A blog about my freelance projects, obsessions, and miscellaneous observations.Marc CheshireTumblr (3.0; @mcheshire)http://www.cheshirestudio.com/Flyer I created for the Croton Arboretum’s 7th Annual...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3vw52SRo1qafjrto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flyer I created for the <a href="http://www.crotonarboretum.org/" target="_blank">Croton Arboretum’s</a> 7th Annual Winter Tree Identification Walk.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/17301102706http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/17301102706Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:19:16 -0500My newest project, a Posterous.com site on Croton history.<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykvyvyuKx1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My newest project, a <a href="http://croton-history.posterous.com/" target="_blank">Posterous.com</a> site on Croton history.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16716708231http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16716708231Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:06:30 -0500Croton in the snow, January 21, 2012<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5mcaNSIx1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5mcaNSIx1qafjrto2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Croton in the snow, January 21, 2012</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16227517358http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16227517358Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:14:33 -0500A beautiful hand-colored post card of the New Croton Dam (aka...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxz5h9SzPD1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A beautiful hand-colored post card of the New Croton Dam (aka the Cornell Dam) which despite what the card says is nowhere near Mt. Kisco.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16044295335http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16044295335Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:24:00 -0500My latest blog post on Patch.com, about the 75th anniversary of...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxz3z2Ayle1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxz3z2Ayle1qafjrto2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>My latest blog post on <a href="http://ossining.patch.com/blog_posts/help-celebrate-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-croton-free-library" target="_blank">Patch.com</a>, about the 75th anniversary of the <a href="http://www.crotonfreelibrary.org/memories" target="_blank">Croton Free Library</a>.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16042290506http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/16042290506Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:14 -0500My article for Croton Friends of History was posted today and...<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxj3qkzrHh1qafjrto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My article for <a href="http://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/the-great-freshet/" target="_blank">Croton Friends of History</a> was posted today and featured by <a href="http://ossining.patch.com/" target="_blank">Patch.com</a>. Page views went through the roof.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/15562742887http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/15562742887Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:25:32 -0500Emma’s Christmas cookies … Yum!<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwh8kzPtsw1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Emma’s Christmas cookies … Yum!</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/14482813245http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/14482813245Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:41:23 -0500Before and after screenshots of the Croton Free Library Twitter...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4j52AXyv1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4j52AXyv1qafjrto2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Before and after screenshots of the Croton Free Library Twitter page. I’ve redesigned both the Twitter and Facebook pages to tie the branding to the website.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/14152145600http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/14152145600Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:19 -0500Xmas in Croton, December 9, 2011. (The house belongs to the...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvyua2SO941qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Xmas in Croton, December 9, 2011. (The house belongs to the Chief of the Fire Department.)</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13994752250http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13994752250Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:15:37 -0500Both sides of a bookmark I created for the library’s...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvystzOsQK1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Both sides of a bookmark I created for the library’s capital campaign.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13993396175http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13993396175Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:44:23 -0500The awards keep coming . . . Spot the Dot was selected by School Library Journal as one of the Top 10 Apps for 2011. So far,...http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13853356208http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13853356208Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:03:00 -0500Spot the Dot was featured in an NYTimes.com story today about...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvgd9tVj8Y1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spot-the-dot/id436198140?mt=8" target="_blank"><strong>Spot the Dot</strong></a> was featured in an <a href="http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/special-education/" target="_blank">NYTimes.com</a> story today about iPad apps for kids with autism. Although it wasn’t specifically designed for that purpose, as we were creating the app Dave and I did think it would appeal to children with developmental problems.</p> <p>We’re very proud that it does.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13528740053http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13528740053Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:51:00 -0500My niece Wesleigh’s Day of the Dead art. McAllen, Texas,...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8a1jthzz1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My niece Wesleigh’s Day of the Dead art. McAllen, Texas, Thanksgiving 2011.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13305563370http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/13305563370Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:38:46 -0500Went tramping along the border between the Arboretum and Con...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp9onCpMD1qafjrto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp9onCpMD1qafjrto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Went tramping along the border between the Arboretum and Con Edison with Karen and Fran and saw some beautiful purple fungus and a deer skeleton.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11972680798http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11972680798Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:05:10 -0400When I asked Ken Sargeant if he wanted to make a short film...<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7gO_VjHCR1k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>When I asked Ken Sargeant if he wanted to make a short film about Barry Keegan’s visit to the Arboretum I knew it would be great—<em>but not this great</em>. Ken went to the trouble to shoot some of Theodore Cornu’s art at the Croton Historical Society and a rare 1674 Dutch map we have at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sethkaller.net/catalogs/maps/658-1674-dutch-new-york-allards-totius-neobelgii-nova">office</a> that’s one of the few visual records showing what Lenape canoes looked like.</p> <p>[Here’s the backstory of how the Dutch map ended up in Ken’s film. I took the  Wednesday off before the event because there was so much to do to get ready and went to the Arboretum to see Barry working with one of the 4th grade classes. While I was there he told the kids about the huge log canoes the Lenape made to travel up and down the Hudson River. As he held up a miniature replica he said that the reason we know what these canoes look like is that’s there’s an old Dutch map that shows one. I suddenly realized he was talking about Hugo Allard’s rare 1674 map of New England that we have at work.]</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11970794725http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11970794725Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:25:00 -0400My flyer for the Barry Keegan event at the Arboretum and some...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp797XRMM1qafjrto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp797XRMM1qafjrto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp797XRMM1qafjrto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp797XRMM1qafjrto4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp797XRMM1qafjrto5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My flyer for the Barry Keegan event at the Arboretum and some iPhone photos. It was a lot of work to put together but well worth it.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11970175050http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11970175050Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:12:42 -0400The new Croton Free Library website I’ve been working on...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp6tcTTGR1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The new Croton Free Library <a target="_blank" href="http://www.crotonfreelibrary.org">website</a> I’ve been working on is finally live. Thanks to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace</a> it’s pretty awesome for a guy who doesn’t code CSS and HTML all day!</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11969714265http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/11969714265Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:03:12 -0400A little behind in my posting. The garden tour was a...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr8ga6pDfF1qafjrto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr8ga6pDfF1qafjrto2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>A little behind in my posting. The garden tour was a record-breaking success.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/9980704349http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/9980704349Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:01:00 -0400It's a winner!Spot the Dot won a silver medal from Parent’s Choice, as one of the best apps for children...http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/9980478643http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/9980478643Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:56:00 -0400Horsetail rush in the Arboretum, a plant descended from the time...<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr8eqvM9NT1qafjrto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Horsetail rush in the Arboretum, a plant descended from the time of the dinosaurs.</p>http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/9979215082http://www.cheshirestudio.com/post/9979215082Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:28:07 -0400