Posts Tagged ‘red’
Art Director’s Notebook: Playful Lighting
February 17, 2012
They are all over ebay, at flea markets and garage sales – toys! Sometimes dented, chipped, die cast metal cars missing wheels or windshields, robots that no longer wind up, action figures that lost a scuffle or two. What happens to these cast aside remnants of childhood? Do they somehow make their way to the [...]
2012 | Inspiration | Tags: art, design, green, Inspiration, lighting, redComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday: Aloha!
June 25, 2010
Note from Kathleen – I’m reposting this for our new readers, because I love a good Mai Tai and now is the perfect time to enjoy one! Aloha! I enjoyed gastronauting in Hawaii so much last week that I decided to stay. And really, no visit to Hawaii would be complete without enjoying a perfect [...]
2010 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour | Tags: art, drawing, drinks, Friday, Happy Hour, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (2)
VectorNetWorking and everyday networking
December 9, 2009
Last night was the first meeting of the New Jersey Vectorworks Users group at the offices of Andrew Fethes Architects in Oradell, NJ (of course?!?!), a small NYC-like outpost in suburbia. Andrew and his associate Lisa Collins offered a great space and all the amenities for our gathering. One constant theme of the evening was [...]
2009 | Architecture, Teaching, Theatre, VectorWorks | Tags: ale, art, design, designer, KLAD, lighting, n, red, Theatre, tools, VectorWorksComments (2)
3 Simple Ideas for Renovating a News Set
December 8, 2009
In these challenging economic times the cost of new sets or virtual sets can be intimidating. An alternate approach, like with one’s home, can be a simple face lift. We have done renovations for stations in good times as well as bad. Here are a few suggestions. 1. Repaint or refinish. Again, to use the [...]
2009 | Television, The Work | Tags: color, environment, KLAD, lighting, n, paint, red, sets, TelevisionComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday: CHOCOLATE meet BEER
December 4, 2009
We’re heading into winter ale season, and I have a few brews in mind to talk about, but before we dive into winter ales, let’s take a quick look at two specialty chocolate stouts. Beer + Chocolate – really, what could be bad? Many brewers call a stout chocolate because the malt used is a [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour, Humor | Tags: ale, beer, chocolate, color, Friday, Happy Hour, KLAD, n, redComments (2)
Design Basics: Color Characteristics
December 3, 2009
Color is used in many different ways. At KLAD, when we design a set for television, we choose colors that respond well to general studio lighting, cameras, and flatter skin tones. Depending on what show is shot on the set, we will incorporate colors that speak to the genre. For example, when we designed a [...]
2009 | Design Basics, Inspiration, The Studio, The Work | Tags: basics, color, design, dining room, elegant, emotion, emotions, KLAD, lighting, n, orange, paint, red, sexy, stimulating, Television, wardrobeComments (0)
Faber-Castell; who knew?
November 30, 2009
At the Holiday Fountain Pen Hospital event we discovered Faber Castell. I always thought of them as wood pencil manufacturers, but we learned of their quality and acquired several. We now plan for more! I have been using the simple fountain pen with only a steel nib since we made the purchase. The mechanical pencil [...]
2009 | Art for Art's Sake | Tags: design, drawing, KLAD, learn, Modernism, n, pens, red, writingComments (1)
Caran d’Ache
November 23, 2009
When in Rome, one must shop at the Roman’s art supply store, right by the ass of the Parthenon (more on those another time). We had hoped to find some interesting Italian made pens in Rome. Something only available in Rome, or Italy at the very least. The cupboards were bare of that in both Rome and Florence. At [...]
2009 | Art for Art's Sake | Tags: art, colour, drawing, KLAD, learn, Modernism, n, pens, redComments (1)
Design Basics: The Color Wheel
November 16, 2009
In my initial post on color: Why Are You Afraid of Color? I touched on how I began to learn about color. Since we’re all faced with color choices almost everyday, I thought it might be helpful for those of us who are not professionally trained, to look at, and build on the basics, so [...]
