Watch. Smile. Move.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where we’re all heading — as a company, as a country — and what we can do about it to help make things […]
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The joys of abstraction
Patricia and I just got back from a couple of weeks of traveling, mostly in England. We got to spend a day with two good friends: the artist Terry Cripps […]
GTD in-box processing chart
I know, I know. I’m becoming a GTD nerd. (At least I’m in good company!) As a designer, though, I couldn’t stand looking at the many kludgy charts around to […]
Guitars make great weapons
This puppy is too good to pass up. It combines some of my favorite things — rage, humor, guitars and viral video — to fight back against the corporate impassivity of United Airlines.
Remaking the Evian brand
Evian’s “Roller Babies” spot got 3 million hits in a week. But what’s it doing to their brand? Interesting question, with no answer. Yet.
Cramer-Krasselt Lands It Like Sully
The LA Times‘s Dan Neil (one my favorite journalists) did an article this morning on the new Cultural Dictionary, just published by the agency Cramer-Krasselt. In an effort to help […]
Science, Awe and PowerPoint
Sunday night I went to a fascinating event: a presentation called “Awesome” about the intersection of science, beauty and magic. It’s part of an ongoing series called Categorically Not! put […]
A world made of people: The new Prius spot
The sheer wonderfulness of the world created for the new Prius “Harmony” commercial is astonishing. With television advertisers fighting an uphill battle for our attention as we TiVo past their […]
iPhone hearts New York
Some people think the iPhone is a mobile phone. It’s not. It’s a tiny computer. And proof, of course, is the fact that there are now over 35,000 applications on […]
Secret ingredient: Joy
At SXSW (South by Southwest for those normal folks in the audience) Paul Annet gave a wonderful presentation on delight. His focus was on web design. But his point applies […]