February 2012
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Breaking & Mentoring →
In August I started participating in the /mentoring project. It took me a while to figure out exactly what I could offer, but I’m getting the hang of it. The most fruitful conversations have been with designers working at their first startup, where process is up for grabs, relationships are constantly changing, and goals are being reset every few months.
I believe that more and more...
January 2012
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Picaro: Say Hello to Picaro →
yo-picaro:
I’m really excited to tell you about our new project: Picaro.
Picaro is a way to make and play small adventure games. They play a bit like interactive fiction with the control scheme of an old Sierra/LucasArts adventure game. If that was gibberish: the games are completely text-driven, but…
This is one of the projects I’ve been putting a lot of work into during my time...
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December 2011
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I'm in the New York Times today
My foray into the world of LEGO was covered by the NYTimes today. It’s all very dizzying and makes me feel a bunch of different feelings about a bunch of different things.
One of the weirdest aspects is that I’m barely getting started in this medium. There are so many talented folks working with LEGO out there, why interview me? I don’t come from the AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO)...
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What's next, or, Have me for January
My job at Disrupto ended last week, on the day my son arrived. It’s quite sincerely been the best job I’ve ever had. I already miss the team deeply.
Right now I’m taking some time off from being employed so that I can be home with the baby. I’m excited to let you know where I’m headed after but that won’t be for a few months. Before that, I have to make it...
November 2011
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The letter that comes from LEGO when you order...
Dear David,
Thank you for using our special Pick A Brick service. It is nice to see there’s a LEGO enthusiast within you, you clearly have a good idea of what you want and you know how to get it. We hope your package meets, and even exceeds, all the expectations you had when you placed your order.
Our biggest wish is to provide you, and all of our customers, with the best experience...
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X is the poor man's Y, through the ages
I was thinking about the sentence structure “X is the poor man’s Y” and I started wondering how far back it went. I looked through every appearance in the Google News archives (the poor man’s research library). It looks to be pretty old, and usage from as early as the ’40s seems to have that little dash of snark that comes with the phrase today.
“The street car...
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Caged rats get free water!
Stewardesses dread reggae barf
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Ten quotes from the eBook "Stash your Swag: 100+...
“Placing a specially redesigned bird house in your yard is another great way to hide money.” — p. 7
“If you are really broke, you can break the bottom off a rock and hollow it out, but it is a pain.” — p. 11
“If you have a ton of spices put your bag inside one of the bottles. The possibilities are endless.” — p. 23
“Some light fixtures are the old...
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October 2011
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http://davidcole.me/canon/ →
One of the regular topics in my /mentoring conversations is recommended reading. I got weary of pulling up links to the same posts over and over, so I decided to make a little page instead. I figured I’d share with you beautiful people.
These aren’t just for new designers, these are readings that I reference all the time, as well as some newer favorites. If you work with me, the...
September 2011
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August 2011
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/mentoring →
My wonderful friend and fellow Tech Book Club ringleader, Diana Kimball, started a movement called /mentoring that promotes sharing all the good advice and experience one accrues. I don’t actually feel like I have any idea what I’m doing, but the more people I meet the more I discover that nobody really does, so perhaps I can at least offer my earnest attention. Here’s my...
July 2011
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DISRUPTO BLOG: Full Circle →
disrupto:
One thing we’ve always wanted to do with Steepster was start a tea of the month club. The idea was simple: every month we’d introduce people to delicious and unfamiliar loose-leaf teas from all around the world. Subscribers would learn about tea culture and discover new tea companies with each…
I’ve been working on this product for the last few months, there’s a...
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June 2011
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