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Oct 3, 2018

You need a History of the Internet

Originally, I started this with a catchy “we need” title but if I’m being honest and direct, we already have a history of the Internet. Surprisingly few of us seem to peek under that rock. I have been thinking about this all afternoon today after Stewart Brand “liked” one of…

Technology

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You need a History of the Internet
You need a History of the Internet
Technology

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Jan 25, 2018

Little pieces

‪I’m riding a train this morning to work. Not the subway but an actual train from Philadelphia to NYC. It brings back potent nostalgia for Barcelona.‬ ‪When I was a teacher I would take a regional train from BCN to Molins del Rei. I didn’t mind the commute, in fact…

Traveling

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Little pieces
Little pieces
Traveling

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Oct 26, 2015

Crème of Abstraction Layers

Evolution of content publishing online — When I slow down to look at my interaction with most web sites, I notice an incongruity for accomplishing the same end goal: publishing. While different sites offer different levels of sophistication, I’ve noticed that creating or editing content on the modern web is bubbling-up closer to the surface. …

Web Development

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Crème of Abstraction Layers
Crème of Abstraction Layers
Web Development

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Feb 9, 2015

Design Career Inspiration

I recently watched a documentary about Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli called The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness [1]. It’s a beautiful movie, and I recommend everyone who has a career of “making things” watch this. …

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Design Career Inspiration
Design Career Inspiration

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Jan 29, 2015

Thoughtsplosion

Having a thought explosion right now. Instead of shying away from it (as I wrote about before), I’m going to ramble on and see where it leads. In no particular order I really want my friend Mike to move to New York. After some thought, I realize that it’s ironic…

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Jan 23, 2015

Thoughts are clouds

There was a really nice metaphor that I heard from a Buddhist teacher once. It sounds like one of those things that was passed down a chain of ‘telephone’ so who knows where it really comes from. …

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Thoughts are clouds
Thoughts are clouds

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Jan 21, 2015

Starting Small

The longer I think about writing something, ideas seem to bundle up in my head, bottlenecking at the narrow throughway of whatever region in my brain is responsible for second-guessing myself. It’s some common advice, but my friend has set a very tangible example for me to follow: start small…

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·Feb 7, 2014

Redesigning the Map of the Web

Leverage what information representation can be — It may seem like old news to some, but I very recently got around to reading Frank Chimero’s treatise about the essence of a pixel medium in What Screens Want, and found myself musing about a potential Web that doesn’t conform to our assumptions of what sites and pages are…

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Redesigning the Map of the Web
Redesigning the Map of the Web

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·Feb 5, 2014

Facebook Paper’s Pinhole Browsing

A fast and rough opinion piece — Introduction The following comes from my response to a company email (below) that asked designers for their opinion of FB Paper. I have not spent so much time as to give a critique of all aspects of the app. There are things I’d like to say about post creation, browsing profiles…

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Feb 2, 2014

Personal Shopper, a Database

Make retail smarter, make it about you — Screenshot of Delicious Library I barely used this, but I remember in college there was a program that would store photos of each of your clothing items and organize them into a personal wardrobe database/library of sorts. …

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Personal Shopper, a Database
Personal Shopper, a Database

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