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Noah Stokes, Bold and Building Products That Matter

Justin Kropp — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:29:46 +0000

There’s not much that Noah can’t do. He’s a father, husband, designer, developer, writer, guitarist and all around nice guy. During the day, and I suspect some evenings too, Noah runs Bold, a design and development studio in San Francisco.

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Realignment and Dialogue

Justin Kropp — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:47:37 +0000

Things have been a bit stagnant in this space for a while. That’s on me. I’ve been working to pull some things together and I feel like it’s all starting to take shape. This site will continue to exist, but

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Shedding One’s Skin

Justin Kropp — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:37:20 +0000

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” —Henry David Thoreau

Beginning With a List

Justin Kropp — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:01 +0000

Sketching out the new year, via a list. slow down love more support learn write catalog save do make read speak observe question consider remain open

Hexagram 10 – Treading

Justin Kropp — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:50:09 +0000

After an inspiring conversation recently with Paul Soulellis, I have begun a series of explorations around the periphery of chance operations. As Paul succinctly discusses here, beginning with the hexagrams of the I Ching is a great place to start

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The Art of Observation

Justin Kropp — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:04:18 +0000

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.” — Marcus Aurelius

Pendulums, Tea, and Jack Cheng

Justin Kropp — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:26:21 +0000

Jack Cheng is a writer and designer living in Brooklyn, NY. He co-founded Disrupto, an interactive design studio, started Steepster, an online community of tea lovers, and created Memberly, a slick subscription service. Jack keeps himself quite busy, but still

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Shots in the Dark

Justin Kropp — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:45:03 +0000

It happens at least once a week. Usually after nightfall. I hear the gunshots as if they are across the street. When I lived in Bolton Hill, they were across the street. Each shot fired ensured that I would be

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Rob Giampietro on Design, Writing, and Pedagogy

Justin Kropp — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:43:32 +0000

Rob Giampietro is a designer, a writer, and an educator. He is a curious intellectual whose ruminations on design, art, philosophy, and pedagogy have shown us just how linked these fields really are. Browse his blog, Lined and Unlined, and

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Let’s Talk

Justin Kropp — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:59:15 +0000

Talking is good. Conversation with others, sometimes even strangers, can help us understand who we are, what we’re doing, and why we keep doing it. I can often be reticent about engaging in discourse that takes me out of my

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