September 2005 Archives
I'm an organizer. I can get pretty fixated on organizing something, it could be an insertion order form in Excel, or untangling a knot of gold chains from my wife's jewelry box—it doesn't matter. I can organize things that would drive most people insane.
I'm a binge-purge organizer though. I don't have my CDs in alphabetical order nor are my books organized by color [that's too much work], I like to come in, clean things up, and then walk away. Sometimes I think I'm more of an organizer than a designer.
For example, today I finished designing a timeline for the article "Memorable Moments: Women Working in Design 1900–1980" for the November/December of STEP inside design, and it was all about the organization.
Don't get me wrong,
Well...today I do anyway. Why? Because I get to do two of my favorite things; talk about design, and hear myself talk about design. Life is good.
When asked if I wanted a design blog my colleagues said I would be great at it—that means I talk too much. So much so that at times I've been called "A Fountain of Useless Information" and once "The Urinal of Knowledge" [thanks th]. So with this new outlet for the never ending dialog in my head, my coworkers ears will get a rest, and you'll find out what my wife and kids already know: It's scary inside my head, and I love books.
Yesterday I finished designing...
