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Last Meter Access

Salton Sea: palm farm
A ladder is chained to the top of each an every date tree in this palm farm.



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15 Apr 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Salton Sea
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Urban Textures

14 Apr 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Silver Lake
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D.I.Y. Street Signs

13 Apr 2010

In: Silver Lake, Street Hacks
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If you’ve driven around Los Angeles these past couple of weeks you’ll have come a across these DIY street signs with “Caution – Cycles – …
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The Sound of Closure

13 Apr 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Having successfully played dodgeball with H1N1 these past few months and with a long bout of infection-friendly travel coming up managed to finally get a …
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Boundary Markers I

08 Apr 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Salton Sea
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The idea that a sign can be for “official use only”. What ideas does the word ‘official’ conjure up for you? Protection? Transparency? Knowing who …
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Manufactured Palms

08 Apr 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Salton Sea
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Yet another mobile phone cell tower this time disguised as a palm tree – from a dawn sojourn through the southern California desert.
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Dance Hall Typography

08 Apr 2010

In: Design Inspiration, El Centro
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Sun bleached sign for the long-closed Red Stallion dance hall in El Centro. The boarded up entertainment complex includes Tops Cocktail Bar and Monas Restaurant …
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Realities Distorted

07 Apr 2010

In: Future Perfect, Salton Sea
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Water reflection of a powerline tower above (rotated photograph above) and the full dawn scene below. Thought for today – the reflective properties of surfaces …
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OnStar Social

06 Apr 2010

In: Future Perfect, Salton Sea
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As I found out the hard way with my first summer job – the cost of putting diesel in a petrol tank is that the …
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Three Rules To Survive Corporate Life

Three simple rules to surviving corporate life with a smile: 1. If you look forward to fridays, you’re not doing it right 2. Leave the rat-race to …
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