Now this is a piece of work. 35 years, 3,000 hours, and 100,000 toothpicks resulted in this incredible kinetic sculpture created by Scott Weaver. The elaborate sculpture, named Rolling through the Bay, features multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, the waterfront, historical sites, and iconic symbols of San Francisco. See close up images [...]
Thinking outside the CVB blog box
While I was hunting and gathering a collection of attractive destination blogs, I nearly included two of my favorite hyper-local blogs – which aren’t managed by CVBs or DMOs. Alas, they deserve their own shout outs. After all, these commendable blogs are the efforts of tourism-dependent businesses: a big city hotel and a small town [...]
Motivation and inspiration from your desktop
For several years I have been going a bit ADD with my desktop wallpapers. I use to download other people’s beautiful shots of nature or travel experiences, or pasted on a friend’s pro photography wizardry or pop culture thrill of the month. MOOD BOARDS Enter the mood board. As a designer, I often put together [...]
Ad campaign inspired by a Tweet
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME AWESOME? A slew of print ads is about to hit the Seattle area, in a variety of visitor guides and hotel area to-do magazines. Through a mutual acquaintance, the über unique Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame was referred to me for some ideas on [...]
