May 2009
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April 2009
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“To be good user experience folks, we need to crack open some psych 101 textbooks, learn what motivates people and then bake these ideas into our designs.”
Apr 27th
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait...”
– Red Adair
Apr 27th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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Watch the american housing market spiral out of control. The work of Mike Winkelmann
Apr 22nd
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“Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as...”
– Lawrence J. Peter
Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Prototype of an iPhone media player that uses RFID embedded in physical objects to control media playback. More at Nearfield.org
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Apr 16th
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“The fundamental failure of most graphic, product, architectural, and even urban...”
– Richard Saul Wurman
Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Get Rich Slow
“At no other time in recent history has it been easier or cheaper to start a new kind of company. Possibly a very profitable company. Let’s call these start-ups LILOs, for ‘a little in, a lot out.’ These are Web-based businesses that cost almost nothing to get off the ground yet can turn into great moneymakers (if you work hard and are patient).” “Launching now will make your company...
Apr 15th
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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter...”
– Dr. Seuss
Apr 15th
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Apr 15th
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Apr 14th
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BakerTweet is a way for busy bakers to tell the world that something hot and fresh has just come out of the oven. It’s as simple as turning the dial and hitting the button. All of the baker’s followers get a Twitter alert to tell them that it’s bun-time. Or bread time. Or whatever. Made by Poke
Apr 13th
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M83 - We Own the Sky from David Altobelli on Vimeo. Directed by David Altobelli Motion Design by Dan Norton Additional VFX by Matt Divito davidaltobelli.com
Apr 9th
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“Design is easy. All you do is stare at the screen until drops of blood form on...”
– Marty Neumeier (paraphrasing Gene Fowler)
Apr 8th
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Apr 8th
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“The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.”
– William Gibson (via jayparkinsonmd)
Apr 7th
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Demonization
The closer you get to someone, something, some brand, some organization… the harder it is to demonize it, objectify it or hate it. So, if you want to not be hated, open up. Let people in. Engage. Interact. Seth’s Blog: Demonization
Apr 7th
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Apr 7th
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The Brand Gap An excellent presentation on how to bridge the distance between business strategy and design through branding.  “Branding is not what you say it is. It’s what they say it is.” View on slideshare
Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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Designed for the Red Bull Music Academy 08, Guten Touch is an interactive art installation that involves people into a natural relationship with technology.
Apr 6th
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This is How Social Media Really Works →
Maybe instead of getting your company on twitter, paying marketers to mention you are on twitter, and paying people to blog about your company, forget all that and just make awesome stuff that gets people excited about your products, hire people that represent the company well, and when your stuff is so awesome that friends share it with other friends, you may not even need “social media...
Apr 6th
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“Every action taken (or not taken) either pushes your idea forward or holds it...”
– http://www.behancemag.com/Tip-Moving-The-Ball-Forward/5598
Apr 6th
Getting Started
For quite some time I have planned on creating a blog to share my thoughts on the interactive industry, creativity, and technology.  Rather than continuing to put off launching a blog I have decided to go with the tumblr platform because of it’s ease of use and more informal nature.  Eventually I plan on customizing this blog and truly making it my home, but for now the most important thing...
Apr 6th