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Facebook UI Re-design 2010: Just Holding My Breath...

Facebook UI Re-design 2010: Just Holding My Breath…

February 8, 2010 | View Comments

I had to stifle a squeal of child-like glee when I returned from lunch, and before getting back to work, I logged onto Facebook and discovered that FINALLY, after about of week of anticipation my account reflected the new UI re-design.

A Model of Inefficiency

A Model of Inefficiency

February 1, 2010 | View Comments

All of my life I’ve been involved in the eternal struggle between due process and due personal logic. That to mean my way of doing things VS the way prescribed by given “expert”, text, or authority. I’m finding more and more as I get older that the adage about cat skinning wasn’t too far off.

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Is “Cool” Dead?

January 18, 2010 | View Comments

Recently I heard an interview on my local NPR station KERA with musician and author Ted Gioa who wrote a book called “The Birth (and death) of Cool“. He talked about trends in culture and the public’s mindset over the past few decades and how there has been a shift recently.

Top 20 Albums of the 2000's

Top 20 Albums of the 2000′s

January 8, 2010 | View Comments

Come up with this list proved to a bit more difficult than you would think. For me the years between 2000 and 2009 proved to be quiet formative in regards to my musical appreciation. This is a list of music that for one reason or another had an impact or effected me . Here’s my twenty.

Top 10 Albums of 2009

Top 10 Albums of 2009

December 31, 2009 | View Comments

As promised here’s my list of best albums of the year 2009 edition. Admittedly 2009 was a bit of a dry year for me music-wise, I’ve stayed pretty buys. But I did manage to find some time to work on this list.

In this economy...

In this economy…

April 26, 2009 | View Comments

I’m sure we’ve all heard it way too many times lately. The prevailing default reason for something being not-quite up to snuff by most standards. We say, “Well, in this economy have to try to fix things before buying a new one” and “In this economy you have to look for new ways to save.”

I need a new phone number!

I need a new phone number!

April 25, 2009 | View Comments

So, it’s Saturday and I’ve decided that today I will be working really hard to come up with another concept for a project that I am knee-deep in the middle of.

Crazy But True

Crazy But True

October 23, 2008 | View Comments

A short film by Hillman Curtis (” Sagmeister 08″) a short film about designer Stefan Sagmeister. In so many ways I found this piece to be inspirational and worth sharing.

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I'm a professional interactive designer (having reached amateur status in many other disciplines).
I live in Dallas, Texas and I'm senior interactive designer at NBC ArtWorks. I enjoy functional, relevant, smart design, and the occasional late-night infomercial.

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