Tip of the Quill: A Journal

Category Archives: Design

New in the Portfolio.

I took some time this weekend to update my portfolio. Some highlights: Interactive Tangible Storytelling (2014) How might 3D printers be used as a component of a transmedia storytelling campaign? Augmented Storytelling (2014) How might wearable computing devices be used to tell unique, hyperpersonalized stories? The Lighthouse in the Woods (2014) What 360-degree, non-game storytelling […]

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Redesigning MIT. Again.

Today I’m responsible for the design of the MIT homepage again. The MIT homepage changes design every day, so if you want to see it, go now! The design is an evolution of what I posted earlier this summer, with a couple of changes – or, if you will, Easter eggs. First, note the MIT […]

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Dresden Design.

Am I weird for watching The Dresden Files and thinking, “Wow, that’s some really killer interior design right there”? Seriously. The guy lives in a converted warehouse with tons of books and old knicknacks and magical bric-a-brac everywhere. I’d like to live in a converted barn with tons of books and esoteric junk. It’s not […]

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Redesigning TIME.

I have to say, Pentagram’s redesign of TIME Magazine is doubleplusgood. And that’s coming from a guy who’s been largely nonplussed by the design scene in recent months. Kudos!

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The wisdom of Bill Moggridge.

More wisdom from IDEO’s Bill Moggridge can be found in an interview with Newsweek, Of Mice and Multimedia. Near the end, Moggridge explains his vision of the future of interaction design: The thing that was surprising about the Internet was that suddenly you move from dragging and dropping a file into a folder to the […]

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Hella im-pressed.

I’m seriously impressed by the recent facelift that Dan Cederholm gave his website, SimpleBits (well, I don’t know exactly how recent it is, to tell the truth; it’s been a while since I checked up on my web design links). It’s no secret that Dan and I have similar tastes in aesthetics, complete with little […]

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It’s the little things.

A couple of days ago, MacNN rolled out their newly-redesigned forums, and I have to say I’m impressed. The level of detail involved in skinning what’s normally a standard, boring element across many websites is serious points. The rounded edges across the board are really sweet, and the style switcher popup is beatiful, but what […]

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Work in progress.

One of my great failings as an artist, if not as a human being, is that I’m almost constantly running behind with my projects. This is due to a number of reasons – I’m still learning to say “no”, I occasionally get burnt out and have to unwind for a couple of days to get […]

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Threadless sale!

Cool – the designer t-shirt site Threadless is having another one of their $10 sales, running now through Wednesday. They’ve also launched several nifty new tees, including Future Under Construction (which I’d buy if it were a print on paper), the deeply gorgeous Night Birds, and, finally, one that I like not so much for […]

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One more step towards the perfect studio.

Very, very cool. Check out Gizmodo’s First Look: Belkin Surge Protectors, Good for Cable Management Fiends. I totally want to grab a couple of the Concealed models…

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