tech
RIP Steve Jobs. 1955–2011
I used 4 messenger bags throughout college. 3 of which were bought at thrift stores for less than $2 each. So when I got a real job (a post about that coming soon), I decided to invest in a good →
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First thought was inspired by a tweet from @wblau: This is what happens when one looks at a new world through the lens of his old world : the iPad-Kiosk. http://bit.ly/aCnPlW The link is to this video. Take a look →
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I got back today from the SXSW interactive conference in Austin, Texas. Aside from falling completely in love with the city of Austin again, we managed to get to a few sessions and do some networking with major tech players. →
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Working at iThemes over the past couple months, I’ve been able to work on some really fun new projects. Mostly web-design related, but also some vector icon design. PluginBuddy is a new site from iThemes offering premium WordPress plugins. We’ve →
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I’ve come a long way in the last two years of building web sites. I made my first site spring semester of my sophomore year and I just finished my most recent one last week. It will be switched over →
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Why isn’t more care taken to improve the design of software interface? I hate Microsoft Word because it is cluttered, ugly and inefficient. I love Pages because it manages to handle the same task without being ugly. But when I →
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1. I’m thankful for creative ads on parking garages in Dallas. I’m even thankful for the cell phone that took this horrid picture. 2. I’m thankful to finally have a car again via that same Dallas trip. 2006 Civic. 36mpg. →
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I had an idea today for a very simple design. I would take the Apple keyboard layout and play around with it without letters. I assumed, surely there is a high-res photo of this beautiful object somewhere online. No. This →
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Just got back from the new Star Trek movie. In typical J.J. Abrams style, we have time warps, fanged monsters, sometimes confusingly placed comic relief, stunning special effects and of course my favorite part – well-treated typography in the opening →
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This post is just a test to check out a new WordPress plugin called ProPlayer. It’s for video and audio links in a standardized format. So for the test, this is a new Common Market music video. My roommate and →
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My sister, Caitlin, is a spectacular portrait photographer. She’s been taking couples pictures for a few years now, and has also shot some great children’s photos. She will be shooting/assisting at 5 weddings this summer. Her web site is a →
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