Confessions of a Graphic Designer

Seattle is nestled between two incredibly beautiful mountain ranges and bordered by Elliott Bay. Seattle is innovative. Amazon, Starbucks, Nordstrom, UPS, Microsoft, Costco, REI, Boeing and many other companies, began here. It's a big city, but it is still a place where people wait for the light to turn green before they cross the street. Waiting for the light to turn green on Denny St. in Seattle by Terri Nakamura I don’t think of Seattle as a trendy place, but I do have friends who have to jump on every new thing, When Rolfing was in, they were Rolfed. Eggs and butter were banished for years. When low-carb diets were de rigueur, they eschewed bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. When colonics came along, they had their innards flushed. Personal trainers, massages, French manicures, vegan or raw diets, yoga, Pilates, spinning, rock climbing...the list goes on. Maybe my standards are too low, but I’m basically happy with the way I am. Alone among my friends, I don’t dye...

The City of Seattle is in the process of deciding whether or not to eliminate ride-sharing services such as Uber , Lyft and Sidecar . Is that a good thing? If you've ever watched Portlandia , you have an idea of what it's like to live 200 miles north. Seattle is very open and progressive, but at the same time it feels the need to regulate almost everything. Our City Council can get bogged down on inane issues, such as spitting in public parks. However, when communication delivery shifted from print to the web, would it have made sense for the Seattle City Council to regulate online information sources in order to keep local  printers in business? Of course not. Which brings us back to getting around town. The taxi industry is in revolt over the unfairness of competing with ride-sharing enterprises. Taxis are subjected to layers of regulation, where ride-sharing entities are not. It makes sense to analyze the different requirements for ride sharing and t...