September 11 Tribute In Light Photos
Last night I ended up with my camera at the right time and place to capture a view of the September 11 Tribute In Light. The best way I can describe seeing those beams at eye level is surreal. There’s a lot of life circling those two streams which is fitting. Read More
Great Info Graphic from the NYT about Traffic Lanes on Broadway
I actually came to the NYT story Broadway Is Busy, With Pedestrians, if Not Car Traffic from a post on Reuters by Felix Salmon How the NYT sees bikes on Broadway which offers a fascinating counterbalance to the original article. However that isn’t what I’m wanting to post about. What I did want to note is that the info graphic is an interesting study of simplification... Read More
QR Code Replaced Long URL on Poster
This morning as I do every morning that I walk to work I try to capture a photo of something that caught my attention. Today I stopped to notice a poster that had QR code on the bottom of it. Up until now most of the QR code stuff that I’ve seen on ads has been pretty gimmicky—but something about the placement had me curious. Plus the poster was from nyc.gov so I figured... Read More
A Bathroom Worth Noting
Sunday morning I had the opportunity to hang out with Randy J. Hunt, a smart design guy that I respect a lot. He has a habit of mentioning great places to eat so when he emailed me on Saturday wanting to meet up on Sunday I wasn’t going to say no. I had never been to Pulinos before but have walked by it quite a bit with Madison checking out what was going on Bowery. We... Read More
Rain Inspired Sunday Afternoon Outside my Window
With the humidity at levels that I can’t really tolerate I’ve been spending most of my Sunday afternoon reading. I’ve also been keeping an eye on the clouds roll in and out, sometimes turning my view completely white. But things move fast and a couple moments later I had a new pointillism inspired view. Tons of clear raindrops turned my view into something... Read More
Checking out the Os Gemeos x Futura mural at PS. 11 Going Up
This morning I found out from a tweet of MarcDSchiller that Os Gemeos and Futura2000 have a painting going up. After spending some quality time enjoying the great weather at Madison Square Park I decided to walk a couple blocks to check out the progress. The painting is going up on the side of a school at 320 West 21st street and looks to be titled the “giant project” according... Read More
Some Recent Press & Four Years in NYC
Bar codes get around town and get more useful Gizmodo: What’s Your Tech Setup to Watch the World Cup? Fast Company: World Cup: How Are You Watching? Perspective: Michael Surtees on User Experience within an Ecosystem of Screens I celebrated a small victory this morning. Four years ago was my first full day in NYC. I moved from Edmonton, Alberta Canada after setting my... Read More
A Couple Observations from @jenniferbrook #ixdanyc talk about #iPad #nytimes App
It’s never easy giving a presentation, even more so when the person is talking about high profile and visible work. I’ve only done a couple talks and from experience can say they’re never easy. Last night Jennifer Brook talked about one of the few iPad apps that everyone with an iPad has probably used a couple times. She described her approach to designing the... Read More
First impressions of Beyond the Street, the 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art
Before I jump into my reaction to Beyond the Street: With the 100 Most Important Players in Urban Art I think it’s important to explain what I think is good street art and why I’ll stop and photograph something outside. While I’m familiar with a lot of the “names” out there I do try to stay a bit ignorant of who’s doing what. I don’t... Read More
Concrete Cycles of the Sidewalk (Fresh, Hard & Weathered)
A couple weeks ago I was struck by the the almost wet concrete being protected by a couple pylons. Typically when I’ve seen wet concrete it’s being watched by a person while heavily fortified with protective barriers. As a canvass wet concrete is pretty tempting. Who wouldn’t want to make a permanent mark that will be seen everyday? So as I walked by I snapped... Read More