2009 | Art for Art's Sake, Inspiration, Teaching, The Studio | Tags: art, art class, basics, beige, color, color wheel, colour, design, emotion, green, KLAD, learn, n, orange, paint, primary, redComments (0)
Milton Glaser Draws & Lectures
November 15, 2009
MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo. When I teach, I require a sketchbook. Doesn’t matter what I am teaching. I require my students to build the habit of drawing daily. Milton Glaser articulates the reasons why quite clearly in this video which I discovered via Jack Nack of Adobe Systems. As [...]
2009 | Inspiration, Teaching, The Studio | Tags: adobe, art, color, design, drawing, Graphic Design, Milton Glaser, n, paint, pens, redComments (0)
Industrial Design: Viva Eva
November 13, 2009
We have a real penchant for industrial design here at KLAD, and today we are celebrating the 103rd birthday of Eva Zeisel, an amazing, prolific designer who’s career spans decades and two centuries. She is an inspiration to me, as a Hungarian, a woman, and someone who discovered a career path later in life. Eva [...]
2009 | Events, Industrial Design, Inspiration, The Studio | Tags: art, design, designer, happiness, Industrial Design, Inspiration, KLAD, n, redComments (0)
The Waterman Edson
November 12, 2009
Another pen I coveted, but hated at the same time. Too fat. I loved the nib tight to the body, something I would learn about with the Caréne. Pretty, yes. But this technology kills some of what makes a fountain pen a fountain pen. It has a line quality like a roller ball or ball [...]
2009 | Art for Art's Sake | Tags: color, drawing, KLAD, learn, Modernism, n, pens, redComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday -Pumpkin Ales
November 6, 2009
Today, I’m doing something a little different with my happy hour post, I am trying my hand at mini reviews of two seasonal ales I’ve tried recently. Its almost the polar opposite of Kev’s Vectorworks reviews, he’s technical, I’m um, fun maybe? Silly? I’m not sure, but I hope you’ll let me know in the [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour | Tags: ale, beer, Brooklyn, color, Friday, Happy Hour, KLAD, Modernism, n, pumpkin, red, reviews, seasonal, VectorWorksComments (1)
The Fleas! The Fleas!
November 3, 2009
I hope I am not giving away a huge secret here, but we have always loved Flea Markets, antiquing and the like. One of the things I most want to visit in Paris are the Flea Markets. One of our favorites is the Ninth Avenue Flea Market in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen. Every weekend, rain or [...]
2009 | From the Road, Inspiration | Tags: design, drawing, Graphic Design, Inspiration, KLAD, Modernism, n, photography, red, research, TheatreComments (0)
Sunday Supper
November 1, 2009
Today’s sort of a pseudo work day, so in between filing, organizing, errand running and homework, I’m braising short ribs. Short ribs are full of flavor and with this recipe very very easy to prepare. Cut a few things, brown a few things, put it all together in a slow oven for three hours, and [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Uncategorized | Tags: art, color, green, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (2)
Thank-you John Kenley…
October 30, 2009
…and Rosie. I learned yesterday that John Kenley died on October 23rd. He is said to have been 103, but I think he was more like 106 or 107. John did lie about his age a bit. When a last saw JK at his “100th” birthday party I told him that I thought he was [...]
2009 | Theatre | Tags: art, design, designer, drawing, KLAD, learn, Modernism, n, paint, red, scenic design, set designComments (2)
I came, I saw, I ate
October 29, 2009
THE DUCK. Sometimes, even though my name’s on this blog, I miss a post or two. As I cruised though the blog today, I saw Kev’s post on the Long Island Duck and it got me thinking about gumbo. Of course. Cool roadside architecture always gets me thinking about food, come to think of it, [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: Architecture, art, drawing, green, humour, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (0)
My First Fountain Pen
October 25, 2009
I’ve used a fountain pen for most of my adult life. I recall shopping for the first. I wanted a Mont Blanc, they were popular and expensive. I wanted one. I went shopping and I test drove the Mont Blanc and just didn’t like it. At all. Now, at the time you couldn’t grab a [...]
