Words & LettersIn the Fall of 1996: Architecture Department at Rhode Island School of Design According the ‘The Telegraph’ Architecture school has a drop out rate of 7.2% which puts this path of study at the 8th highest for student drop outs. I feel like that number is a little low. Architecture programs are notorisously hard and some people […]
A quick summary This is as much for me to remember as it is to share with others. I haven’t been to Smashing Conference before but I’ve been a reader of the site for a long time. What is SmashingConference? A two-day event (four if you include the workshops) for web design and development. It’s very hands-on and […]
“Ideas are worth just five cents” — Art School Teacher Sometimes it’s the simple lessons that you need to re-learn over and over to really comprehend. As a young art school student you mutter to yourself after class, “That old guy is being a dick. He doesn’t get my concept.” True story time. Foundation year of […]
I ride my bike to work: a 16 mile commute. My bike has pedals–but yes, it also has an electric motor that helps me cruise along at an average of 20 miles/per hour, as long as I’m pedaling. It’s a lot of fun to ride, and with no shower at my office, it’s really the […]
A quick review of the 99U Conference. If I don’t do this now, I’ll have to wait until they post all the the videos from this year and reference backwards. Wednesday, May 4th Kickoff Meet & GreetHighlights for a nerd like me were ski-ball and a street fighter set up where you played on a […]
Yesterday, I drove through the intersection where I was in a potentially deadly car accident. I hadn’t been there in over 20 years or more. I hadn’t thought about that night or incident in detail in a long time. It would come up occasionally in random conversation. What’s the worst car accident you’ve ever been […]
Lessons from the real-world Noel Constant that I didn’t ask for The creative workplace is a peculiar place. In some ways its very different than other parts of the working world, and in some fundamental ways it’s not. Creatives (I know we hate this term) come from all angles. Some study at four-year colleges, others […]
Sometimes going to bed is really hard for me. I like to maintain the state that I’m in–no matter what that state may be. Once I am in bed it’s done and out out like a light. But I never want to wake up. It doesn’t matter how many hours I’ve slept. The same goes […]
You just finished version fourteen of your design. The Art Director (AD) has finally given his blessing and you have one more hurdle before this job is done. The Creative Director (CD) must give his final approval. He’s already seen versions of this along the way. It should be no problem, right? Every manager (also […]
I was playing the arcade video game classic Galaga in a nondescript convenience store focused on the task at hand–kill the bad alien/insects. I became aware that someone was staring at me to my right. When I had an opportunity to look away form the game, I saw what I thought, with that split second […]