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Why Design Matters
I once got into a heated argument about an author, and his choice to write, what can be described as easy summer reading. His books are...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jun 14, 20152 min read


Location, Location, Location!
The famous idiom of Location, Location, Location which is favorably used by neighborhood realtors, seems to feel almost dated when...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jun 7, 20152 min read


Identity Theft
There is something unsettling about it, a sense of violation. Then there is the understanding that not much can be done about it. And no,...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
May 31, 20152 min read


The Sound of Silence
The basic need of quite in one's life can't be underrated. Research shows that being around noise pollution sources can cause serious...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
May 17, 20153 min read


Visual Cleanse
"Less is more"one of the most iconic phrases coined by one of modern architecture's forefathers, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I have to...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
May 10, 20153 min read


The First Impression is the Deepest
First impressions are lasting impressions, this usually is said, in reference to meeting new people. The same holds true to spaces people...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
May 3, 20153 min read


Going Mobile
I come from a place where homes are built from reenforced concrete and stone sidings, construction time will take about a year. I moved...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Apr 26, 20153 min read


Let's be Honest
I like coffee to be coffee, non of that vanilla hazelnut with pumpkin pie twist, tea should be the strong black kind. Food needs to have...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Apr 12, 20152 min read


Force of Habit
Alarm goes off, scroll down the device to see if the world is still out there, swing out of bed, wear a sweater, walk down the stairs,...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Apr 5, 20152 min read


Hourglass Design
As a kid nothing got me more excited than, the sound of furniture being dragged around the house, along with the scent of warm punch in...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Mar 28, 20153 min read


Design as a Universal Language
At one of my first reviews atMassArt the first comment I got was, why did I pin-up my process the wrong way. You see I'm a native Hebrew...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Mar 22, 20152 min read


Attention to Intention
Many a times the approach to design is almost haphazard. I can't even begin to count the frantic phone calls I get from people who "just"...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Mar 15, 20152 min read


Color Splash*
As a designer nothing daunts me more then picking a color for my own home. I find it paralyzing, as if the color choice I make will...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Mar 8, 20153 min read


Heart of the Home
After buying a house, investing in replacing the roof, heating system and wiring most people turn into their kitchens. So many has been...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Mar 2, 20152 min read


Let's sit on it
In the design world, chairs help in breakthrough discoveries. They are the "lab" where materials, colors and technology are tested out....
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Feb 22, 20152 min read


What's your Story?
Watching the Grammys last night I suddenly remembered a dream of mine. Growing up in the MTV era (when they actually played music clips),...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Feb 8, 20152 min read


A-void
They say music is the silence between sounds. For me design is the void between masses. I was 14 years old when I first visited the...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Feb 1, 20152 min read


No 2 Snow Facts are alike
As we here in New England are buried deep under heap loads of snow, I thought some snow facts and thoughts are in order. No two snow...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jan 26, 20152 min read


Open
The open space office concept, though seems to have a modern sounding flair to it, has been around from many years. The first open spaces...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jan 18, 20152 min read


Bench (mark)*
An urban scape is a great testing ground for people watching and human behaviors. One of the nicest features in open public spaces are in...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jan 11, 20151 min read
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