Archive - Design

The pop-up that wouldn’t go away

August 14 0 Comments Category: Design

When I opened up Google Reader this morning, I was greeted with this friendly, yet annoyingly undismissible popup. My only two options are to “Learn more” or to edit my friends list. I don’t want to do either of those right now, I just want to read my feeds! Clicking outside the popup balloon doesn’t [...]

Non-standard headphone jacks

August 05 1 Comment Category: Design

What is it with companies doing weird things with headphone jacks lately? First, there is the iPhone problem. Unless you buy “iPhone compatible” headphones, yours probably won’t fit into the slim recessed hole that Apple put on the iPhones. (I can’t speak for the 3G ones, my experience is only with the first generation iPhone.) [...]

The Community Place book

May 28 0 Comments Category: Design, Projects

Today I found the publisher’s website for a book that I worked on – The Community Place: More than a place, a way of welcoming. I spent over a year on the layout and design of this book, mostly due to life getting in the way. It’s great to see it in print (and for [...]

Work in progress

May 26 0 Comments Category: Design

This blog is perpetually a work in progress. I’ll probably spend countless hours writing and tweaking it until I decide it’s time to start from scratch again. In the meantime, enjoy the ride and please keep your hands and feet inside until it has come to a complete stop.