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02/04/2023

A good night for Delmar Hall

06/24/2021

Amazing to be outside enjoying Andy Frasco …
A bittersweet day…

05/13/2016

I'm taking on the hills of the Missouri wine roads this weekend. The VinoFondo - the Mini, the Midi or the MONDO. A great way to experience the real beauty of Missouri, of course after you've scared your friends by wearing spandex, climbed some serious hills and start breathing again. We'll see how it goes....

http://bigshark.com/about/2016-vino-fondo-gran-fondo-5-14-16-pg796.htm

http://www.sugarcreekwines.com/

05/13/2016

Great message today in the Wall Street Journal, article by Jason Gay, "America! The Cyclist in Not Your Enemy".
http://www.wsj.com/articles/america-the-cyclist-is-not-your-enemy-1463073268
As the first project manager and planner for Bike St. Louis, I support all of us having the choice of safe transportation, whether walking, biking, transit or driving.
To summarize a bit, we need to respect (or love, so he says) each other and choice of transportation, to realize we are all part of the same transportation ecosystem. And most important, we ALL deserve to get home safe.

A plea from the bike: Let’s end the ridiculous battle between cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.

05/12/2016

It’s in the DETAILS or maybe in the font…
(Or file this under “Who Knew?!”)
I love Communication Arts Magazine. I love the images, the articles, even the ads for paper. I grew up with a graphic illustrator as a father and I loved the smell of the paints, the feel and color of the paper samples in his office, even the markers which we were prohibited from touching. All those creative magazines, rich in visual images and color, they reveal just a snapshot of the amazing amount of talent in the world.
In the March/April edition of Communication Arts Sarah Hyndman authored the fascinating article “Just Your Type”. http://www.commarts.com/column/just-your-type Ms. Hyndman explains how we respond to typefaces. How we can assign more or less credibility to something dependent on the typeface used. And it is not as overt as, say the silliness of Curlz MT vs. the stoicism of CopperPlate. It is actually quite subtle, as in the simple difference between using a font with a Serif versus without. Say Times New Roman vs. Arial. The size and spacing of the text also impacts our perceptions.
Ms. Hyndman article shows that fonts help create a first impression, “Much like the clothes we wear…”. And how typographic choices can be an integral part of how our messages are received.
As architectural programmers, planners, and designers – we need to work with a variety of stakeholders and present a plethora of information in a variety of ways. From project websites, outdoor signage that invites people to a meeting, project educational campaign materials, advertisements, newsletters and even plans and renderings; taking time to recognize the value in the details can ensure that the message is received in the tone and personality that you want it to be.

With ample survey research, Sarah Hyndman proves that typefaces influence us in surprising ways.

05/04/2016

Happy Birthday to Jane Jacobs -
Author and urbanist extraordinaire!

03/30/2016

Check out the latest FPA Group post...
Looking at ALL the Risks When Building New Facilities...or anything for that matter! http://ow.ly/10604w

Recently I ran into a friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. He had changed jobs and was working for a large company on a campus. The building in...

03/30/2016

FPA Group just posted a new blog piece! "Looking at ALL the Risks When Building New Facilities"

01/21/2016

Connect and engage with our new company page on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/company/fpa-group-st--louis

We help communities and organizations plan for their future. FPA Group is a public engagement and community planning firm that provides businesses and non profit organizations project programming, collaborative facilitation services, planning and public engagement strategies. Whether it’s creating o…

10/28/2015

Looks like fall is upon us...sit back with some tea and read this great article out of the St. Louis Fed about Leveraging Private Investment to Fund Neighborhoods...http://ow.ly/TXrN3

This year’s annual report examines a project the Fed is spearheading to improve the U.S. payment system. The essay is written by St. Louis Fed...