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Houston’s First Pecha Kucha

Brasil Cafe and Domy Books Courtyard [iPhone photo Kathryn Fosdick]

Over one hundred thinkers, innovators, and intrigued intellectuals crowded into the back porch linking bastions of indie culture Domy Books and Cafe Brasil last Thursday to participate in Houston’s inaugural Pecha Kucha event. A mix of show-and-tell, open-mike night, and happy hour, Pecha Kucha has become [...]

 11.24.09 Design

Honor the Railcar

KCS Red on Green, Oil on Masonite [David Cobb]

If you are intrigued by David Cobb’s art and reflections on rail, industry, and culture, check out the Cite Infrastructure Issue.
I began painting the railcars or “rolling stock” back in my college years at the University of Houston as a project for my undergraduate studies. I [...]

 10.15.09 Art & Culture
Infrastructure

Graphic Intrigue at West Ave

Southwest corner of Kirby and Westheimer [Photo Raj Mankad]

Yesterday, I noticed a clever intervention at the site of the West Ave development. On the temporary wall along the construction perimeter of this soon-to-be “vibrant urban village” is a series of silhouetted images. Slim women in skirts drink wine, pick out party dresses, walk dogs, and [...]

 09.30.09 Design

Design Entrepeneur: Steven Heller

Self-iconization by Steven Heller

Steven Heller has been an art director and writer at the New York Times for over thirty years. He founded the M.F.A. “Designer as Author” program at the School of Visual Arts. He has also written or edited more than 100 books, including Iron Fists: Branding the 20-Century Totalitarian State and The [...]

 03.31.09 Design