27. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

I was driving through downtown Minneapolis the other day and I saw this big van that had the words “Donut Destruction” on it. Unfortunately what it actually ended up saying was “Document Destruction.” Read the rest of this entry »

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24. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

Or maybe the Personality of Design. My latest thoughts on design are coming from an angle of personality. I’m not a psychologist or psychiatrist so I am looking at it from the angle most accessible to me, which is from the Meyers-Briggs Personality Inventory. Certainly not infallible or absolute but at least a starting point. Read the rest of this entry »

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23. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

I hope not because I am kind of OK giving out a recommendation once in a  while but not unsolicited advice. I think a recommendation goes  “If you like sushi you should try this new place,” while advice goes “You should eat less salt because you are look like you are retaining water.” Read the rest of this entry »

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20. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

Smells can be so strange. I was in the basement restroom of an old building a few weeks ago. The room was clean and bright and very presentable. Read the rest of this entry »

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17. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

Recently I made a bench for a new upscale house and was allowed to take a quick tour when I delivered the bench. Being somewhat disillusioned by the typical new large, upscale house, I was pleasantly surprised by the intimacy I felt walking around. I did not know that there were such things out there Read the rest of this entry »

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12. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

Sounds like an odd combination but the other day I saw a poster and I thought it read “Who’s the Funniest? Vomiting Starts June 7^th.” Read the rest of this entry »

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7. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

I was very excited to deliver a walnut bench to a client for a house that is on a Home Tour. It was  rush order from the interior designer to create a piece that would go up against a wall to anchor a piece of art and yet at the same time not compete with the art and at the same time be elegant. Read the rest of this entry »

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6. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

Or so it seems. The other day I was flipping through Architectural Digets’s latest design issue. They had quotes from designers and architects and such on good design. Two of the major themes I gleaned from the quotes were: Good design seems inevitable and good design doesn’t need to be explained. Read the rest of this entry »

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4. June 2008 by Joe Gergen.

I was out walking one day and saw a sign that I thought started a little something like this: “Are you or do you know someone who is poignant, if so call…”  

It actually said “Are you or do you know someone who is pregnant, if so call…” It was a sign offerening services to pregnant women. Read the rest of this entry »