The Current State of Interactive Design

The Current State of Interactive Design Design patterns, UI kits, standards, low cognitive load, statistics, trends, blah blah blah. Sure, I get why all these things are “best practices”–damn I hate that phrase–but there is currently zero originality or creativity in the world of interactive design. All anyone seems to do anymore is copy every […]

Tastes Like Chicken

Tastes Like Chicken Everything is supposed to taste like chicken. Everything? What if that notion was taken to the extreme? This ridiculous level of exaggeration is so far fetched as to bring a smile to your face.

Beauty is Only Skin Deep

Beauty is Only Skin Deep There is much debate and acrimony between Modernist and Postmodern designers. One of the lynchpin arguments centers around the idea of utility versus expression. But why subscribe dogmatically to one camp or the other when both directions can be used with success? Here a more postmodern approach utilizes a painterly […]

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of […]

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Whether you are a Republican or Democrat you will get no reprimand from me; my politics are contextual rather than dogmatic. This piece is not an anti-conservative nor pro-liberal statement. It is merely a visualization of a man and his mouth. A mouth he uses in an often acrimonious way.

Turnabout is Fair Play

Turnabout is Fair Play Something about this phrase immediately struck me as feeling Shakespearean. So, in addition to breaking the tip of the finger in order to turn it in on itself (suggesting several layers of meaning), the whole thing is rendered as if it were a theatre poster for Hamlet, Othello, or Macbeth.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Hell no, I won’t be your neighbor. I always thought this was a strange thing to say. As if there had to be a secret reason why it began with “won’t”. So, why not explore that and see exactly why you wouldn’t want Mr. Rogers as your neighbor? Pop culture, […]

A Pregnant Pause

A Pregnant Pause A simple contrast of letters can often do more to illustrate a point than trying to beat someone over the head with literal representation. Viewers will themselves feel clever that they are in on the clever joke as well—which creates a greater memory. Don’t forget the supplemental “body language”: softer, more delicate […]

Don’t Poke the Bear

Don’t Poke the Bear Usually you choose not to poke a grumpy bear because you are uninterested in being mauled. What is more interesting, though, is poking a different kind of bear in an unexpected circumstance. What are things that get poked? Voodoo dolls. What is another kind of bear? Teddy bear. What if the […]

Dune

Dune Nerd Alert. Sure I could have taken the strategic direction of making a slick sci-fi poster for this famous line from Dune, but that’s already been done. What if, instead, an examination was done to answer WHY the sleeper must awaken? The poor sheep that are being counted while sleeping are running away from […]