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My 2012 Podcast Recommendations
This morning I wrote an email to a good friend who’s finally taking a real interest in podcasts, after years me trying to convince him to start listening to something, anything. The email ended up being fairly comprehensive, so I’m going to repost it here. He already listens to No Agenda, Industrial Strength Nightmares and […] Continue Reading
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Windows 8 Review
in ReviewLast week Microsoft Canada invited me to a hands-on demo with Windows 8 and their Surface RT tablet. The demo consisted of a hotel room, 3 Microsoft PR People – the business guy, the soccer mom and the xbox guy – and all the Windows hardware they could “fit in one suitcase” (they mentioned that […] Continue Reading
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Seth Godin Teaches a Good Lesson About Design
in Websites[A guest post by Karam Debly] Through a friend, I learned that Seth Godin put out a call on his blog for developers to apply to build a mobile app. I wrote the following in my application. “I’m writing to tell you that I don’t think your blog, which i love, warrants an app. We […] Continue Reading
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Winnipeg is a Freelance Town
in WinnipegAfter being laid-off from my job as an interaction designer at Think Shift earlier this year, I exchanged some emo IMs with a good friend and former-Winnipegger. I told him that I was looking at getting into freelance full-time, to which he replied “Winnipeg is a freelance town.” He was right. I’ve spent the majority […] Continue Reading
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The One Where I Read The Mule Blog
I stumbled across the Mule Design blog yesterday. It’s good. I had a minor epiphany (is there a word for that?) when I read this: When a client says, “I don’t like green”, most designers translate the sentence into “You must change the green.” But no one asked you to, did they? They merely made […] Continue Reading