Houz used to be a great design resource. They even wanted us to upload images and tell stories. We even got badges for good work. Then the badges became more and more scarce, the sales calls more frequent. There was less and less reward for adding content to their site and more demand for “upgrades”.Continue reading “So long, Houz2. It was fun.”
Category Archives: Humor
Signal to noise?
Usually when the phone rings, it’s a robocall. When it’s a human, we manage to communicate. I try to refuse their pitches politely, even though they’ll likely hang up on the third refusal – it must be a formula of some kind. Sometimes it’s a friend, colleague, client or new contact – all of whichContinue reading “Signal to noise?”
Would you like to answer a survey?
Sometimes we wonder if we should create surveys. There might be some critical information floating out there that we’re missing. So, when someone calls with a survey, it’s an opportunity to see how the things are designed. What was my image of the company before? After? Worse after? Definitely. Could this be handled to improveContinue reading “Would you like to answer a survey?”
Incredible Amazing!
Keep up with technology or fall behind. That’s what they say, and besides some of the stuff is pretty cool. What’s even more fun is hearing all the buzzwords they use to describe whatever they’re hawking. Can we use these magical words here, for landscape architecture? As the song says, come with me and we’ll be in a worldContinue reading “Incredible Amazing!”
When design goes bad… very bad
An alternate design for a difficult concept, an exercise in what could have been.
News Flash! A new use for Concrete Blocks!
The cat accomplishes an incredible feat of magic, passing through a solid object while asleep. No image trickery here, either.
Impossible de travailler!
J’aimerai vous donner plus de nouvelles mais aujourd’hui par exemple, cela fait 2 heures que mon beau Charlie se prélasse sur mon siège d’ordinateur! Alors oui vous avez bien deviné : je suis arc-boutée à me faire mal au dos bêtement parce que je respecte le sommeil de mon minou! Adieu travail sérieux et projetsContinue reading “Impossible de travailler!”
Celebrating landscape architecture month
The local chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), of which Annette is a longstanding member, gathered at the state capitol to inform people about the profession. It also happened to be the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the founding father of landscape architecture in the United States, so they placed aContinue reading “Celebrating landscape architecture month”
Jardin plaisir… Jardin cauchemar!!!
Non petit computer , tu ne vas pas m’attraper encore! Mais je vais te donner une petite histoire… quand même!!! Le jardin m’a donné du plaisir, avec Blue eyes qui a de nouveaux yeux et la sculpture de Mike pour la rose grimpante ‘Red Fountain’… La voici la fontaine de sang lorsqu’elle allait s’avachir surContinue reading “Jardin plaisir… Jardin cauchemar!!!”
Clearly, Fame isn’t Everything
The day after the Big TV Event. Calm. No calls, no e-mails from people clamoring for designs. Nobody knocking at the door asking for Mike Cheasshox’s autograph. It’s as though the TV episode never aired. So much for doing some unpaid work in the hope of capturing at least one potential client from the ether.Continue reading “Clearly, Fame isn’t Everything”