ve been moonlighting as a printmaker. Over the past several years, I’ve explored various methods: serigraphy, linocut, woodcut, letterpress, lithography, and have researched a number of others. My first real love was letterpress printing, but over the past year and a half, I have come to find an equally strong attraction to screen printing. In 2014, I was lucky to be accepted for a 10-month printing apprenticeship at Spudnik Press Cooperative, w...
May 31, 2015
Patronage Package 17 of Duly Discovered
Advice
“Innovative Hiring to Attract New Talent”
by Abby Cheesman
“Are You Frustrated About Frustration?”
by Richard Metheny
Films
“Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux” by Gwenn Germain
“A Visceral, Inventive Blockbuster Roars to Life
in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’”
by Chris Klimek
“The Women Pull No Punches In Fiery, Feminist ‘Mad Max’”
by Mandalit del Barco
In Memoriam
“B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist, Dies at 89”
by Tom Cole
Music
“For Jack DeJohnette, A Chicago Homecoming
Brought A Reunion With Old Friends”
by...
Patronage Package 16 of Duly Discovered
Books
“Paper Pencil Life #3”
by Summer Pierre
“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life”
by Barbara Kingsolver
“Leaving Earth: Why One-Way to Mars Makes Sense”
by Andrew Rader
Events
Up to All of Us
Exhibits
“Shatter Rupture Break”
by Art Institute of Chicago
Films
“Revengeance”
by Bill Plympton
Games
“Politics”
by Andrew Rader
In Memoriam
“A tribute to Lauren Hill”
by CBS Sunday Morning
“Late Chicago Chef Sought to Open ‘A New Page in Gastronomy’”
by The Salt
“Percy Sledge, Smooth Wailer in ‘Whe...
May 26, 2015
Poetic Movement in a Robotic World: Specimen Products’ Ian Schneller at 41st CreativeMornings in Chicago
CreativeMornings’ global theme for May 2015 was “Robot.” However, the focus of Chicago chapter speaker Ian Schneller, a sculptor and luthier, was on the polar opposite: the value of the human touch.
Robots can tirelessly execute rote commands and movements with superb precision. Humans can’t match this artificial might—the human touch is not 100% accurate in its precision, but rather, its nature is variable. Where a robot excels in repetition, the human touch is nuanced. Where robots excel in...
Blogger’s Quest(ionnaire): Eleanor Lutz’s Infographics at Tabletop Whale
In addition to her degree in molecular biology, Eleanor Lutz’s infographics, spanning a range of scientific topics, grabbed my attention. Here, she elaborates on the making of her blog Tabletop Whale. She can be found on Twitter: @eleanor_lutz
Why did you create a web site of regular entries?
When I first started Tabletop Whale, I wanted it to be a small online blog that was mostly for friends and family. I was planning on taking a year off after college to explore designing, and I re...
