Category Archives: Random Noise

I Promise To Stop Rambling…

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Brad

TweetIn four days this URL is scheduled to expire. This is not an accident. It is not an “ohh crap I forgot to renew the URL!” This is a decision I’ve made because I need to start something new. This … Continue reading →

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Contextual Vibes

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Brad

TweetWhy doesn’t the iPhone allow you to customize the vibration sequence based on the context of the notification? This has been bugging me for awhile, but thanks to Eduardo Ortiz and Diego Pulido I’m bugged enough by it now to … Continue reading →

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The Philosophy of Function

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Brad

TweetAs I mentioned in my previous post, I recently was reminded of papers I wrote back in college for some philosophy courses that oddly deal directly with my professional life as a User Experience Designer. This next paper really resonated … Continue reading →

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The Physical and Non-Physical World

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Brad

TweetLast weekend at the IA Summit, I was reminded of some papers I wrote back in college on various areas of philosophy. I was surprised to realize that many of these papers oddly enough dealt with the very thing I find myself doing … Continue reading →

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Why I AM a Designer

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Brad

TweetDisclaimer: This is NOT meant to be a statement of general definition. I wrote this article to myself, in an act of self reflection. Since I’m an open person, I felt it was necessary to put this out there for … Continue reading →

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Innovate St. Louis

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Brad

TweetLater this month, the very first St. Louis Innovation Camp will be held. This is a unique event in St. Louis, hosted and organized by a group of people that are tired of seeing all the crazy cool things happen … Continue reading →

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2010 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Brad

TweetI’m normally not one for making New Year Resolutions simply because I know I wouldn’t be able to follow through with them. By posting them here, it’s my hope that I can use this post as a prolonged ‘To-Do’ list … Continue reading →

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Advanced Prototyping Using Blend 3

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Brad

TweetThe key to any advanced prototypes using Blend 3 w/ Skecthflow is using the SketchFlow Animation Panel, the more advanced States panel, or by adding common interactive behavior to controls. Now, if you happen to have any Flash background, setting … Continue reading →

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SMCSTL – Evolution of the Web – A Panel

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Brad

TweetThe Social Media Club of St. Louis is meeting on August 20th to discuss how IT has had to deal with the changes of the web over the course of the past 10 years. With the raise of Web 2.0 … Continue reading →

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How do you learn from failing?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Brad

TweetThe art of designing is one filled with failing early and failing often. These iterations allow a designer to learn from their mistakes to get to a proper solution. Learning from your failures is real challenge though, especially if there … Continue reading →

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