Surprise No.1 : Architecture

You all know how that Jen and I are architecture nuts. We love architecture, and loved being around the great buildings of Fort Worth - the Kimbell, the Carter, and the Modern. I set myself up to be alright without any real architecture when we moved here, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the architecture that is here.

Makr Carry Goods: Flap Wallet in Shell Cordovan

The final item I want to talk about this week that arrived recently is my new wallet. In reflecting on the things we have acquired recently, I think I am seeing the value of quality work over brand names, and my selections speak to this. Makr Carry Goods are made in the US by hand, and exude wonderful quality. I love the simple design of the flap wallet, and it fits well in a front pocket - where I carry my wallet. I like that it will hold a few cards, and the great business cards Jen made for me as a wedding gift - I seem to be needing to carry a few more of those recently.

Visual Explanations, Classification, and Libraries

I mentioned earlier here that I am in Theory of Classification this semester, and I am really enjoying the course - maybe more so than any of the other courses I have taken for my MSLIS at Syracuse. The texts that Dr. Barbara Kwasnik suggested for the course are dense, but fascinating. Here's a quote from Bowker and Star's Sorting Things Out, one of the readings for the course:

Firefly Press

(Over the past several weeks, I have been fortunate enough to acquire some new items for myself and Jen. I want to share the items with you all I thought you might like to know about, and might be of interest to you.)

You, reader, should not be surprised when I say that I love letterpress printing. I love the bite it leaves on the paper, the knowledge that the work was done by human hands - not by some digital process powered by Binary code. So, when the time came for me to order new notecards, I (of course) wanted letterpress cards. Last month, I commenced a search for a good print shop that could help me with my needs. I looked far and wide, virtually, and found some interesting shops - but nothing that was exactly what I was seeking. Then, I remembered this video I watched long ago:

Libraries and Infographics

So, I'll just come right out and say it: libraries need more cool infographics. To be fair, I didn't really know what an infographic was until recently. Our GOOD magazines actually have a fair number of them, as does Dwell, but I didn't know they had a name until I started using the Flipbook app on our iPad extensively. If (like I was until recently) you are unaware of what an infographic is, check out this handy article on the source of all of mankind's knowledge, Wikipedia:

"Information graphics." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.