Design Challenges

Design is not only on the Web

This weekend I was celebrating my Birthday, well the day is today, but celebrations began on Friday, and as part of my gift, my lady took me up to tour the Vanderbilt Mansion in Newport, RI. This was a fascinating experience and gave me a fresh look to learn from the old.

You see, when designing we must look at the past to design for the present and give the future something to learn from. This mansion cost an approximate 100 million dollars of today's money, there was bound to be something exciting to see.

As I expected I saw some beautiful designs, not just on the tapestry and interior decor, but more in the architecture. I was a civil engineer student in my distant past, but I lost interest mostly in part because I was studying the subject for the wrong reasons, deep down I should have studied architecture, the intricacies in the designs really intrigued me. Fascinating wall treatments, columns, and molding, simply glorious!

Remember to enjoy your surroundings and you too will become a better designer.