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Tag Archives: fashion
Ten planning lessons from the elegant oasis of Palm Springs
Below are ten (10) planning lessons from the beautiful desert city of Palm Springs, California. Peace! Few places have such a dramatic elevation change in such a short distance (up to 9,000 feet in four miles). This makes Palm Springs’ … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, Cities, civics, climate, commerce, culture, deserts, diversity, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Environment, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, marketing, mountains, natural history, Nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, poverty, recreation, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, third places, topography, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban design, Urban Gondolas, urban planning, visual pollution, walking, weather, xeriscaping, zoning
Tagged architecture, California, desert, design, fashion, mid-century modern, Palm Springs, planning, tourism, travel
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Seeking admission into the realm of hipsterdom
Does the realm of hipsterdom have a maximum age limit? That’s a question I have often asked myself. Can someone like me, who soon will be facing the 40th high school reunion squarely in the face, really be considered a … Continue reading
Posted in art, beer, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, culture, diversity, history, humanity, inclusiveness, peace, politics, reading, writing
Tagged advocacy, branding, communications, counter-culture, culture, fashion, hipster, history, humanity, identity, inclusiveness, peace
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Plaidurday – A celebration of plaid!
On October 7, 2011, the first Plaidurday was celebrated in Lansing, Michigan. In case you have been residing in a cave or castaway on a remote island and have not heard of Plaidurday, here’s the brief history of the event from … Continue reading
Posted in branding, culture, fun, geography, globalization, holiday, inclusiveness, Language, pictures, product design, Social media
Tagged clothing, culture, fashion, fun, geography, holidays, inclusiveness, Lansing, Michigan, plaid, Plaidurday, tartan
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A titanic shift in bike helmet design
In our quest to find a folding bicycle helmet for use while traveling, Kathy made me aware of a new helmet technology that some (like me) will consider a titanic shift from the traditional bicycle helmet design paradigm – the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Communications, economic development, entrepreneurship, Europe, health, marketing, product design, recreation, Science, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycling, biking, fashion, helmets, Hovding, riding, safety, Sweden, technology, transportation, University of Lung
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America’s next fashion hub – Detroit?
Here’s a weblink to a “fashionating” story from NPR about the early and on-going development of a fashion industry in Detroit that started as a method of dressing robots. Huh? Who knew robots needed clothing? According to the story: “Apparently … Continue reading
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