May 2006

Solar Powered Lampion = Awesome

By |2008-10-05T15:14:45-07:00May 31st, 2006|Design, Electronics, Save the Planet|

This is solar powered lampion (created by Damian O'Sullivan) makes me happy. You can leave this outside - than later that evening use it for your lighting needs. This light is comprised of an array of 36 standard size solar cells (held together by an open spaced frame), each of which is connected to an LED bulb, which is fed by one rechargeable better. That was a mouthful. Solor Lampion [...]

My New Shoes

By |2008-10-05T14:47:03-07:00May 30th, 2006|Design, Web|

I've just designed my first pair of shoes - Hallock Air made by Nike. This is a little old-news, but Nike built this online ordering mechanism and product line called Nike ID (Individually Designed). If you're so inclined, you can go to the site (http://www.nikeid.com) and design your own pair of shoes. You can even put your own "ID" on them (see the second photo). Nike ID - Hallock Air [...]

User Experience Design

By |2008-10-05T15:15:39-07:00May 25th, 2006|Design|

I started a new job with Microsoft a few weeks ago - which I briefly mentioned in my Coachella post. My title, UX Designer, is a little difficult to explain. To help my friends and family understand what it is that I do, I thought I would post some descriptive information. User experience design (as a discipline) is described in the following summary written by Kirk Knemeyer and Eric Svoboda [...]

Erasure – Live in Seattle

By |2008-10-05T15:23:02-07:00May 14th, 2006|Music|

Since 1988 I've been an Erasure fan. I've collected just about every 12", 7", mini-cd, CD, DVD, VHS and digital download I could get my hands on. Last night Maureen and I went to the Show Box (a local venue) to see an acoustic only show by the two person band. This is interesting because Erasure (Vince Clarke specifically) is known for their work with electronic music. Vince was one [...]

Coachella 2006, Video Games, and a New Job

By |2008-10-05T15:16:53-07:00May 5th, 2006|Music|

I just came home from a week in La Quinta California. My good friends Ryan and Brian traveled with me to see the Coachella Music & Arts festival. Two days of music where surrounded by several days of video games, high-fat foods, Makers Mark and a whole lot of inactivity. The vacation had been planned for several months - which ultimately took place at a perfect time. Just before leaving [...]

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