our thinking for December 2006…

I’ll be travelling between Christmas and New Years, so there will probably be a lack of posts during this time. Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll find something to keep you busy in the meantime. Hope your Hanukk…

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An interesting interview on Fast Company’s website about the “Creative Class” and where the Creative Class will thrive in the upcoming years. It also mentions the state of education in the United States and how mo…

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A couple days ago I received what could be the best holiday present ever. My parents-in-law (parent-in-laws?) sent us four pounds of Stumptown Hair Bender coffee. I have been a self-proclaimed coffee snob ever since I moved to Por…

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I’ve had several discussions and comments regarding a previous post about wireframes and prototypes. So let’s continue the conversation. I’m not saying that wireframes are bad. I’m just saying that as strict…

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Well, all of you who couldn’t make it to coffee last Friday lost out. Not only did you miss the last coffee morning of 2006, but you missed out on some delicious Voodoo doughnuts (pictured above, minus the ones we ate). It&#…

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Quick shout out to the coffee drinkers… Friday, December 15th. 8:30am at Stumptown at 128 SW 3rd. Don’t know if this will be the last gathering before the holidays, so come prepared with gifts (it’s the first nig…

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above: The Weather Project at the Tate Modern, installation by Olafur Eliasson As I continue my assault on back issues in order to reach the most recent New Yorker, I come across articles that you might have read weeks, if not mon…

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photo above found somewhere on the domain of Chris Glass. I don’t know Chris, so I hope he doesn’t mind me borrowing this image… in exchange I encourage you to check out his blog. Has some beautiful photos and a …

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Came across a post on another blog about emotion over message in advertising… “Advertisements with high levels of emotional content enhanced how people felt about brands, even when there was no real message.However, ad…

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Noel and Ben from PopArt joined me on Friday for coffee. We spent a decent amount of time talking about some of the practical aspects of the interactive business, namely wireframes (or gray models), paper prototypes, and user test…

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