Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Neon



Maybe it needs a lesson in basic advertising techniques. Maybe it doesn't need any advertising at all, its rooms brimming with guests. Maybe it wants people to work their own imaginations on its blank canvas. Maybe the owners are modest folk. Maybe they have nothing to hide. Maybe they just don't care. Maybe someday someone will redesign this board. Maybe they'll do better business. Maybe they'll be worse off.

Hotel Amsterdam is a gay-run establishment in the heart of Minneapolis's Theatre District, Hennepin Avenue.

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Monday, November 20, 2006

Logo War

I've received feedback on the size of the smashing new WS logo - mostly negative. I'm convinced, however, that it's quite the right size. Maybe because I'm too close to it. So here's a quick poll on whether it needs resizing. Go ahead - vote!

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Sunday, November 19, 2006

"Get some grain, will ya?"



We'll drink and then eat some.

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Friday, November 17, 2006

The Song of Hiawatha

This last summer, I paid a visit to the lakes Nokomis and Hiawatha in Minnehaha. Here you can catch a glimpse of the latter as I belt out a few lines from Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha. Pardon the attempt...

Watch on Google Video

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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Gawk like a local


For some time now, I have toyed with the idea of having a logo for Window Seat - a simple graphic that captures the essence of this blog.

I spoke to Meghna about it, and she designed this logo which I like to call 'antenna head'. I think it couldn't have been simpler or stronger. Together, we also hit upon the cutline - Gawk like a local - that has now appeared a few times in recent posts. Just that I can't seem to have this graphic up as a logo on the blog. Any ideas?

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Saturday, November 11, 2006

Gangsters welcome


Charge them any more and you'd be toast! This is a plaque from inside the Wabasha Caves in St. Paul from a time when the caves were a speakeasy for the gangsters. Of course, there were a few rules that you had to abide by. But for this money, who wouldn't?

Mobsters from outside Minnesota, who found a safe haven in St. Paul thanks to the police chief in the late 30s, have used the caves as a hideout and then as a watering hole as America came out of prohibition.

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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

A stereo view of the world - Part II

In the concluding part of the interview, Tom shows us some 3-D prints, talks a little bit about the history of stereo photography and how it became a passion with him, and offers a few tips to budding stereo photographers.

Tom, thanks for your time. It was a pleasure talking to you.

Sunday, November 05, 2006

A stereo view of the world - Part I

Tom Martin speaks to me on his hobby - stereo photography. In this part of the interview, Tom displays and talks about the analog and digital equipment required to keep his hobby going. When he isn't actively pursuing his hobby, Tom is a Curriculum and Business Development Specialist at Northwest Airlines.


Running time: 07:08
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