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A blast from the past for "February, 2007"
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Refresh “World” Meetup During SXSW
Monday, February 26th, 2007 | 2 CommentsI just came across this great little addition to SXSW for Refresher’s in all cities around the world. I’ve been an active member of the DC Refresh group and been anticipating my first SXSW; so this should prove to be a pretty good way to start the conference off. I fly in nice and early […]
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The Web Design Refrigerator Metaphor: finding and understanding innovation within your design
Monday, February 19th, 2007 | 16 CommentsInnovation and design can be a difficult thing; simply being creative in itself can be a challenge. How do you do it and where do you start? Well, I thought I’d ask and answer the question as it seems to be a popular one these days. Now that “web 2.0” seems to be behind us, […]
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Why designers are romantics by nature
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 | 2 CommentsSo, it’s Valentines Day, and most of us should be experts of the day; we are creative by nature. We strive to produce thoughtful creative experiences tailored specifically for our audience with the end result of evoking an actionable emotion. I just took all of the romance out of it, but isn’t that what being […]
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Refresh DC gets a redesign as it turns a year old
Friday, February 9th, 2007 | 5 CommentsLast week Refresh DC had its one year birthday. To compliment that, the group’s site has a new design up, brought to you by yours truly. I just offered to volunteer to design the new site, Jason Garber is to thank for brining that to life. I am a bit late in posting this as […]
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I’ll buy you a beer at SXSW, if you can find me
Thursday, February 8th, 2007 | 9 CommentsIt is just one month away and it seems like everyone is going to SXSW this year. I’ve been to @media before, but this will be my first time to SXSW; I am very excited! This past year or so I’ve really gotten more active online and have started to meet more and more people. […]
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Can you over-design?
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 | 24 CommentsWhile attending a design presentation a little while ago a very interesting question was posed, “can you over-design”? The speaker used a great analogy that really got me thinking; can a great design be un-confrontational? Are we designing for ourselves, other designers or truly for our audience? What are we really trying to accomplish when […]
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Why I hate Blogger – my miserable weekend
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 | 22 CommentsI am a huge Google advocate and when I first heard that they were acquiring Blogger, I thought only good things could come. However, Blogger has always been a joke of a platform among our community, and it has only gotten worse. I was forced into an upgrade from the “Old Blogger” early last week […]