Designed by Apple
I’m really exited about the new design direction that Apple is headed. The one thing that really stuck on me was the intro animation at the beginning of Apple’s WWDC Keynote. It told a great story of Apple’s design thinking and philosophy. I got chills after watching it, because Apple totally gets it. They put ...
Yahoo! Reimagined
Yahoo! has been around longer than I’ve been using the internet. It’s one of those sites that everyone is familiar with. But lately, it’s hasn’t been doing so well. Although Yahoo! was once the most popular site on the web, it is now ranked #4 (behind Google, Facebook, and YouTube). So, I set off to ...
Helvetica Font
When I first started designing websites, I couldn’t tell the difference between Arial and Helvetica. I also couldn’t understand why people were so passionate about font types. But after watching a documentary of Helvetica by Gary Hustwit, I got it. Helvetica plays such an important part of culture and society. From street + subway signs ...
SXSW 2011 Recap
I’m a week overdue, but I finally got some time to give a summary of SXSW. This was my fifth year attending the interactive portion, and every year it seems like I’m attending a new conference. It’s hard to find an event with such diverse talents. There’s social media strategists, designers/UX, developers, marketers, entrepreneurs, gamers, ...
2010: A Runner’s Journey
I’ve been a runner since I was 15 when I joined track in high school. I disliked running back then, only joining because a friend dared me to. But I soon realized that running is not just about moving your arms and legs as fast as you can. It’s about pushing yourself mentally and fighting ...