László Moholy-Nagy on Design
An quote from László Moholy-Nagy’s 1947 book “Vision in Motion.”:“The designer must see the periphery as well as the core, the immediate and the ultimate, at least in the biological sense. He must...
View ArticleNotes from Crossing the Chasm
I recently finished reading Geoffrey Moore’s tech marketing classic Crossing the Chasm. After finishing it, I can see why this was such a popular book when it came out in 1991. Coming from a design and...
View ArticleThe Varieties of Scientific Experience
Last night I finished reading The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God. I’m humbled by Carl Sagan’s capacity for insight and clarity of thought. As someone with a...
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Material Grace (keeping it in the family)
My mom is a textile artist, and she’s been working hard at growing her business. Her website is a bit outdated, so we’re working on an new one for her, based on the Wordpress platform so she can easily...
View ArticleTribes
Just finished reading Tribes, by Seth Godin. Highly reccomended, and certainly provided me with some food for thought.On imagination:“Albert Einstein said, ‘Imagination is more important that...
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Recap: Affinity Labs
In November, I resigned from my position as a product manager at Affinity Labs. I really enjoyed the time I spent at Affinity Labs - the team there is incredible, and I’m grateful for the opportunities...
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Pro Bono work: Chic! '09 Artisan Fashion Sale
Just finished this graphic for the email promotion of an artisan fashion show my mom’s putting together. Mailer and poster coming soon!More info: www.chicartisanfashion.com
View ArticleForm as a Language
There’s a great post over at Core77 on the language of form that exists in product design:Form has meaning; it can touch us at such a primal level that our mind is left scrambling to rationalize our...
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Studio Explorations
For the past few months, I’ve been doing some volunteer work with IDSA San Francisco. I’ve had a long standing interest in industrial design, and when I heard they needed some help with their email...
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Ecofinder - Coming soon to an iPhone near you!
Ever since I created the Green Design Wiki, I’ve been interested in exploring the convergence of sustainability and technology. My work at Zynga has given me the knowledge required to orchestrate the...
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Social Gaming Meets Sustainability
Last night I attended a Designer’s Accord Town Hall meeting at Lunar Design. I gave a quick five minute presentation about some ideas I’ve thinking about lately from my work at Zynga. Zynga is the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Takes Courage
Saw this on Fred Wilson’s blog yesterday, and woke up thinking about it this morning. This is one of those things I’ll file away in the back of my head for those dark nights when I question the path...
View ArticleDesigning for Feeling
It’s hard to do, but if you get it right, the payoff can be huge. If I were on the team at Apple that designed the iPad, I would consider this post from Fred Wilson to be one of the highest compliments...
View ArticleSounds like fun, right?
“Building a new technology company is really, really hard. In order to do it successfully, you have to sweat the details, worry about all the things that might go wrong, and suffer more than a few...
View ArticleThoughts for the Class of 2010
I was recently invited to be the alumni speaker at the UC Davis Design department graduation reception, and honor that I quite enjoyed. I had been thinking about what to to say for the last few months,...
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The Frame
I’ve spent the last 6 weeks learning to build a brazed steel bike frame, starting from a tube set and building it into a custom frame. My notes and pictures of just about every step of the way are...
View ArticleWhat makes a good product manager?
I came across this question tonight on Quora. It’s an area that I have quite a bit of experience so I thought I’d post my thoughts:Having worked with a number of companies in a product management...
View ArticleUX Basics For Startups
I recently taught a seminar on digital product design at UC Davis and included an introduction to user experience as part of the class - I agree with all those that said you can’t just add UX later...
View ArticleFoursquare: Are You Bullish or Bearish?
*Originally written in response to a comment thread on AVC, with a lively discussion on Quibb.First, an intro: I’m the co-founder and product designer at Glyder (www.glyder.co). I think about this...
View ArticleClear Eyes, Full Heart: Beating The Series A Crunch
Clear Eyes, Full Heart: Beating The Series A Crunch: This is a guest blog post for OnStartups that I wrote talking about our experience fundraising for Glyder and how we’re thinking about building our...
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