Shared Workspace
Wednesday January 23, 2008
Whether they work in a loft downtown or at a desk in the corner of a living room, designers have always had a thing for comparing their workspaces. This Ain't No Disco is a website dedicated to photo galleries of design firm offices from around the world. It can be inspiring, or depressing (if your desk is as messy as mine), to see the incredible creative spaces in which our design peers work.
So speaking of my messy workspace, and sharing, here is what surrounds me:
- My iMac
- My trusty Moleskin notebook for phone meetings
- Gadgets... scanner, iPod, digital camera
- Design books on all topics, within reach
- Vintage Crayola tin filled with business cards
- Sony studio headphones for late night work
- 1980 Spiderman Spider Copter
What surrounds you?
I’ll play! In my immediate space I have:
On my “Desk” (an 8 foot long dining room table I picked up for 60 bucks):
- Imac (for print work)
- Mac book Pro (do my webwork on it)
On the Floor:
- “baby Nest” on the floor – blanket strewn with all types of soft (and noisy) toys
- PS2
Misc:
- Frank the Jade Plant
- 19 inch TV to watch all the Star Trek: Vyager I have DVR’d
On the Walls:
Nothing; I ‘m going for the Spartan school of decorating
I have my 20″ monitor. My laptop, 3 binders with different clints, a flowerpot with colored markers, a box of colored pencils, 1 flowerpot of pencils and one of pens, a small brown box of index cards, my lamp a new speaker phone for internet-conferences, on the wall a small bulliten board, a college photo of family a copy of the first photo I ever sold, a prize winning drawing, a small shelf storage for cd/dvd’s of photos (library of mine) picture of my mom and dad (50th) night photos of epcot when it first opened (I am that old). Also in office, large format printer, 3 file boxes, a homemade stand with scanner and PC tower, dock for small digital camera and home to digital SLR, them we move to Hubbies side, his desk, book case antique radio (which still works) grandfather clock and misc boxes of office supplies, card stock small set of office books, on the floor, a large rug purchased for dog to lay on camera bag 3 briefcases. Boy, what a mess!
I have my emac, mostly TMBG playing on itunes,
design books glore, printer is in spare bedroom that is not being used.
pens and pencils for quick sketch ideas,
and yes, a spiderman collection of toys that watch over me.
Glad we both have spidey watching our backs…
I am a beginning scholar with graphic design. I would only venture to say that in long enough time to get the basics yet short enough time for the space I will be all set in what I would hope is not a big a mess as you all claim your in.
-LY