by David | Nov 1, 2023 | Design, Digital Migration, Sip With Caution
If there were ever an example of why AI needs humans in the loop, well, actually … this isn’t the most compelling. But it’s informative. (H/t Washington Post’s most recent excellent scrollytelling example –...
by David | May 13, 2023 | Blogging, Blogs
Dooce Was Brave. Funny. Self-lacerating. Self-aware. Bubbly. Withdrawn. An early pioneer of the “MommyBlogger” phenomenon. And now: dead. Far too soon. Many years ago, before the rise of “micro-blogging” platforms basically sucked all the...
by David | Oct 20, 2020 | Design, Sip With Assurance
Carving Using Clay-Sculpture Tools To Produce Organic Art The “Night of 1,000 Jack-o-Lanterns” exhibit at the Chicago Botanical Gardens was a breath of fresh – albeit pumpkin-spice-scented – air. After months of feeling trapped, increasingly...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | Amusing Nonsense, Digital Migration, Sip With Assurance, UX/UI
What are the design rules in an environment where literally anything is possible? More than a year ago, Technicolor Labs, a super-cool space located in the Blackwelder Arts district of Culver City, invited the ever-insightful game designer Ed Moore and myself to come...
by David | Nov 13, 2019 | Digital Migration
Yes, I know. What was I thinking? After three decades on the “Left Coast,” I’ve headed back to my midwestern roots. In 1989, I moved to California from Venezuela, with only two suitcases and $600 to my name. I had worked as a managing editor for the...