design kamp is moving

I'm pretty excited to announce that Design Kamp is moving to a new home! 

http://designkamp.wordpress.com/

I've moved it to continue exploring the boundaries of blogging and after SWISS MISS's talk on friday and her overwhelming complements towards the features and flexibility of wordpress I feel completely compelled to leave blogspot and give this new platform a good old college try!

See you at the new site, thank you for visiting!

follow up: visit to Weiden + Kennedy to see SWISS MISS

So, friday was amazing! Mike and I went down to W+K at 11:30 and picked out our spot among fellow designers, "Weidens" and over excited design students who were talking a little too loudly about their opinions on packaging design (hoping to be overheard and 'discovered' by the "Weidens" I mentioned).Here's a few photos from the show! To see all of SWISS MISS's photo set click here.

That's Mike and I about to sit down in the top right hand corner of the photo!  

Tina was really inspiring to listen to, here are a few stats:

* She started her blog in May of 2005, and today has an average of over 5 million visitors!

* Her first client was the MOMA - what a way to start out huh?!

* She doesn't like the word "blog" and hopes the term will be quickly antiquated...

Here's a shot looking up through the W+K "catwalks", note the "bird's nest" up top, it's pretty amazing!

Probably the most exciting part of it all was running into a favorite childhood friend who is now working at W+K! I'm so proud of you Carrie! (We're up on the rooftop deck - so fabulous!)

designed by nature

I have a surprise 4 day weekend coming up, maybe somewhere in that spread I'll have time to do my own little fall-found-object composition. This one makes me feel so cozy!

swiss miss coming to Portland!

One of my favorite design bloggers will be speaking at Weiden + Kennedy this friday at lunchtime! I think I'm totally going to go and be inspired! W+K Studio presents swissmissOctober 9th, 2009 11.30-1pm

Bring your lunch and listen to Tina talk about what brought her from the swiss alps to the big apple and how her blog turned her into a ‘networked designer’.

Wieden+Kennedy224 NW 13th AvenuePortland, OR 97209

Please R.S.V.P to jinnina.chiles@wk.com Subject: SWISSMISS.

say 'I do' to jcrew

I loved happening upon this gorgeous JCREW window display at the University Village shopping center in Seattle over the weekend! JCREW has always delivered and the ribbon/champagne glass hanging grouping behind the two models was so lovely!

a seattle shopping trip

Tomorrow we're headed up to Seattle for a fun day of Lattes, Fall weather, a lunch out somewhere new and a trip to H&M! I checked out their website, and it's chocked full of fashion goodness! I laughed out loud at this cave man male model, he's so Canadian Mountain Chic!

Matt is starting fall term at PSU, perhaps he'll pick out a fetching new jacket for his scholorly ambitions!

Hope your weekend is fabulous!!!