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  2010 User Experience Design

  14 DECEMBER 2009 / COMMENTS (0)

  As the year comes to a close I set my eyes out for the New Year in User Experience Design. This year we’ve seen more and more convergence of print design in the Web. The use of grid frameworks like 960.gs and “open” typography utilities like Typekit indicate a maturation…

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  The Social Media Influence on Black Friday

  25 NOVEMBER 2009 / COMMENTS (0)

  I’ll be honest. I love gadgets – the Apple magic mouse, ear buds, LaCie little big disk – you name it. Just take a look at my previous posts Timbuk2 and Get Your Charge On. So what does a gadget guy do this year when it…

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  A Night Out at RefreshDC

  20 NOVEMBER 2009 / COMMENTS (2)

  It was a dark and rainy night at Viget Labs when I meandered into the RefreshDC event. It was a who’s who of DC design in there. Brian Williams from Viget (not in photo), Jen Sterling from Hinge, Anthony Pappas from the Pappas Group, Jeff Walpole from Phase2 Technology, and…

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  When Politics and SM Geeks Get Together

  19 NOVEMBER 2009 / COMMENTS (0)

  What happens when a bunch of politicos get together with a group of Social Media geeks? @Ryanobles gets heckled and you find that SM really has a place in politics. Of course, add an open bar and a cramped space at the Science Museum of Richmond and you’ve got a…

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