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I’m single, both in the personal and professional sense, but this idea really resonates with me. Related tangent: I think, as a culture, we’re headed toward smaller and smaller business (in industries where it makes sense) and I wonder if we’ll see more couples who also think it makes more sense to work alongside each other.

ps – the whole Design Love series by IDSGN is interesting.

In some ways the traditional business/life structure seems backwards—spending 8-10 hours a day with people you may or may not get along with, while spending the margins of your life with loved ones.

Stefanie Weigle and David Heasty, Design love: Triboro Design

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There is a unique and interesting balance in this town between hard, intense work, and a lot of relaxing, fun things to do. The always-connectedness actually makes it easier I think, not harder to find that balance because you can work from so many different locations. It’s not binary: in the office working, or out of the office, not working.

Thing two that I think is special is that there’s very little friction here. There’s no commutes; we’re living in a world where it doesn’t matter whether you’re sitting at your desk in your office, you’re sitting in your home, you’re sitting in a coffee shop, you can get work done. Especially with software and Internet-related things, you’re always connected, and as a result, the integration and probably the ability to sustain a level of intensity that’s required is higher.

Brad Feld, Why You Should Start a Company in… Boulder

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Michael Pollan’s Writing House


Writer Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma) built a small cabin on his property to use a dedicated writing spot. Even though he technically works from home, I think there’s something to be said for the physical separation the cabin provides from his house. Having some wooded land doesn’t hurt either…

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Desk.


Desk.

Finally got around to taking some photos of the crazy office Andrew Hyde and I built. You can see the full set. I liked this particular shot for some reason.

Yes, I do draw on my desk with permanent marker. Also, you can see the photos I’m using for desktop backgrounds here and here.

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Shop Shots

Inside Invisible Creature


I always love seing other people’s work-spaces, and I’ve been following the guys from Invisible Creature since they were Asterisk.

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No Joke: These Guys Really Do Work Out of a Cardboard Box

The Nothing office in Amsterdam.


Absolutely elegant offices for Nothing created (mostly) out of cardboard by Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk. Visitors are even encouraged write/draw on the walls, literally. I do that with my desk, but it’s not nearly this cool.

(My apologies to whomever on Twitter might have led me to this. I can’t remember.)

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PodCamp Boulder

“Available at Macys!”


I believe this is my first-ever podcast appearance. Click through and listen to myself, @penguin, @andrewhyde , and @heathercapri.

SPOILER ALERT: My ninja trick? I can name hexcode of colors by name.

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Mining Cabin Office

My New Home


Some fun news. I’ve recently set up shop in Boulder’s newest, awesome co-working space: The Threadless / SkinnyCorp space.

I’m not sure how it all happened, but office-mate Andrew Hyde and I went all out and literally built ourselves a mining cabin in our office. Read Andrew’s post on the subject.

Here’s a video tour he shot. I will post more pics and fun things later. If you’re in Boulder and want to drop by and take a look, ping me on Twitter.

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This Ain’t No Disco

Umm… sure… whatever…


We’ll have to see how long these amazing office spaces last in a down economy, but this site has some great galleries showcasing the offices of creative agencies around the world. Pretty spiffy.

(photo of Chandelier Creative)

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