I came across the above diagram for the Gesture chair from YMFY. Basically it shows the different postures a typical person goes through in a workday with more than one …
Experiencing Sean Kenney’s Lego Piece By Piece at the Art Director’s Club
The Art Director’s Club invited Sean Kenney to talk about his art and display some of his personal Lego pieces in a show titled Piece By Piece: The Artist Who …
Saying Goodbye To Gesture Theory
One of my goals when I wanted to move to NYC was to start a company. With Gesture Theory I was able to complete that unattainable goal that I dared …
There’s something amazing about Basquiat
I’ll be kicking myself for a while for not taking any photos of the Basquiat show that I saw over the weekend at the Gagosian Gallery. Below are photos from …
Passive Aggressive Signs, Chelsea Edition
It has been a long time since I went for a walk down the West Side Highway. Taking advantage of the nice weather I found myself walking in Chelsea near …
Twittter Activity During the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
A couple weeks ago Mashable had a post about Dataminr’s UI technology for the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony. Below are two maps that show some of the Twitter activity. You can …
January 2013 in Photos
Here was a couple persistent themes through out the month of January. Lots of the city, typography that caught my eye, a bit of food and one special dog… CITY …
How to open a door
Doors should be pretty self explanatory. A person turns a knob, pushes forward, pulls back or maybe slides a handle. While I don’t agree with the statement that if an …
Marc Brisbourne, R.I.P. Great Friend
A dear friend of mine passed away recently. When I think back to the great times in Edmonton, a lot of the time it was directly related to hanging with …
An Evening with Les Ballets De Faile
The combination of Faile and the New York City Ballet was a great idea. An awesome art installation with the athleticism of the NYCB. The night that I saw both …
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DesignNotes is published in NYC by Michael Surtees. Michael tries to explore people's daily experiences and observations with design. Recently he shifted from being the Principal and Creative Director of Gesture Theory to designing products at Dataminr. He can be reached at michael at michaelsurtees.com 
