On a recent trip to Pittsburgh, I passed this cigarette vending machine when I went to the restroom at Finnegan’s Wake (one of my favorite Irish pubs in town). It took me by surprise because they’ve been illegal in New York City for almost 20 years. I remember playing with the knobs as a little [...]
Entries Tagged as 'History'
Photo of the day: Elvis had cheap gas
May 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Design, Photography
Elvis’s Automobile Museum at Graceland is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. More than 50 vintage cars in absolutely pristine condition. If you ever find yourself in Memphis, the cars and the house are not to be missed.
Among the cars was this old Tokheim gas pump from what must have been the 1960s. [...]
Tags:Design·History·Photography
Do you know what you’re designing for?
April 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Technology
The world is rapidly changing. Do you realize what is happening around you? Do you understand the context in which the products and services you help to create will be used, reused, and repurposed? Ecosystems are paradigms are shifting so dramatically that the research you do at the beginning of a project may no longer [...]
My high school computer science homework
March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Digressions, Technology
As some of you may know, I was computer scientist before I was a user experience designer. Because I was always on the computer, I was persuaded by an 8th grade teacher to enroll in the one high school computer science class when I entered the 9th grade, and I loved it so much that [...]
Tags:Career·History·Pleasure·Technology
Some early posts that deserve more traffic
February 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogging
I hit 250 posts the other day after 13 months of writing this blog. Looking back on some of the earlier posts, I found a few that I really liked but barely got any traffic. There were only 5 people reading my blog then (I love them), so I thought that maybe there would be [...]
