Every so often, my dear hubby comes home with a new addition—be it a kitchen gadget, filing cabinet, piece of furniture, etc, that was "just too good of a bargain to pass up." This is generally what happens next: I look at it, look back at him, look around at our already full home and say, "Where exactly are we supposed to put this?" His response, "I'll make it fit, I've got a plan." See, he considers himself a master engineer when it comes to "making things fit".  When we're packing up the car for a road trip, sure, that comes in handy. When it comes to our living space, well...not so much. More

"Well those are too close to Redskins colors, soo....let's go with this one instead." This was a comment a client (apparently not a Redskins fan) made after I had presented some color options for his new logo design. Ah, the good ol' red and gold (or shades thereof) combination.   More

Ahh, math. Who doesn't love math? What? You? Well, that's only because you may not appreciate the true beauty of math. In a general sense, mathematics is the construct we use everyday to express a logical system of order. Can you imagine a world without numbers (or more accurately, a way to manipulate those numbers to discover an underlying systematic pattern)? It would be utter chaos. The entire universe displays mathematical patterns, from growth patterns in flowers (just look at the romanesco broccoli pictured below) to the spirals of outer galaxies. We use it daily in constructing buildings and conducting business transactions. We just can't do without math. More