Kelly Smith | Made in Seattle

Kelly Smith of Curious Office on the internet, design and photography.

Month: November, 2007

I’ve been hacked

I was cleaning up my webserver today and noticed this in one of my directories:

The guy thought it would be clever to download a nice mp3 from his server as part of the package. That was nice except that I was curious where the mp3 was coming from so I opened up the unwelcome [...]

Evening out with friends

The Copper Gate is a nice little bar in Ballard. Highly recommended for cocktails of the nordic variety.

New photos

Took this November 23, 2007. Enhanced it November 24. Larger versions can be viewed here.

This one taken same day in downtown Seattle.

Old cars

I took this on Thanksgiving afternoon outside our house. Gotta love old cars.

Having a little fun on Thanksgiving

My friend Brian McGarvey stopped by to say hi before our Thanksgiving festivities kicked off. It was such a nice day that he decided to break out the old Camaro. We thought we’d make a little smoke to bring in the holiday. Sure the neighbors appreciated it. Boys will be boys but at [...]

Spirographs

Remember those toys called Spirographs that we used to play with as kids where you stick the pencil (or pen) in the little gears and make all those crazy designs? I always loved the symmetry of those designs but I wanted a digital version that I could print as big as a poster if I [...]

MLS in Seattle is finally a reality (again)

Long time friend Adrian Hanauer finally realizes at least one of his significant dreams! Major league soccer in Seattle in 2009. Congrats to everyone involved in the effort. It’s a great contribution the city.

Live in the moment.

I’d like to totally forget what I learned about the importance of goals. Maybe some of you won’t think I’m totally crazy.

What I don’t like about politics

Since I’ve been in the digital media space since 1995, I’ve developed a habit of listening to the news while I work. I think I probably listen to more news than just about anyone and it drives my wife crazy. The radio, TV or web is broadcasting at me 2-5 hours a day. [...]

This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen

This falls in the category of “if you have to ask the price it’s probably too much”. But, to me it looks like a piece of artwork. Industrial design in this case has reached a level that is on par with the greatest beautiful things.