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Five months are almost complete, which means one more to the halfway mark of 2026. This also means that I still haven’t completed my new workflow. Progress is being made, but it’s slow. The tech overlords make a lot of promises, but the AI tools are still quite slow. Oh well, we’ve still got a […]
I wasn’t going to do a post today. I did a quick look at what I had collected, and the next thing I knew, I had a good batch. Sometimes things flow. In non-link news, my app, Strategery2 is live on the Apple App Store. It’s already on version 1.6. I recently added a new […]
Another week, just like the other 52. The machine rumbles on. The links keep coming. There’s no end in sight. Is that a good thing? Industrial Design Noise-canceling headphones can’t block out this genius bike bell A carmaker found just the right frequency for a bike bell to make it past a headphone’s noise-canceling algorithm. […]
Maybe you’ve heard the popular, data-centric phrase, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” I like data; it often informs what I do. The fact remains that we designers are so often beaten down by data in an attempt to create logic where feelings are scary. I’ve done my share of A/B tests. I’ve used […]
For the first time in a long time, I wrote a short thing about my own work–Teaching Computers to Draw. It’s not that I’m not making things, but I often ignore the crucial step of documentation and telling the story. This is very common for designers. We’re always focused on the problem, making, and once […]
While the world continues to spiral, I’m trying to focus on making things. We can’t control it all, so what I can do is make nice things, highlight great work, and hug those that I love. I implemented a new feature on my blog with the help of Cursor and Claude Code. If you want […]
I’ve read all the books about habits. I have some bad ones, and I have some habits that are beneficial. I know the cycle: cue, routine, reward. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. That doesn’t mean I don’t have goals, improvements, or new projects. So many projects–not enough time. Another habit of mine–starting projects. This […]
It’s been a while since the last “phase” post, and while I won’t recount every twist and turn of the recent madness, I’ve been busy navigating the storm. In the middle of the chaos, I found steady ground in creating, staying active, and showing up for the people around me. There’s a quiet truth I’ve […]
Here we are. The new year is almost upon us. There’s no rest ahead. There’s a lot to do and not enough hours in the day. Nothing new there. Happy New Year, gang! See you all on the other side. Graphic Design/Branding X Games rebrandX Games operates as both a showcase and a proving ground. […]
So late, it’s not even funny I usually write these recap posts in January, or maybe February if things are hectic. I can’t really explain why I’m writing this ten months late. There’s no excuse. 2024’s goal was the same as 2023–50 books. Two years in a row, the goal has been met. Looking back, […]