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Mar 24, 2015

The Question Stack

When I was just starting out as a designer I’d ask things like, how do I make drop shadows in Fireworks? How do I hack Javascript to make this hover thing work? What the hell is semantic markup? How do I use grids and color in a way that doesn’t make me look like a fraud?

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Feb 25, 2015

Self-Driving Vagabonds

Self-driving cars are going to change the world — not many folks will disagree. It’s beginning to feel like our space race, the next leap towards a more efficient future. Google’s got prototypes, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo have adaptive cruise control, Tesla almost has autopilot and Apple’s…

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Jan 27, 2015

Blind spots

Hours of my youth were lost to a game called Age of Empires. This game was crack cocaine for kids and should have been illegal in some…

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Feb 14, 2014

Imitation as a Tool

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”

We’ve all heard this, it’s how the level headed react to “copycats” or “ripoffs.” The truth is imitation is natural. We may not like to admit it but we’re all skilled imitators. Without it there would be no way to talk…

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Apr 27, 2013

Obsolescence

We’ve witnessed a lot of products in our lifetimes. Some have faded away without even realizing it. Products like fax machines, AOL, desktop computers, atlases, home telephones. Sure, some of us still use these but they’ve all been replaced with better alternatives.

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