2009 | Art for Art's Sake | Tags: art, color, colour, drawing, KLAD, Modernism, n, pens, red, writingComments (0)
Long Island Duck
October 11, 2009
Well, I’ve heard of Long Island Duckling, but not until my friend Charlie (who can identify himself further in the comments, if he likes) sent me a collection of links had I heard of the Long Island Duck or The Big Duck. The pictures are great, but this duck has quite a story and is [...]
2009 | Architecture, From the Road | Tags: adventures, Architecture, art, design, drawing, Inspiration, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (3)
Is this the last bit of charm left in Hoboken?
October 6, 2009
The WordPress thumbnail options are a bit limited, hate the application’s forced cropping. Nonetheless, that is not the point of this post. We had the occasion to spend some time in Hoboken Sunday. While we both have fond memories of Hoboken, its charm and potential, this visit was quite the downer. Empty storefronts are always [...]
2009 | From the Road, Inspiration | Tags: design, drawing, KLAD, Modernism, n, red, research, scenic design, signsComments (4)
Neon at Odd Angles
October 4, 2009
I like to twist my camera when I shoot, even if it is just my phone camera. This is a simple shot of the Marquee on the theatre where I designed “Another Man’s Poison” this past summer. Amazing that my phone has a 3Mp camera, if only it had a decent lens and exposure control. [...]
2009 | Inspiration, Theatre | Tags: another man's poison, colour, design, designer, drawing, KLAD, Lighting Design, Modernism, n, neon, off-broadway, photography, red, set design, signs, TheatreComments (1)
My cell phone went for a swim……
September 27, 2009
On Friday afternoon, my cell phone went for a swim. I heard the plunk of the phone hitting bottom. Cursing as only a parochial school educated girl could, I lunged to pull it out of the water. Dead. its got to be dead. damn. Between managing KLAD and my consulting business, I am on my [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: art, drawing, Friday, KLAD, Modernism, n, red, setsComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday: Grill, Baby, Grill!
September 18, 2009
We’ve been crazy busy here at KLAD HQ, and I haven’t been contributing to the blog lately. My bad. I popped in to see what was going on, and I see that one of our resident evil geniuses has hijacked the blog and is having a VectorFest. Don’t get me wrong, I love Vectorworks and [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour | Tags: art, drawing, Friday, green, Happy Hour, KLAD, Modernism, n, pens, red, VectorWorksComments (1)
Vectorworks Spotlight 2010 Getting Started Guides
September 15, 2009
So what did you do during your Summer vacation? Summer vacation, what Summer vacation? Much as I find Fall rejuvenating, I also find Summer vacation a misnomer. Summer is spent preparing for the Fall work. This Summer, especially. Since the end of June, we have been writing and editing two Getting Started Guides for Vectorworks [...]
2009 | Teaching, The Work, VectorWorks | Tags: art, design, drawing, KLAD, Modernism, n, projection design, red, scenic design, VectorWorks, writingComments (2)
Graphic Design, it is everywhere…
September 11, 2009
Or it should be. We do some graphic and identity design, generally for our clients who like our work and often as a part of a television, film or theatre design project. As such, we are constantly on the look out for inspiration and/or research materials for our files. WebUrbanist recently posted this interesting story [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour, Inspiration, Television, Theatre | Tags: art, beer, design, drawing, Graphic Design, humour, Inspiration, KLAD, Modernism, n, red, research, scenic design, Television, TheatreComments (0)
Baroque was modern once
September 10, 2009
It may not be my thing, but one has to appreciate the Baroque styles. If it stood still, these folks decorated it. And decorated it and decorated it again. In a May 2009 article, The New York Times discusses an exhibition of the baroque at the Victoria and Albert Museum. I didn’t make the show, [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: art, design, drawing, KLAD, Modernism, museum, n, redComments (0)
What is Modernism?
