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broken. noisy brawl. peevish. apt to cause trouble.

Fractal ‘fraktel/ is my sum up word for 2017. It’s a relatively new word originating in the 1970s from the French verb frangere – ‘broken’.

Although it describes a random and chaotic phenomenon with turbulence, it encompasses – and here’s what I love – crystal growth and galaxy formation…
Pure creativity.

No doubt 2017 has been a fracted year filled with factious fracases on many fronts. But with the turbulence comes growth – that galaxy formation part.

I’m grateful for sharing the ongoing journey of creativity and growth with you and look forward to a galaxy of wonderful possibilities throughout the new year.

 

Wishing you the best for 2018 from Design&Effect.

Winter brings to mind cold days, colder nights, bright fresh mornings with glittering dew and frost.

Gazing out the office window, winter brings to mind bright, clean, sweet… in the form of a 45 year old orange tree. This time of year holds the promise of sweet, juicy fruit. Tall glasses of fresh pressed juice at break time.

Each day throughout the year, I watch this fruit change outside my window. They start as white, sweet blooms in Spring. The blooms fall away leaving dark green peas, that grow into green marbles, and then into golf balls as the Summer passes. By Fall, they reach their full size and their color begins to shift from pale green to yellows. With Winter’s approach comes the fulfillment of these beautiful fruit.

It’s the stages of a design project… all rolled into one lovely tree and kilos of sweet fruit.

Want some oranges to stave off winter blues? Give us a call.

This year has been one of change, but aren’t they all?

It was a year of seeing the capacity for growth – and the fleetingness of life.
And yet despite the challenges there is still hope.

Let there be amazing joy, peace, and love in the world and in your life.
And may we all enjoy a new year filled with hope.