Years ago, I started designing websites, flyers, business cards, logos, t-shirts, and just about anything you can imagine. It was a lot of fun, and I had opportunity after opportunity to stretch myself and grow. My process evolved over time. I kept experimenting, learning from others, and generally just
Anticipation is powerful. We wait for things. For our whole lives, we go from doing something to waiting on something else. It’s neither good nor bad, but neutral. How we react to the wait is up to us. Recently, I sat in a lobby waiting for someone. I was
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a break from infinity wells. I’m off social media, Reddit, gaming, or movies. If it’s something I could do forever, I’m holding off on it. There’s just no stop to these things. You can’t reach the
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Following is a post about my experience attending a church this past weekend. The goal was to see how they’ve created an experience focused on helping their local community; meeting the needs of the poor, widows, people in need in every manner of the word. This is the start
It starts early. You’re a kid. You show up and do a thing. Maybe it’s something you said funny without knowing the proper way to use the word. Maybe it’s not being able to throw a ball well and getting teased for it. Maybe it goes back
Many of us want to help. It’s natural to look at someone struggling and see the obvious solution that they’re missing. Coming from a software background I often perceive ways that others could improve their workflow for using an application or navigating through a process. I want to
We grow up hearing that we should just show up. Be present, be eager, be hungry. Make yourself available, and good things will happen. That’s the message we tell young people. This way of thinking is troublesome. Not because it’s entirely wrong, but because it assumes if you
Something about Gruber’s latest post resonated with me. He felt compelled to write a detailed treatise about a single letter at the end of an iPhone model’s name. He then suggested to Apple how they could improve things going forward by changing out a CSS class. As the
Raising loved children is the only consistent and lasting healing some will know. For me, it has been enough. Beautiful words by Zeldman on the challenges we face in this world and how we can turn it around with supporting kids in having something better.
My whole life I’ve wanted to wear watches. They are small, techy, and carry a world of possibilty inside a compact space. The problem, though, has been the bands. I have small wrists, and as a teen they were even thinner. I could never find the right distance between
A friend recently sent me a package in the mail and included a handwritten note. First off, the handwriting was perfect. Second, it carried meaning and felt more special than a quick text or email. As a kid, before any of us had computers, I learned to write letters and
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The creative act isn’t magical. Thought it can appear like magic at times, the idea that we make something from nothing is fantastical at best. When a designer sets out to create they’re building on what they’ve seen before, what has inspired them, what feels broken, what