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Website for an Architect

February 12, 2018 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Website for an Architect

I think there is a not-so-well-hidden secret out there that the websites for architects are almost all unilaterally terrible. They are cumbersome and hard to navigate - trying to find information on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, great to work with architects, photography, Writing a blog

Architectural Redlines During Design

January 29, 2018 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

Architectural Redlines During Design

Nothing makes people lose their minds faster than whenever I post a sketch ... you would think that contained somewhere within this sketch is the nuclear launch codes and because of my frivolous lack … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Career, Graphics, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, conversations

The Year was 1980-Something

January 11, 2018 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

The Year was 1980-Something

There are few moments in your life where the time span between the current and younger versions of yourself collide. I had such a moment yesterday and despite my aversion to "celebrity sightings", … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Life in General, NKBA Insiders, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Construction Process, NKBA, NKBA Insiders

Somehow, 2018 Feels Different

January 2, 2018 by Bob Borson 40 Comments

Somehow, 2018 Feels Different

2018 is only a few hours old and it already feels different to me. Ignoring the fact that I am still sitting in my front room writing a blog post right before it is "due", and ignoring the fact that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, Travel, traveling

A Proper Holiday Cocktail

December 22, 2017 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

A Proper Holiday Cocktail

With Christmas happening in just a few days, my email inbox is getting choked out with digital holiday cards from companies that I am almost 100% positive don't know who I am ... they probably don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, cocktails, Holiday

Looking back …

December 12, 2017 by Bob Borson 45 Comments

Looking back …

Hindsight is 20/20, or so the phrase goes. It basically means that if you knew then what you know now, you would do things differently and avoid some mistake or misstep. Other than being able to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, blog, what?

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