Archive for November, 2008

The Accidental City

In: Denver

23 Nov 2008

1. Denver is a square, proud, prompt little place, surrounded by immensity. –Demas Barnes (Denver visitor, 1865) Denver is the unlikeliest of cities; there’s no port, no access to an ocean or a major river, nowhere to get to (easily) between here and there. Compared to other urban centers, it came late to the party, [...]

I did a presentation at the Image, Space, Object conference in August on the topic of Story & Emergent Design – afterwards one of the participants came up and said they enjoyed the talk, and especially the part where I said that I have a tough time explaining to my mother what it is that [...]


About

Hugh Graham does design strategy, research, and storytelling for corporations, non-profits, and community organizations.

Doing, Reading, Thinking...

Listening...

  • The Smiths - Hand in GloveHand in Glove by The Smiths
  • Bryan Ferry - You Do Something To MeYou Do Something To Me by Bryan Ferry
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    • Anna: This story was used in my English 111 (college) course. This should show how wise of an individual y [...]
    • Larry: I found one of these today in Sumterville, Florida. This one is in good condition and in the shape o [...]
    • Patricia: went grave reading tonight in a catholic cemetery in Austin, Texas and found many headstones (most o [...]
    • 21 June 2011 – Gravestone Symbolism « Wells Family Genealogy: [...] ” Dum Tacet Clamat” “Though silent, he speaks” In cemeteries throughout the w [...]
    • Thesaurus: This visual map is amazing. I'm looking on it near 20 minutes and it's still amazing for me! [...]

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