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Southeast Designer of the Year Competition

March 31, 2010 By Hugh

Are you the Next…. Southeast Designer or Architect of the Year? 2010 Call for Entries ADAC’s Southeast Designer of the Year Competition Has Added an Architect Category! Submit your design projects for ADAC’s 2010 Southeast Designer and Architect of the Year competition. This esteemed competition is open to interior designers, interior design firms and architects [...]

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Spring Cleaning for Cash

March 30, 2010 By Jennifer Hodges

The birds are chirping and the sun is shining! Time to open those closet doors and examine why you still have jeans from 1991, that ipod brick from 2000 (you know, the one that weighed 10lbs and held 10 songs?), and all those old cell phones. Thanks to the folks at Gazelle, emptying your closets [...]

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The Ironic Happiness of Unemployment: Inspiration in Scarcity

March 17, 2010 By Sirobe Carstafhnur

By far the greatest financial crisis, globally, ever – including the 1930s Great Depression[1] is the last thing anyone wanted to hear as the description of today’s credit crunch. The majority of ears that the news struck the sharpest were those in the building industry. As a profession that is sustained by lines of credit, [...]

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Designer Tip – Google Apps

February 19, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

It is time for another designer tip. GOOGLE APPS is great for any new business or small organizations. There are a couple of options depending on the size and type organization you are. I am going to focus on Google Apps Standard for new and small business, meaning you are 1 to 50 people. The [...]

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Interior Design vs Architecture

February 17, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Should interior designers have the same power as architects? There are many people on both sides of this issue. Well, Georgia has decided to become the state to test out new legislation that would give interior designers the ability to stamp drawings for interior modifications to any building, change in use, occupancy load or occupancy classification. I was informed about this new legislation, HB 231 – Change to the Practice Act Governing Architects, last night via email.

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Movie Review: Objectified

February 1, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Objectified – Documentary – Released March 2009 Movie Description: Discover how manufactured objects that surround us such as cars, phones and chairs influence our daily lives with this revealing documentary, which features top industrial designers discussing their creative processes and professional objectives. Director Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) explores not only how objects get made, but also why [...]

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iPad: The Future or Waste of Money

January 28, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Like many people I like Apple and I am a fan of many things they that they do. I have a iPod Touch and an iMac. So, I am not a Apple hater. Now that I am done with my disclaimer. I will begin my critic of the iPad. If you have no idea what [...]

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Site Grading Vignette

January 20, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

The people over at NALSA, as a New Year’s gift, are sharing a Site Grading Vignette. The link to the vingnette is here. Let us know what you think about their vignette below.

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Barry Bergdoll Lecture

January 8, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

When Wed, January 13, 7pm – 8pm Where Auditorium in the Central Branch Public Library How Much Free! What A lecture to kick off the year of 2010 with Barry Bergdoll and to say goodbye to the Marcel Breuer show. Barry Bergdoll is a Professor of architectural history in the Department of Art History and [...]

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Designer Tip – Google Voice Update

December 18, 2009 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

UPDATE: A little over a month ago, I told you about the wonders of Google Voice well some new and helpful information has come out it is below. 1. On Wired.com they have just rencently posted an How-To-Wiki that has helpful information on how to “Get the Most Out of Google Voice” 2. The is [...]

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