time and
PLACE march 2011
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Its an odd thing , but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in
san francisco."
Hilton Honors new heights.
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PLACE
In this issue Outside The Big City
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Escape to wine country the right way—on a cold rainy day for the full effect. Scribe Winery is the perfect experience.
Art and Design
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A new exhibit at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art brings in a new crowd—those who love to drink.
Great Views
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a beauty, from every angle.
Editor’s Letter
Sight For Sore Eyes
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“It’s an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco” -Oscar Wilde
started my journey in California with two of my best friends, and a pleasant, welcoming host. In under four days I gave my heart to San Francisco. The sights and stories reached beyond my expectations. The literary inspirations, wine tasting adventures, and fast paced to-do lists kept me high and dry in a week full of rain and cold weather. I was blessed with a unofficial tour guide, a girl who found her soul in this city, and spent precious time trying to show me it’s beauty. I indulged in the sounds that surrounded Jack Keroac alley, and the high or low views of the Golden Gate Bridge, composed of mystery and
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talent. There’s a beauty in the greats we found, an appreciation for what has started and ended in such a small city. We avoided the traps-- Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, and the Cheesecake Factory,-- and focused more on the culture of the city, what wasn’t on paper. It was there, in the corners and alleys that we met real people, with similar dreams and expectations. In creating my travel magazine, Time and Place, I hoped to capture a mood, in true San Francisco style. There was color at times, and the sun came around before each day ended, but the most minutes were spent in the rain, in the month of March, with a rustic, mysterious
feel. I think some cities are a product of their people, and in SF, the people are a product of the city. In my experience, there are two kinds of travelers, the ones who travel to lose themselves, and the ones who travel to find themselves. This destination was a journey of it’s own, a perfect time and place kind of thing.
Executive editor, meghan hoodhood
A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.
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wine country rainy weather welcomes mystical prohibition era
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eyond the Golden Gate bridge, further then Sausalito, rests the rustic, scenic playground for the prestige. A place where people sit in cellars and basements, drinking the newest wine of the season. The truth though, not all wine country visitors are here to spend their last weeks pay on a day of drinking (though some of us do). What we really want is a magical experience filled with culture, relaxation, and that warm sensation the blushes through our cheeks... By: Meghan Hoodhood
outside the city
Left to right: view from second floor window of prohibition house, property of Scribe Winery, picnic table for wine tasting and vineyard. Photos by Meghan Hoodhood.
We arrived for our reservation at Scribe Winery a little late, the quickest option for food, was a much needed stop at In and Out for burgers. At first we were disappointed by the wind and rain, the foggy horizon. We thought that the best experience, came with sun and fedoras, yet to our surprise, the rain made for a estranged trip back to the history books of the jazz age. Propped almost like a stage, a run down house on the property had a story of its own. Where shades of green met tope and gray, the ambiance brought us on a hill,
full of adventure and inspiration, exploring an old speakeasy from the prohibition era. It was like we were in a twilight zone, a travel in time. After admiring what was old and new, the grape vines and the cracked cement, we made our way back to the winery where we were greeted by our host. She took us around the back of the cabin, where a open door cellar was light by candles and overcast. We sat at our wood table, and waited to taste the flavors of white and red. First, a Scribe Chardonnay, full in body, lush in color. Then a
new Cabernet Sauvingnon on back order, another full body, luscious color, and bold and spicy after taste. Next, Scribe’s Pinot Noir, sweet and light. We bought the Cabernet and through a connection, our wine tasting fee of $15 was waived. At $60 a bottle and over, the wine tasting experience at Scribe was rich and rewarding. A welcoming place for wine tasters, new and old, and a story line that resonates with any crowd.
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all the cool people are drinking it.
Help me out
How to get there.
A quick reminder of the many ways one can travel.
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trolley
tourists love to go on them, but act like a local and you get on for free.
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great shoes can take you anywhere you want to go.
priceless?
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five dollars
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zipcars
bus lines can be confusing, if you have no idea where you want to go.
two dollars
are an affordable and safe way to escape outside the city for a day or even a hour.
seventy five dollars a day
cab ride
gets a little pricey, but still really convenient.
cheaper if you can split the fare PLACE 9
Art and design
FEATURED EXHIBIT
SFMOMA
A newfound appreciation for the grape
San Francisco has over 12 museums. So how do you chose what exhibits to see in such a short time? You can’t possibly see it all in one day, they are all different, and each museum is a four hour commitment. For a quicker experience, in the middle of the day, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art is showcasing an extremely impressive display of wine personality, which is definitely worth your time. How Wine Became Modern explores the visual culture of wine and its stunning transformation over
the last three decades. The exhibition combines historical artifacts, architectural models, design objects, newly commissioned artworks, and enticing installations, including a “smell wall,” to probe many aspects of wine culture, among them the globalization of wine, concepts of terroir, wine in popular media, and new strategies in label, glassware, and winery design. Visit SFMOMA’s web site for museum hours and more information. http://www.sfmoma.org/
A portion of the wine wall display at SFMOMA, How Wine Became Modern. Photo by Meghan Hoodhood
The Marin Headlands
Two superimposed pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo by Meghan Hoodhood
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great views
The view from up top is always brighter. By: Meghan Hoodhood The Golden Gate Bridge-- San Francisco’s biggest treasure. Everyone knows what it is, and if you’re a tourist, you know it’s on your list to see. On a rare clear day, I urge you SF travelers to grab a delicious view of the bridge from a different height, once you’ve passed through it of course. On the Marin Headlands, you’ll find beaten paths, and lots of wind. It’s the perfect place for perspective and appreciation. An appropriate ending to any trip to the big city, to see how small the places you’ve been are. Come here for a picnic, or for a short trip before work. Take a deep breath of the fresh air and let your scarf blow in the wind. It’s from up here that you can hear the tales of the city, all of its secrets in the hills and history of its towers. With Alcatraz near by, the escapist is free up here.
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thank you. I
came into this class not knowing a thing about design. I didn’t know how tedious it could be to put things on a page symmetrically, with the right amount of flow. I didn’t know how to use typography and white space, or modular design. I had no idea how this project was going to come together, and I’m not even sure it fully has yet. The hardest part about magazine design, is deciding when your work is done. The hours I spent moving columns
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around on a page, or changing colors and sizes to induce hierarchy, might go unnoticed. My work was never done, and I would stare at each page individually, moving things left or right, just slightly, because I was convinced it would look better. At some point in the semester, I realized I had changed the layout of my feature article five times, and regardless of who I asked, they all said it looked good either way. I think sometimes it’s hard for people to tell you what they want or like.
It’s difficult for someone to say, this is more appealing to me, for these reasons. We learn this in design. Like training your taste buds to appreciate a great bottle of Pinot Noir, each bottle tastes a little different, but it’s about learning why you like each one. Design is a process, of training your eye to see things, that the normal person might not notice. I’m leaving this class knowing a lot more, most importantly, how much I thoroughly love white space and magazine design.
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one for one.