Coroflot’s 2006 Design Salary Survey

19 Nov 2006 – 12:03
By adam | Posted in Asides, architecture, design | Also tagged | Comments (0)

this is a very sad chart. Granted, I'm glad i didn't choose to major in graphic design (although web designers are clearly the rockstars of the moment).
h/t: a daily dose

Elastic Realities

9 Nov 2006 – 9:09
By adam | Posted in Asides, architecture, chicago | Also tagged | Comments (0)

I missed Holger Kehne's lecture tonight (by way of needing groceries from Super H Mart), but i'll be attending the POD-sponsored gallery opening tomorrow, and reminiscing about working down there. 

no Diebold machines here!

3 Nov 2006 – 11:42
By adam | Posted in Asides, architecture, chicago | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Vote for the Ugliest Building in Chicago! having walked past the houses at 1900 S. Wentworth every day for a year, i can't imagine anything uglier. but that's just me (i went to school at university hall).

How to Beat AutoDesk

19 Oct 2006 – 7:52
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AutoCAD has had a stranglehold on the drafting market for decades. AutoDesk runs a monopoly that makes microsoft look free, open, and benevolent by comparison. So Graphisoft wants to break into that market. Having used ArchiCAD for a year and a half, I can say that it ...

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Competitions

14 Oct 2006 – 2:09
By adam | Posted in architecture, design | Also tagged | Comments (0)

A while back, there was a bit of a flap about design competitions, specifically web design. I took a pass on the issue, because i didn't really see the problem. Architectural design competitions have been a part of ...

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