An article from 2008 with Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles on fostering innovation and Pixar’s company culture.
I have read and re-read this article many many times and I hope I am privileged enough to work with people like him.
Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Mac Portable Teardown
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Technologizer has a fantastic tear-down of the original Macintosh Portable. Its amazing how far we have come in the last 20 years.
Meet The Elements
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Design’s Just Dessert
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009It’s safe to say that I am obsessed with design. I mentally critique just about everything I see on a daily basis on how it’s put together, how usable or readable it is. I’m constantly nitpicking tiny details in web design and technology. My girlfriend gets annoyed when I complain about my cellphone menu being laid out the way it is, or a web page design choice.
I came across a wonderful article on AIGA by Kenneth FitzGerald
comparing a Mac to a box of cake mix and design to dessert. Its a thought-provoking read, definitely worth looking at.
“ I urge students to aspire to pastry chef status as graphic designers. They should select choice ingredients, carefully consider the utensils they employ and eschew default choices. This isn’t to run down cake mix product, which I often enjoy. It’s a satisfactory and convenient option when you want a treat. With a little embellishment, it can be especially tasty.”
Enjoy
Ms Domestic Darling – New Identity
Monday, August 31st, 2009
A close friend of mine recently asked me for some design help with her new blog and after a lot of humming and hawing with a few false starts, we got on the right track and came up with a new identity & logo for Ms. Domestic Darling. The logo was created by scanning a few sketches into the computer and using Adobe Illustrator to create a sharp, colorful, vector-based logo.
Check out her blog at MsDomesticDarling.com.
Enjoy
Apollo 11 – 40th Anniversary
Friday, July 17th, 2009Im a tech geek, and I have been fascinated by NASA’s space program ever since I was a little kid. I thought I would post up some links to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the moon landing.
Some incredible photos from one of my favorite blogs The Big Picture.
I want to meet Buzz Aldrin mainly because he landed on the moon, but partly because he punched a conspiracy theory nut bar in the face.
President Kennedy’s famous speech at Rice University declaring the goal of getting to the moon by the end of the decade.
Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy blog post from 2001 tearing apart the conspiracy theories one by one.
Adam Savage on the value of failing
Monday, July 6th, 2009Visual Decision Making
Sunday, July 5th, 2009My Desktop, Friday at 5pm
Friday, April 24th, 2009
Closing up work for the day, I just had a geek moment I thought I would share. Im starting to make a living doing what I *love*. How great is that? That is a screen FILLED with code.
Go Cubs Go
Monday, April 6th, 2009