Written by Elissa Ebersold on September 2, 2014
Denmark Diaries: Long Overdue
castle . church . Copenhagen . Denmark . guard . jelling . king . kirke . koldinghus . Middelfart . palace . palisade . royal family . Thoughts . Travel . vikingHello everyone, This is a post long overdue. My weeks have been busy. I’ve been working mostly, but also some exploring and traveling tossed into the mix. So let’s start with the former: Work has been really great. I’ve been designing a 80-something page employee handbook. Well, it was 80-something pages when I started, but
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 17, 2014
Denmark Diaries: Copenhagen
architecture . canal . church . Copenhagen . Denmark . design . Middelfart . royal . TravelHej! So this entry will be about my experience in Copenhagen, which was a great one. I was up bright and early at 4:30 for a 6:15am train. It was my first time in a [large] northern European city, and a city with street names I simply can’t pronounce (no I’m not forgetting about Reykjavik,
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 15, 2014
Denmark Diaries: A Week of Danish Culture
architecture . Denmark . design . food . Middelfart . Thoughts . TravelHi! As always, apologize for the poor layout… Well, I’ve been in Denmark a week. I spent my last couple days trying to catch up on sleep, not freak out, and figure out my life here. So far it’s been pretty nice, and pretty different. But I’ll start with my departure from Iceland. I had
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 11, 2014
Reykjavik Diary: Notes on Icelandic Design
architecture . design . graphic . graphic design . Iceland . ReykjavikHello! The very first thing I noticed about the Icelandic design was how contemporary it was. Even just setting foot in the terminal in Keflavik, it’s modern aesthetic was noticeable. There were glass pyramids, decorative and not-quite-windows, hanging down like tinted teal appendages from the ceiling, no doubt a reference to icicles. I will have
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 11, 2014
Reykjavik Diary Day 2: Ow, I’ve got volcano in my eye!
architecture . Blue Lagoon . church . Denmark . food . Iceland . museum . Reykjavik . Thoughts . TravelHello friends, Here begins day two of my travels in Iceland, with pictures! Same disclaimer as last time: make sure you click on the photos to see them in larger detail! And I’m really sorry for the mess this blog is visually, I’m not going to spend time trying to fix the layout. 🙁 HDR
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 10, 2014
Reykjavik Diary: Day 1 “Of course I like this job, I get undress a lot of lovely ladies!”
architecture . church . food . Iceland . Reykjavik . Silfra . snorkel . Thoughts . Travel . volcano . whaleHi there! For ease, make sure you click on the photos to see them in larger detail! And I’m really sorry for the mess this blog is visually, I’m not going to spend time trying to fix the layout. 🙁 Sunset Now that I’ve sat down and had a little time to edit some photos,
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 9, 2014
Reykjavik Observations Day 2
Iceland . Reykjavik . Thoughts . TravelOh, look, yet another post where I attempt to describe my surroundings and observations in vague, yet informative ways without photos. Hmmm, where to start. Well, today I ventured out the the touristy attraction of Blue Lagoon. It was interesting. I had never been to a spa before, so I didn’t know what to expect,
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 7, 2014
Reykjavik: An Overall Observation Day 1
Iceland . Reykjavik . Thoughts . TravelIt’s difficult to write a blog post about your travels when you’re presently lacking a way to include photos, so I’ll just do my general thought on the Reykjavik area until I can write up a proper picture-loaded entry. Reykjavik is young. It has a short history,as my shuttle driver this morning told me. It
Written by Elissa Ebersold on August 6, 2014
An Introduction
Denmark . Iceland . Middelfart . Reykjavik . TravelI’ve never been one for change. I like being in spaces that I know, which is usually Albany, New York (but sometimes Cape May, NJ is an acceptable replacement). I’m very attached to these places, and they inspire me consistently and constantly as the artist and designer that I am. I’m an introvert who loves