http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog Run With the Pack... The Creative Workspace of Ryan Cowles Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:01:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/09/2800-miles-and-almost-as-many-updates/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/09/2800-miles-and-almost-as-many-updates/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:03 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=1141 Jump to: Cross Country Amtrak Trip • ME & Blue Website • Photo to Canvas To say that I have been busy would be a giant understatement. And that last sentence was a lame cliche.. but I couldn’t think of a better way to put it. I have been busy with projects, as always, and [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/09/2800-miles-and-almost-as-many-updates/feed/ 38 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/06/taking-a-train-across-the-country-part-three/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/06/taking-a-train-across-the-country-part-three/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:38:15 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=955 Note: This is a continuation of series of posts, Taking a Train Across the Country – Part One, and Taking a Train Across Country – Part Two. Also, don’t forget, you can click any of the pictures to enlarge them I left Chicago on the Southwest Chief, and was ready to see what else was [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/06/taking-a-train-across-the-country-part-three/feed/ 15 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/05/taking-a-train-across-the-country-part-two/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/05/taking-a-train-across-the-country-part-two/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 13:05:28 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=735 Note: This is a continuation of another post, Taking a Train Across the Country – Springfield to Chicago. Also, don’t forget, you can click any of the pictures to enlarge them I was lucky on the first night of the trip, because I had an empty seat next to me, but I found out this [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/05/taking-a-train-across-the-country-part-two/feed/ 17 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/03/taking-train-across-the-country-part-one/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/03/taking-train-across-the-country-part-one/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:36:25 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=406 Note: You can click any of the pictures to see larger versions. Last year, March 2009, I took Amtrak from Springfield, MA to Los Angeles, CA, spent a week in Southern California, and then took the train back with Alanna. The trip consisted of taking the 449 Lakeshore Limited out of Springfield, MA to Chicago. [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/03/taking-train-across-the-country-part-one/feed/ 19 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/holga-photography-by-alanna/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/holga-photography-by-alanna/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:59:02 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=368 Maybe I’m biased because I’m in some of these shots (I’m on the right in this one, for those who don’t know), but I find them absolutely stunning! Check out Holga Photography by Alanna over at Bloggy Time Excellent!    ]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/holga-photography-by-alanna/feed/ 2 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/11/a-new-way-to-look-at-thanksgiving/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/11/a-new-way-to-look-at-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:48 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=288 Introduction • The First Thanksgiving Facts • A New Way to Look Introduction Growing up, most of us learn the myth of Thanksgiving. How the Pilgrim’s were thankful that they survived their first winter, and these wild savages (The Wampanoags) showed up with some turkey, squash, and pie and they all were best of friends, [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/11/a-new-way-to-look-at-thanksgiving/feed/ 4 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/09/upcoming-photo-contest-help-me-decide/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/09/upcoming-photo-contest-help-me-decide/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:32:48 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=236 I am entering a photo contest soon, and I need to choose three pictures. I’m going to submit three from the Pine Hill Cemetery shoot, but I can’t decide which. That’s where (hopefully) you come into play. Vote on your top three pictures, make sure you only choose three! The three with the most votes [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/09/upcoming-photo-contest-help-me-decide/feed/ 3 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/08/updates-news-things-to-come-for-metacom-creative/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/08/updates-news-things-to-come-for-metacom-creative/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:44:48 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=139 I apologize for the lack of updates lately, but the good news is that I have had a very busy schedule and should have some new stuff up here shortly. Where do I start? Vanessa Fitzgerald I recently collaborated with Melissa Bergen on a website for Vanessa Fitzgerald. My role was to take the design [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2009/08/updates-news-things-to-come-for-metacom-creative/feed/ 0