Looking around for some vintage pinup clothing I started to pull together some ideas for the upcoming holidays and then created this Wish List. I hope you enjoy turning the pages and exploring some fashionable ideas as much as I did creating this magazine.
Earlier in the year I posted this and I wonder how we are all doing with Seth Godin’s points?
Now, more than ever, we need to shake things up.
Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.
Now, from Seth Godin. Click here to view [in a larger format]: What Matters Now.
Maybe I bought my stylus too soon? I really love the ability to be able to get precision lines on my iPad and now this beautiful 9.5 millimeter rubber tipped tool is coming from Pedro Gomes Design.
The Architect will be available for purchase online for a special pre-order price of 22.95USD. For a limited period only, when a pair of Architects are purchased, stylus cases will be bundled together for free. For more information and to view the promotional video, Love At First Write, please visit www.thearcticstore.com
While Spring cleaning is usually left to the earlier months of the year, I decided to take on a clean-up project of my own and re-design my own website. I wanted something more dynamite and decided upon the WordPress theme; Canvas. Hers’ what my website looked like before.
MWDesign Website- Before
I built the website in a “test site” and when I was happy with it, I moved it all over to my live site. I am liking the sliding images; representing samples of work I have done, along with the open, clean feel of the new site and the new “light bulb” logo design.
The footers hold video samples and within the site I designed widgets to hold samples of other work I have done.
MWDesign Website- After
Inside, I have loads of samples showing my instructional design work. Have a peek around.
MWDesign Website- After
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Now here’s a real twist and spin to a Book of the Month Club. Victoria van derLaan is looking for money to fund her start-up project via KickStarter. She creates a book of the month project and folks will be able to purchase books individually or subscribe for 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. Brilliant!
Victoria creates an original book in each of 6 designs, scans each page to create a digital file to be printed by Spoonflower on 100% organic cotton sateen fabric and creates cloth books from this fabric. What a wonderful gift this would be…
Have a peek at the video.
We need more of what Steve had. He saw something that was simply better than what had preceded it, and he was willing to gamble based on that instinct. That required an ability to think first and foremost as someone who lives with technology rather than produces it.
Jobs is perhaps the greatest user of technology to every live. He was able to think first and foremost as someone who lives with technology rather than produces it.
When I am designing an online course, I use lots of check lists and charts to help guide me. Then, when reading an articles on Three Keys That Make Good Interaction Design Great, these words stood out to me:
Hello, this list can be used to double check an online course. Are these being represented in the course I’m designing? Why can’t a check list, like this one, be used to help create some dynamic online design? I say “Yes it can!”
Tracey Eller did some beautiful portraits of my daughter for her senior pictures. More images can be seen here. Consider having Tracey create images for your child’s portrait, maybe a new business photo or even a family portrait for the upcoming holidays.
About a year ago, maybe longer, I was hunting for a unique wedding gift for some designer friends and happened upon Shapeways: a 3-D printing service. I played around with their online design tools, however opted for a beautiful glass pitcher. David Minich was shopping for eyewear and used Shapeways to create his own business: Make Eyewear. David creates infinitely customizable eyewear. The beauty of rapid prototyping is that you can design just about whatever you want, then print it on demand. What could you make with this type of technology?
