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FFF. Form Follows Function. Every contemporary designer aspires to reach THAT moment of the (in)famous concept of clarity in design. The...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Nov 29, 20152 min read
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Happy Medium
There is no bigger evil in the world of the over achieving, insta-go-getting, facebook high rollers, than the word m-e-d-i-u-m. It's this...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Nov 22, 20152 min read
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Mindful Act of Kindness
When my soon to be 10 year old girl was about 4, she was brushing her long golden hair. She looked up at me and asked 'why do I need to...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Nov 15, 20152 min read
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Design on the Run
The other night as I meticulously laid out my pre-race paraphernalia on the dinning room table, a familiar sensation hit me. It felt...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Nov 8, 20152 min read
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Commit to Memory
I was sitting in the car, the english countryside zooming past my face, and all I thought about was - I must remember the colors, the...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Nov 1, 20152 min read
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One for the team!
Last week I happened to listen to a piece on the radio about the decline of team sports in America. As a mother of 3 kids, 2 of which are...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Oct 25, 20152 min read
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Branding// (as noun branding) The promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctivedesign. Seems like...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Oct 19, 20152 min read
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Blank Space
This weekend I was at a Taylor Swift concert in a massive football stadium. And at the risk pitting the world of 'Swifters' against me,...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jul 27, 20152 min read
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A moment in Time
This past weekend marked the 239th year of America, it was my 38th birthday. Usually around ones birthday, passing of time becomes more...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jul 5, 20152 min read
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Don't be afraid of the light*
As kids we are told not to be afraid of the dark, as adults we should be taught not to be afraid of the light. Many are the people who...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jun 28, 20153 min read
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All Work and lots of Play
During my graduation ceremony way back then, our class speaker, diligently taped crayons to the bottom of each and every seat, it was an...
Tali Shoval-Dranes
Jun 21, 20152 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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