AmandaMuses

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  • Potato Salad!

    Those in the know, know I like to bake… and for those of you unfortunate souls who haven’t had the fun of spending an afternoon in the kitchen baking with me, here’s a good representation of one of those afternoons: Just kidding–my hair is never that fabulous…

  • Too Much

    More is rarely more… unless of course you’re trying to give your viewers a seizure, as this website appears to be attempting….

  • 1000 Journals Movie

    The movie chronicling the 1000 journals project is finally about to be released at the AFI Film Festival in L.A. next month. The project has even been nominated for a People’s Design Award! Cool deal.

  • Almost

    Tripping over this photo and article in the New York Times almost makes me a miss living in Gothenburg

  • Made in America

    While once again reading the NYTimes, I came across an article discussing the increasing trend of buying American made. It makes me wonder though, how the increased desire or demand for local products will affect the demand and use of raw materials. How far does the definition of “Made in America” extend? Does the increasingly…

  • Summer ’06

    A visual summary of last summer in one photo… BTW, I didn’t take that shot, I was just there for the photoshoot – Tim Ryan, a former colleague shot it

  • The journey is the destination…

    Came across an article on cartography in the New York Times today that caught my eye. It raised an interesting point about the nature of some maps indicating the politics of its artist or commissioner. It also ended with an intriguing thought: “Navigation is about more than going from one point to the next. It’s…

  • Lately I can’t seem to….

    At least, not on the side projects I’d like to be working on….

  • Reflecting…

    This photo about summarizes my life in Sweden… People keep asking me if I miss it…

  • Contemporary Trends

    I was reading the the New York Times today, and one article in particular caught my attention. The article gave a brief exploration of the current trend in naming colors after foods. It was only a few paragraphs before I found myself thinking of Patrick Jordan’s Supertrends concept and lecture(s). This article on food-colored cars…

  • Another experiment from the cutting room floor

    The beginnings of a pattern I was working on today – the rejected leftovers of an ad, really …

  • Wet Spring

    For as long as I can remember, Spring has been a season of wet and saturated color to me – opposing polarities – warm and cold, decay and growth – struggling to balance out… Last week there was an absolutely spectacular thunderstorm.. I couldn’t help but take a few photos, some of which I’ve already…

  • 1000 Journals Project

    I was in a bookshop today and tripped over the new book about the 1000 journals project. With an almost magnetic draw, it caught my attention and found its way home with me. I was tickled to be reminded of the project – years ago I had the good fortune to trip over one of…

  • After the storm

    Thunderstorms seemed to clear my head.. for a few hours at least

  • Minimal

    I’ve been feeling pretty muzzy today from the haze of a cold.. so I found myself wanting to experiment with hazy minimalism – how much is too little to communicate? How much light do I need to capture the feeling of the fleeting moment?

  • 1 color poster experiment

    I’ve been in a messy mood lately… 16×24″ finished size

  • Textures from the Industrial Desert

    Several more from last month’s trip:

  • What is past…

    From my Santa Fe trip last month:

  • Nomads

    Looks like Future Design Days is going nomadic… what are the chances of meetings outside of Sweden, I wonder.. Italy and Asia seem like likely possibilities, but we’ll just see i guess.. Have been spending a lot of time lately with Nick Bantock’s work – which has triggered two things in me – wanderlust and…

  • Middle of Nowhere

    The last month has felt like six…