Oct 15, 2014Sunrise, the digital best friend of the Week PlanI’m a big fan of anything to do with organizing life. Shocker right? Just because we design and sell real-life physical calendars doesn’t mean we are anti-digital. I wanted to share a free app that pairs wonderfully with the Week Plan. Sunrise, is a calendar app that uses your Google…3 min read3 min read
Aug 11, 2014Sagmeister’s Perspective Shift TrickLittle known fact: I have a pension for self-improvement books. One of which I’m reading is by 99U, “Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find your Focus & Sharpen Your Creative Mind,” and there’s plenty of interesting essays and articles by very smart, creative and well respected people. …3 min read3 min read
Mar 8, 2014You should use DwollaStop using Paypal. Stop paying 2.9% + $0.30 — Have you heard of Dwolla? Most likely you haven’t. I promise I’m not employed or contracted to advertise for Dwolla. I’m just one of those proselytizing users startup founders talk about. I also lived in the midwest where they are based in Des Moines, IA. …2 min read2 min read
Feb 6, 2014High Jump, Design and Faitha Christian’s view of Design-centricity — Learning to design is a complex psychological process. Sure there are savants that just exude skill and confidence but for the rest of us, it’s a life-long process. We yearn to create what we can imagine in our minds eye yet it comes out about like a toddler drawing with…5 min read5 min read
Jun 20, 2013What I learned from DonI have had this in my drafts since a couple days after his celebration of life. It’s taken some time to get back to but I wanted to write something about Donald, let’s call it my grieving process. Don was a character. Don Skyped daily. Don loved innovation, people and…3 min read3 min read
May 13, 2013Post-UniversityA critical review of the real-world from a designers perspective. — One year out of university and ten months into a full-time job I have made some strides into reality. Adjustment to reality however is something that does not come easy and some aspects may never come. …3 min read3 min read