September 8, 2009
Someone, I think it was Michelangelo said “design is the removal of superfluous detail.” I am sure that if the attribution is at all correct, it has been paraphrased. Even before i realized I was a Modernist, I believed in this statement. That is NOT to say that there should be no detail, just that [...]
2009 | Architecture, The Work | Tags: ale, Architecture, art, color, design, drawing, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (0)
We do meet the most interesting people…
September 7, 2009
…in bars. This is a post that has sat on the back burner for a bit too long. In July, we were in DC installing a news set we designed for the US government. We were staying at the Palomar in Dupont Circle and visited the bar at Urbana in the hotel for a cocktail. [...]
2009 | From the Road, Inspiration | Tags: design, drawing, learn, Modernism, n, redComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday: Limoncello Revisited
September 4, 2009
We’re on the verge of the last official week-end of summer, and I realized today that I have been remiss in posting cocktail recipes for the KLAD test kitchen’s Limoncello adventure. if you’re new to the blog, or missed the series, here they are: Two Summer Cellos Two Summer Cellos – continued Two Summer cellos [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: ale, art, color, drawing, Friday, Happy Hour, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday: Attack of the killer tomatoes
August 28, 2009
Thanks to Mary Kennedy and her tomato bounty – she’s my inspiration for this post Summer’s twilight is upon us, and tomatoes are everywhere. What’s a gardening cocktailer to do? If you’ve got a big stainless steel pot and a strainer, you make tomato juice. Its a great way to use the few extra pounds [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour | Tags: art, drawing, Friday, Happy Hour, Inspiration, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (0)
Book Review – “3D Modeling in Vectorworks 2009″
August 24, 2009
This week, I had the pleasure of reviewing Jonathan Pickup’s new volume “3D Modeling in Vectorworks 2009.” Jonathan, of Archoncad in New Zealand, is a world renown Vectorworks trainer and Guru. As a design practitioner and as a teacher, I work in the Building Information Model (BIM) format. That is to say that rather than [...]
2009 | Architecture, Teaching, Theatre, VectorWorks | Tags: Architecture, design, designer, drawing, KLAD, learn, lighting, Modernism, n, red, scenic design, tools, VectorWorksComments (0)
Another Man’s Poison Load-In Today
August 9, 2009
I have been working on this production for a couple of months. This is a production of a new play and I found the script to be very exciting and rehearsal last week brought forth all of the things the creative team had discussed. Today it really all starts to come together for a Wednesday [...]
2009 | The Work, Theatre, Uncategorized | Tags: another man's poison, art, design, drawing, KLAD, Modernism, n, off-broadway, projection design, red, scenic design, TheatreComments (0)
Happy Hour Friday: Terry and Harvey
August 7, 2009
A few days ago Kevin was walking our Bichon, Sophia and started chatting with our neighbors, Terry and Mary. Mary shared her garden (I guess I need to give her husband Jim some credit, just in case he reads the blog) cucumber bounty with the neighbors. Kevin asked Terry what she was going to do [...]
2009 | Gastronauting, Happy Hour, Inspiration, Uncategorized | Tags: art, cocktails, drawing, drinks, Friday, Happy Hour, Harvey Wallbanger, KLAD, Modernism, n, orange, redComments (2)
Time Pieces – Pieces of Time
July 24, 2009
Late Friday afternoon confession – I have a timepiece fetish. And its a strong one. I traveled halfway around the world, haggled my way through markets galore, and even bought an extra large case to carry home all the amazing treasures Maureen and I acquired. Over the course of the 10 days we spent in [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: art, drawing, Friday, KLAD, Modernism, n, redComments (0)
Heros and The Stagecraft eMail List
July 24, 2009
The Stagecraft eMail List is a fascinating resource. Sure there are discussions about beer, scotch, swilling of same and where to get the best BBQ in different cites. Sometimes there is even discussion of theate and stagecraft. Today there was this; From: Chuck Yeager Sent: Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:02 pm Subject: Memorial Service: You’re [...]

