What do freedom and independence really mean? For many people, it’s about financial security without a nine to five job, which is what “The $100 Startup” is all about. Chris Guillebeau has been on my radar for a while now, for as long as I’ve been interested in traveling and entrepreneurship. When I heard that he had …
Month: January 2013
I spent this past weekend at Startup Weekend, which was a fantastic experience. The event started on Friday evening, with participants pitching their startup ideas to the whole group. There were around 30 ideas pitched, then everyone used stickers to vote for their favorites. The votes were counted, and the top ten were the ideas we …
Photo by Ernst Brooks, from National Library of Scotland Is good design a moral obligation? How do ethics apply to design?I’m taking a journalism class right now, and ethics is a huge part of journalism, but ethics isn’t emphasized much in design education. In Mike Monteiro’s book, Design is a Job he makes the point that …
The concept of going a day without media, whether it be books, music, tv, movies, or the internet, is unimaginable. Media is a huge part of our lives, and the ways we consume and produce it are changing. “Designing Media” focuses on that changing atmosphere. The book is comprised of interviews, divided into sections based …
Alex Shayler is a young artist who I had the chance to interview a while back. Here’s what he had to say. How would you describe your work?I work in pen and ink and my drawings are straightforward and powerful.What first made you interested in illustration? I started doodling in my school sketchbook and my art …