bunch:

Dogfish Head HQ, designed by DIGSAU. Combining my loves of beer and architecture; if only it wasn’t all the way up in Delaware.

dammit. really?  this isn’t fair.  ::turns back to his 90-minute and drinks with jealousy::

(Source: dailybunch)

slantback:

In an industry that offers a commodity (something you can find anywhere for the same price) this lottery kiosk has created an incentive to become a repeat customers. Choice architecture is underrated and growing in importance. (via Lottery Kiosk Choice Architecture | JephMaystruck.com)

hmmm, this greased the wheels a bit on a friday (see here & here).  think about how fast this transaction moves, point-of-contact, attention required.  look at what happens on the web.  you’re dealing with a shitload of very, very fast decisions.  lots of times, you’re deciding something and you don’t even know it.

where does the spillover go online?  a different service?  something we should actually be doing?  attention choice architecture could be interesting - especially when there is so much niche & dissection play to begin with when it comes to technology.

“miss that click?”

“click here instead.”

although, this is assuming one’s attention is commodity.  it should never be but a problem is that too many people treat it as such (proof).

i’m thinking about sort of a, “calgon, take me away!” moment now.  choice architecture for benefit, not monopoly.

bobulate:

LA-based artist Mark Bennett is a seasoned television watcher who pays homage to the medium in his work. More than just amateur blueprints, these detailed drawings can be found in the collections of both the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art. See also: TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes. [via]

click-through to see the jetsons & wayne manor.  great stuff.

Catskill Farms

affordable early american architecture + lots of functional space + nature (goulet!) = porn for my alter-ego.