30 Years of Mac
January 25, 2014 • 1 min readHow I spent months convincing my dad to buy me my first Mac, and the hours I logged at Computerland waiting for that day.
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Walking Over The Same Ground
April 13, 2013 • 1 min readWatching the premiere of _Mad Men_ season six, I _loved_ that Peggy Olson blasted her creative team for bringing her three variations on the same idea. These are words to remember.
Putting a Dent in the Universe
October 6, 2011 • 2 min read
From playing with MacPaint as a seventh grader to working directly with Steve Jobs at Pixar, my journey with Apple spans decades. While Jobs was demanding and direct, his push for perfection helped shape not just my career, but the entire tech landscape.
Thank You, Steve
August 26, 2011 • 2 min read
While working at Apple, I had the unique experience of presenting the Mac OS X Panther setup animation directly to Steve Jobs. After 14 rounds of revisions, his dedication to perfection taught me an invaluable lesson: Keep going until it's right. Don't settle.
Concept != Layout
July 13, 2009 • 2 min readFellow Razorfisher and social media guru Shiv Singh asks, in the age of social media, do big ideas matter less? Truth be told, I've been thinking about how to craft my reaction to this since I first read a similar tweet from Michael Lebowitz, CEO of Big Spaceship…
Sell the Horseshit
February 12, 2009 • 2 min readYesterday the design and advertising community was abuzz over the leaked presentation deck for the new Pepsi logo by the Arnell Group. Yes it is absolutely a work of pure horseshit. But, I was reminded of the decks that my colleagues and I create every day and how somebody's horseshit may be someone else's chocolate cake.