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Here are some recent plates from concerts and events. I wasn’t aware of the subtleties of cheap paper plates, and look forward to returning those with better-formed rims.

We occasionally host house concerts here. To avoid our neighbors being troubled by strangers knocking on their door, I post a sign on ours. We had plenty of paper plates for the

I took a brief field trip to W. 29th Street recently. Officially, it was to ask the Art Director’s Club if their library might be interested in my father-in-law’s huge collection of excellent old annuals and design books, dating from the twenties through the seventies. Sadly, they didn’t give a damn—only digital matters anymore.

Once again, taking a break from the keyboard I roamed the Upper West Side. Here’s some of the local eye candy I found. The graffiti may not be as sophisticated as what I’ve found in Soho, for instance, but we still have some worthy efforts up here. Additionally, the handy iPhone helped capture some appealing ...

Taking breaks from life at the computer recently I found some more interesting art walking with my iPhone.

It was a bad carpet day. Visiting the future home of my down-sizing in-laws, I just had to document it. Über-gifted, artist/designer Bill Backalenick no doubt will make their apartment tasteful and serene. But underfoot in the public areas, at every turn, is a new visual assault.

Breaking away from my computer I sometimes take long walks, often finding unusual sights and interesting details. My handy iPhone, helps document these to share with others. Here’s a backlog from fall 2011 through spring 2012, including a few non-neighborhood shots.

Last May and June, in the pedestrian lane on the East Drive of Central Park I discovered a series of chalk pictograms. Evidently drawn by a guy named James De La Vega, they would disappear and reappear, day-in and day-out. Convinced I’d discovered a new, rare phenomenon I began documenting them. It turns out James ...