The Complexities of Simplicity
Simplicity is the byproduct of complex problem solving. Where one synthesizes a collection of thoughts, ideas, and desires into a single tangible end.
View ArticleThe Art & Science of Experience Design
As we look back at the last year in the Rich Internet Application (RIA) market we begin to see some patterns emerge. Patterns and languages circling around the idea that true change has, and always...
View ArticleIn Between the Glass
Design and Technology have disrupted our way of thinking since the time we could walk. Everything vying for our attention as we try to make sense of the spaces to which we occupy; the things we look...
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Digital Fingerprints
In 2002 Xbox Live was introduced to the consumer gaming market which, finally, gave the user the ability to invite friends into their gaming experience. Lightbulbs were flashing and the gaming...
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Matters of Experience
As I read the quote “Let the Experience Begin,” by famed Architect Frank Gehry I was struck by something quite profound. This notion that when you see a piece of artwork for the very first time, be...
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The Evolution of Print
“’What is the use of a book,’ thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’” - Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Ever since the Amazon Kindle came onto the scene several years ago I’ve...
View ArticleAn Epic Beginning
So last night was indeed an “epic” night. The big reveal of our (Erik Loehfelm and Joe Johnston) epic application. Thanks to all the Start Garden team who made this night truly epic. The epic app...
View ArticleWindows 8-) Personalizing Mobility
Windows 8 phone, even typing the words makes me cringe a bit. Yet I must hold at bay the unnerving legacy that threatens to devour me before I even begin to understand this new offering. When I strip...
View ArticleThe Connoisseur of Busy
I’ve never meditated a day in my life but suddenly I found myself thousands of miles from home sitting, legs crossed and eyes closed, in a mountain top hermitage in the ancient walled city of Assisi,...
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Gamification of Education
In doing research around the subject of the impact of gaming in education and came across this very interesting infographic that is very telling regarding the power of gaming and learning. Created by...
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