All of this talk of “smart homes” reminds me
Terrible commercials & terrible products
After a long conversation with a few friends today, I realized I mentally collect instances of terrible commercials more than the average person. Here were some we discussed. Note: I’ve ordered the videos from terrible to most terrible.
Take
SXSW/ Comedy/ Women
As a person who has been dealing with SXSW organizing since, like, forever, I gotta say I don’t really know what to say about the all-male comedy lineup.
I mean, my panel is about humor. One of my panelists, Lisa Cohen, organized a comedy show for the week. Thoughts of diversity were pile-driven into my [...]
OK fine (Oatmeal book)
I wasn’t gonna post it, but… It’s not like I can put it in my resume or portfolio. This is my only outlet for things-that-are-cool-but-don’t-really-matter. Do you see it?
2nd Edition
Thanks to Groupon, I finally used Blurb, one of the many book publishing services online. I wasn’t expecting anything fantastic, but I guess for a pessimist I’m pretty impressed.
I reprinted my “Kids These Days” project from last semester (photos provided by the lovely Veronica Hansen). I had to tweak it a bit since Blurb has [...]
Ignite photos
Photos from Ignite Pittsburgh are up! There is a video up, too, but…
The Oatmeal book
If you haven’t done so, you should probably order The Oatmeal’s book, 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides). It’s only $8 on Amazon as a preorder (you’ve got til March 1).
The conversation
Person: “Where do you go to school? Pitt? Duquesne?”
Me: “Carnegie Mellon.”
Person: “Oh!”
My internal response: Yes, I am a Caucasian person who attends CMU.
Person: “What do you study there?”
Me: “Design.”
Person: “Like, fashion? Interior?”
Me: “Information design and interaction design.”
Person: “What’s that?”
Me: “I work to make meaning out of data via structure and behavior. [...]
Ignite PGH!
Hey Burghers,
I’m speaking at Ignite PGH, if ya wanna come.