Out and About: Steve in Minneapolis

I was in Minneapolis earlier this week to speak at the MIMA Summit. I hadn’t been in Minneapolis since 1999, so I took a little bit of time to explore – here’s some of my photographs.

IMG_1713
IMG_1704
City icons: Charles Schultz hails from Minneapolis, as did Mary Richards.

IMG_1712
Who needs the Kuik-E-Mark?

IMG_1739
Create your Turkey Masterpiece! Who could resist, when inspired by those nothing-short-of-masterful pieces?

IMG_1719
Inspiring earnest words populate a downtown garden space.

IMG_1726

IMG_1716
No smoking or dipping. No, that’s not an ashtray, it’s a tin of tobacco. You can tell because it’s got the word “tobacco” written on it, pretty much the mark of failure in icon design.

IMG_1736
ATMS are increasing featuring mirrors as safety devices, letting you see whose coming up behind you. This takes it one step further, with a video monitor performing the same function. Is that creeping-featurism?

IMG_1718
Marquette Plaza, constructed somewhat like a suspension bridge.

IMG_1741
Not related at all to Chevron. Really?

IMG_1709
Sawing you in half daily. At Sever’s. Really?

IMG_1729
Mill City Museum

Series

About Steve