Notes of Enthusiasm Issue 058

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Reason is the organ of truth, but imagination is the organ of meaning.

Photo by David Matos on Unsplash


This Weekend’s Digressions…

  • for all of you interested in urban design here are six ways IDEO designers and thinkers want to redesign cities (I especially like the ideas around sidewalks)… ideo.com

  • here is a great conversation about “thinking outside the brain” (i.e. sketching, drawing, doodling etc.)… nytimes.com

  • check out a luxury camping experience in Joshua Tree designed by the same architects that designed SoFi Stadium (HKS Architects)… fieldmag.com

  • aerial photography award winners… there are some truly amazing visuals here… droneawards.photo

  • a remarkable use of volume and light in this Nova Scotian home… omarghandi.com

  • here is a entertaining if not inappropriate list of creative lessons from The Oatmeal… theoatmeal.com

  • this may well be the most perfect writer’s cabin… plainmagazine.com


Who We’re Loving on Instagram…

  • a fantastic collection of a variety of experiments, studies and materials… @pedramshaygan1

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