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Scenario: I buy a cheap digital camera on eBay. I go out a take a picture of my dog and come back, transfer that pic to my iPhoto library, add a few cheesy effects and upload it to Flickr. I am now a happy prosumer, consuming, producing content as fast as technology [...]

Over 6 months ago, we were approached by a small start-up company to do some user experience work for them. They were building a Flash based interactive media player and they wanted to make sure that their demo player made sense from an interaction design standpoint. So we set to work, defining the persona, establishing [...]

I sold my privacy. No, I actually gave away my privacy. I resisted for a while, and then decided that I would consciously give away my privacy in exchange for the delicious geekiness of moving faster, doing more online, and living with the illusion that I am somehow more productive

It’s relatively easy to hide behind a faceless stone mask of a named corporation. Even easier is to pretend to be big and ‘worldwide’ and use technology and gimmicks to remove the immediacy of human contact. But why would we want that? Why would we want to feel secure from our [...]

This month, instead of writing an opinion, I want to share the speech that I gave on August 17th at the graduation ceremony for class # 4 at the Digital Design program at VFS

Ethical designers may not be the cheapest designer in town and clients who search by price can sometimes fall prey to unethical designers. I write this article to people who may have asked “how much” before asking anything else. I also address this to fellow designers and hope that we are all respecting what we do, and how we do it

I suggest we need to consider two major elements to focus on when it comes to creating successful businesses: Context and the User. This month’ article will focus on context. We will move our attention to the user in next month’ article

It’s natural and it’s a reaction to concentrating on the known instead of dealing with the unknown. While it is good to look inward at times, there is a danger off being blindsided by the real changes that are occuring in the marketplace everyday.

Provocative titles aside, this article is the first in a series that will look at how we all do business together. Is there such a thing as a perfect working relationship?

Trust. A small word. But with big implications. Lack of it will make people unhappy; relationships end and make bitter enemies out of best friends. What does trust mean in the world of branding….

Part of the reason for writing this opinion is to help clients understand why we will brainstorm with them about what we are creating for them. We use two tried and true methods to get us all thinking beyond the comfort of looking at what exists today. To challenge that status quo..

If you didn’t get to go see the Massive Change exhibit you may not realize that we are living in a world that is innovating at a breathlessly fast pace. And, it seems to me, at a far more rapid pace than it ever has before..

I have close friends. They tease me. They say that it is unheard of for a “web designer” to not have a website. They say that it is, in fact, short-sighted for a designer to look for new business instead of making their own website..