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December 2010
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Go climb something this weekend!
November 2010
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Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug
If you feel the urge to freak, do...
– Can I kick it?
September 2010
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@ the Makers Faire in NY…got to watch this large amazing monstrosity. It was made by the Madagascar Institute and we basically one of those large carnival swings with two metal ponies as swings with jet engines (pulse jet).
It was absolutely great meeting people that were passionate about making reality what they wanted instead of just dreaming it.
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August 2010
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35th Best Job to Have :: Industrial Designer →
DEKA is not a manufacturer; its revenues consist entirely of royalties....
– “Little guys innovate. Big guys produce.” Dean Kamen
Forbes Magazine ::
Dean Kamen’s Legacy Project
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December 2009
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Attack on Touchscreen Everything →
September 2009
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August 2009
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A Telephone for the Deaf :: TTY →
Communication is paramount and James Marsters was able to understand this need and filled it with a time tested solution, the Text Telephone. Who will be the next innovator that conquers the innate problems with the ever popular touchscreen phone?
graphic user interface + low vision = miscommunication/accidents/oops
(EVERYONE HAS LOW VISION…ever try to read content while...
Bruce Nussbaum on the 4 large changes in design innovation.
Designer Client Relationship →
Why do clients attempt to negotiate design costs as if I was a merchant at some bazaar? Once they agree to pay, why do they ask you how you did it so that can do it inhouse next time? Can you teach me the illustratorweavershop? No, go ask you lawyer for a discount why don’t ya. OBSERVE!
(stepping off the soap box, blame it on Melton)
July 2009
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Open Minds Question Box : Internet-less Googling... →
I was looking for some inspiration the other day in regards to design for the other 90% and came across Open Mind. Imagining a world without Google, search engines or information at your fingertips is kind of scary. When I want ot know when David Hasselhof was born….Google to the rescue. When a rural farmer in India has a question about weather or local politics…he has someone to...
June 2009
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Captain E.O. rescued me from my Funk and gave me...
Back in high school a great friend of mine, Molly Mahoney, choreographed some rag tag group of students in one of the best “musicals” from my childhood….Captain E.O. Dude (dudette), we rocked it! For a select few of us Villa Park High School students, our parents gave us year passes to Disneyland (day care) and this was probably one of my favorite attractions. After the 3D show...
May 2009
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