November 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Turning Left — The Brooks Review →
minimalmac:
I turn left where I would normally turn right. So what if it adds fifteen minutes to my drive, those are going to be fifteen interesting minutes. You are going to pass things you don’t normally see and in turn you are going to excite parts of your mind that we rarely use any more — the parts that help us to navigate.
Trust me, you will see things you never noticed before.
One...
March 2011
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December 2010
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How to Explain Computers to Normal People
On the car ride across town I came up with a great analogy to explain the technological bottlenecks of upgrading computers. After chewing on it some more, I’ve decided to officially christen it The Hotel Analogy.
The Lobby
The first thing people ask about when upgrading their computer is “should I get more ram?”. In this analogy, RAM is the Lobby of our fictional hotel....
November 2010
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August 2010
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July 2010
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June 2010
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March 2010
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Helping Others
Whenever you stick a group of graduating graphic design seniors into a room, it does not take long for the conversation to steer toward the program’s shortcomings. “They didn’t teach me this!” “They wasted so much time on this!” Over the last few months of ceaseless discussion about these problems, I have actually come to terms with what the program has...
Pedal Brain Door Sign
Over the last week I’ve been in charge of creating a door sign for the new Pedal Brain office. This ended up being much more of an ordeal than I originally intended it to be, but I’m proud of how it turned out.
To begin, I had to model the entire Pedal Brain logo in 3D. Well, actually, I had to learn how to model anything in 3D before slapping together the 3D version. I ended...
February 2010
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Brand Dilution
Hey man, look. I’m glad you’re trying out the whole blogging thing, really.
You began a huge campaign over the last week wherein you’re letting the world in on 40 snippets of mostly great design advice. I’m enjoying it, truly. But hey – quick note: Consolidate! You’ve got your personal brand all over the place and it’s become really, really confusing to...
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January 2010
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“Good luck in life. You’ll go far. Unlike Joe over there. Just kidding Joe!”
– The strangest goodbye from the same co-worker that introduced herself as “Hello Paul, you’ll hate me”.
What a job.
December 2009
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An Internship
Thats the great thing about working in Flash. You don’t have to worry about what it looks like in different browsers.
In the interview, I was told this after showing my own portfolio and explaining how much went into it. Despite being diametrically opposed to this way of thinking, I smiled politely and continued try my hardest to get the job.
There were several factors in play at the time that...
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November 2009
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Shackleton's Fifty Below
This six-pack of beer was just put together as an assignment for Graphic Design 3. It involved compiling, printing and putting together 7 bottles and the 6-pack they’re sitting in.
The entire idea behind this fictional beer was to take the “this beer is cold” schtick and run with it. I always thought it was hilarious that beer companies advertise how cold their beers are while in reality,...
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October 2009
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September 2009
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August 2009
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July 2009
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“Don’t fear the future and don’t stop learning.”
– Zeldman
Bibio - Ambivilence Avenue
June 2009
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“This is embarrassing, but I’ll just say it: I first heard about The...”
– Craig Finn of The Hold Steady
May 2009
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Mazes - I Have Laid In The Darkness of Doubt...
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