More notes on thinkinginpencil.com redesign
3 Nov, 2010
I wanted to add a bit more on the subject of my site redesign while it’s still fresh in my...
Writing & rambling
Stories, goings on, and a bit of whatever else comes to mind
New design for thinkinginpencil.com
31 Oct, 2010
Just a short note about my new site design. Lots going on lately and it was long overdue for me...
One year on: from a blank slate to a full business and my first big conference speaking slot at Future of Web Design in NYC!
6 Oct, 2010
Wow. It’s one year ago today that I left my job at an agency here in Providence to start working...
BIF6, Day 1: A success by any measure I was lucky to experience
17 Sep, 2010
It’s hard to single out one high point from the myriad during the first day - but it’s worth pointing...
Drupal status message pile-up - HOWTO sort it out on your Media Temple (dv)
25 Aug, 2010
We recently had an issue where status messages would ‘pile up’ and fail to clear until you logged out and...
Complicated vs. Complexity
30 Jun, 2010
and how Design Thinking helps tame one and avoid the other Recently the topic of complicated versus complex has come...
#D4DBoston slides for my talk on Web Strategy: Using Drupal to Transform Your Business
20 Jun, 2010
Giving a talk to day at Design for Drupal in Boston on web strategy. I wanted to make sure the...
New site launched for @DrupalPVD - built in Drupal 7
12 May, 2010
Just launched a new site for a series of Providence Drupal Meetups that I’ve been putting together with Chris Murray....
Long haul: late night SFO -> PHL, Drupal and the future of the web
22 Apr, 2010
I just spent the past 3 days in San Francisco for DrupalCon, and after such an intense immersion it does...
Life at ‘net’ speed: heading to DrupalCon in San Francisco for newschoolyard.com
16 Apr, 2010
When I woke up Wednesday morning I was looking forward to an always-fun and interesting meeting day on the newschoolyard.com...
Everything connects: Daniel Pink's DRiVE, Boagworld SxSW edition and talking to students about web strategy and design thinking
25 Mar, 2010
Just a quick note this morning. I spoke yesterday to Mitch’s graphic design class at Rhode Island College. Saw one...
Giving a lecture on web strategy to graphic design students [UPDATED]
24 Mar, 2010
My good friend Mitch Goldstein (or @mgoldst as you may know him) has asked if I’d give a talk to...
Another cool event from carsonified: HTML 5 online conference
16 Mar, 2010
Carsonified is putting on what looks like a great event: an online conference on HTML 5 with some of the...
On web designers needing to know HTML/CSS
18 Feb, 2010
There have been some great posts on Twitter and around the web on whether or not web designers should know...
Between pixels and plumbing: why paul boag is right to call it web strategy
7 Feb, 2010
I know, I know. If you listen to the Boagworld podcast or follow his incessant tweeting and audioboo-ing you’ll doubtless...
Who are your most frequent commenters?
20 Jan, 2010
I’ve never tried to focus on writing what will get comments - I really want to write about what moves...
Gott Advertising - saving the world one click at a time
20 Jan, 2010
For three years, Gott Advertising (full disclosure: Kevin Gottesman is my cousin, and also happens to be one of the...
The nature of inspiration
14 Dec, 2009
As a designer, I’m always thinking about inspiration. Where to find it, what to do with it, how to let...