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Archive for 2008

1. I dislike the new Walmart logo

   Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 | 14 Comments

   The new Walmart logo has a Kmart and Payless visual feel to it; a sense of cheapness. Not the low price type of cheapness; but the sticky floor, strange smell, unkempt employee type of cheapness.

2. Why I love my mistakes

   Monday, June 23rd, 2008 | One Response

   It isn’t the making of mistakes and learning from them that has made me successful – it is knowing that I can and thus not being afraid to make mistakes that is the key.

3. 37signals loves Photoshop and won’t admit it

   Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 | 48 Comments

   Today Jason from 37signals posted a ridiculous piece titled, “Why we skip Photoshop”.

4. Why We Turned Down Funding

   Monday, May 12th, 2008 | 3 Comments

   Funding isn’t a check box on the start-up list of “things to do”; it is simply an option for those who require help to get where they want to go.

5. The Social Media Expert Plague

   Friday, April 4th, 2008 | 7 Comments

   Social Media is not about exposure, it is not about easily accessing of information … those are things that are about the web in general.

6. Getting Serious & Freelancing

   Friday, February 22nd, 2008 | 14 Comments

   Last night I spoke at Refresh-DC about “Getting serious with freelancing”. My presentation was really a discussion on the transition from side-work to serious-work as a freelancer.

7. Going to SXSW? Go Bowling!

   Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 | No Responses

   We are proud to announce the launch of the 2008 SXSW ABX website, geekslovebowling.com. The 3rd annual SXSW ABX is on! So, what is it? It’s bowling for geeks by geeks, because geeks love bowling.

8. A Microsoft Run Flickr?

   Monday, February 4th, 2008 | 3 Comments

   What will a Microsoft take over of Yahoo! mean for our beloved Yahoo! properties such as flickr? Feature bloat, multiple versions and pricing structures no one can understand?

9. Museumof Sex Redesign

   Friday, February 1st, 2008 | No Responses

   We are happy to announce that the Museum of Sex redesign has officially launched — just in time for the unveiling of their latest and greatest exhibition; appropriately titled, “Sex in Design/Design in Sex”.

10. Upgrading to Web 2.5

    Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 | 27 Comments

    I am ready for a redesign of my own personal site. This has been a long-time coming, especially as I’ve been recently debating the form and function of this site. I am moving to a web2.5 look and feel; this more of a design satire then a reflection of personal taste.

11. Is Unique Creativity Dead?

    Monday, January 28th, 2008 | 58 Comments

    I wonder, in this post Web 2.0 world we design in – is there room for creativity or have all the good ideas been thought of and now we are tasked with just recreating the same? I came across six logo designs recently that really got me fired up as a designer and prompted this rant.