Many neighborhoods in San Francisco have annual street festivals featuring live music, arts and crafts vendors, and community organizations. Among the largest of these are Castro Street Fair and Union Street Art Festival.
It all started with the typewriter
Philosophy of design is the study of assumptions, foundations, and implications of design. The field is defined by an interest in a set of problems, or an interest in central or foundational concerns in design. In addition to these central …
How to find a decent cup of coffee in virtually any city
The majority of coffee is roasted on a large scale, but small-scale roasting has grown with the trend toward specialty shops. Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process …
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We’ll show you how to campfire cook
This is our favorite recipe for poblano and onion hash browns. This is a dish you can easily improvise with and add your own flare to make it your own. Everyone we’ve made this for absolutely loves it! The poblano …
An brief review of iPhone 7
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The devices are part of the iPhone series and were unveiled on September 9, 2014, and released on September 19, 2014. The iPhone 6 and …
The Great Discontent Review
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an artform of any kind.An artist is a person engaged in one or …
Bernie blazes into the fray
Sanders is known as a leading progressive voice on issues such as income inequality, universal healthcare, parental leave, climate change, LGBT rights, and campaign finance reform. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and the junior …
When technology gets too smart
We've been warned by Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, technology can be a dangerous thing. But how can we control it and continue to use it safely?
An introspective about street art in 2016
Graffiti are writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface, often in a public place. Graffiti range from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and they have existed since ancient …
The Best Books on Design
Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components of a book into a coherent whole. In the words of Jan Tschichold, book design, “though largely forgotten today, methods and rules …
A designer’s guide to traveling light
Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also …
