Save Chicago Culture

13 May 2008 – 7:19
By adam | Also posted in shows | Comments (1)

Tomorrow, the city council votes on an ordinance requiring anyone organizing a concert of any scale, at any (already) licensed venue, to be a licensed promoter. This is very dangerous to Chicago’s rich music scene, and to the arts in Chicago in general.
The definition of “event promoter” is so loosely defined it could apply [...]

In Defence of my Absence

30 Jan 2008 – 9:30
By adam | Also posted in design | Comments (13)

I haven’t been exactly forthcoming with posts this month. I haven’t been lazy, though. Most of the free time I would normally devote to posting has been spent working on our office’s new site. I think the results are well worth the effort, but click the screenshot to see for yourself:

My design [...]

Healthy Streets Campaign

23 Oct 2007 – 9:23
By adam | Comments (2)

It’s a good thing I put my car into storage. According to the Healthy Streets Campaign, my neighborhood is a scary place to drive or walk. Well, technically, the danger zone is a few blocks west of me. It’s kind of amazing, actually. Even though you can see a number of [...]

Looptopia

16 May 2007 – 6:25
By adam | Comments (0)

that was about it for looptopia.  A few odd and quirky sights, but not much real entertainment.    Underwhelmed would be the wrong word.  I didn’t have expectations of the event, just a slightly more entertaining friday.  instead, most of the events required advance tickets, or had lines around the block, or both.   I [...]

Moved

29 Apr 2007 – 11:59
By adam | Also posted in architecture | Comments (0)

The architemps experiment is over. I didn’t really experience it the way it was meant to be experienced, i suppose. during 7 months with the agency, i spent 7 months with 1 firm, and 1 day at an interior design firm. Architemps really consider themselves better at providing ‘emergency’ staffing, which is [...]