It’s about to get even faster
Technology is amazing. The speed of which technology iterates is getting exponentially faster. Today, Apple announced a handful (actually quite a bit more) of new product releases including new MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini, iPad, and iPad Mini. In just months since The New iPad (iPad version 3) was release, a newer iteration came out with […]
Painting the Stairs
The stairway up to the attic space was painted a dark brown color. It looked dark and uninviting. The first step was to remove the friction strips and rough sand the surface. I didn’t remove the paint completely, just enough so the primer would adhere well. I counter sunk the nails and filled in the […]
Rachel Smith on Drawing in Class
The Noun Project – Communicating with Icons
I love communicating visually. Think Ikea instructions, universal in readability. Building a Global Visual Language from The Noun Project on Vimeo.
Connecting the Dots
This goes out to my Pepperdine School of Public Policy readers: “Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach […]
Barcelona
Barcelona is an amazing city. Here is the view from our apartment rooftop. We rented this apartment with only 258 square feet. There was a clip on some of the home design shows. Of course, I had to visit the new Barcelona Apple store. We visited much of the architectural buildings by Gaudi. I loved […]
Layover in Rome
We had an eight hour layover in Rome and left the airport to do a quick walking tour of the city. Way too little time but we saw quite a bit. Here is the colosseum, a site that would normally take at least an hour or more to visit, we did in about 10 minutes. […]
Istanbul
Istanbul was a beautiful city which reminds me of my recent trip to Puerto Rico. The streets are lively and full of energy. It’s a city of ancient history and modern marvels. Here is the view from our hotel rooftop. We had breakfast every morning to a 180 view of the ocean. At sun rise, […]