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Marty the Monkey 25 Jul 2013 | 04:11 am
It’s been a long time coming, but one of the projects I worked on at Vectorform between 2012 and 2013 is finally public! Working in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, Vectorform helped create a serie...
When it's the end 3 Jul 2013 | 07:16 pm
Religion, salvation, and good works have come up in recent conversation, or more specifically, a deeply regretful movie I saw last night. Really, though, it’s one of the most important questions a sou...
Apple's iOS7 Redesign 16 Jun 2013 | 01:44 am
Based on social media feeds, iOS7 seems to be hated by designers, but loved by those who have actually used it. Having not installed it yet myself, and being a rather picky designer to boot, my reacti...
Open letter to Apple 31 Mar 2012 | 05:18 pm
“The creative minds Apple once claimed to champion may well be looking elsewhere…to glimpse a terminal end is devastating.”
World Nativity Project 25 Dec 2011 | 11:26 am
For years I’d been mentally tossing around ideas for a Christmas video, using character vignettes and impressionistic environments. It was a fun idea, but I never really thought about producing it unt...
Asset management tools 22 Feb 2011 | 05:28 am
I work with a lot of files as a digital artist; while most assets are project specific and management is simple, I’m also always collecting images for research, reference, and inspiration. Wouldn’t it...
Find & Replace 17 Feb 2011 | 02:41 pm
Though I rather like Safari’s find feature (command+f brings up the search bar, or command+g to find again without even opening the UI), there are countless times when I’ve needed a good find & replac...
Identity 2 Oct 2010 | 02:28 pm
Earlier this year at Bridge Community Church, Pastor Vinson preached a series on our identity in Christ. Though various ideas were tossed around in one of the planning meetings, an illustration concep...
I don't know how to stop! 26 Sep 2010 | 08:50 am
I’ve been seeing and hearing more about the illusion of multitasking in the human brain for several months; after the publication of a research paper or two, there was the NPR special on how the human...
Trust 25 Sep 2010 | 01:17 pm
Wednesday was one of those “off” days. I slept fitfully, woke up late, and work was frustratingly futile. To top it off, Jonathan Acuff’s daily article was pointedly painful. We may know all the right...