Why Today Was Awesome (a list)
Drove across the Golden Gate Bridge with Chris and John. Saw houseboats. Saw redwoods. Ate a tasty smoked turkey and pesto sandwich. Hiked around Point Reyes. “Hipsters in the woods.” Ran down a hill...
View ArticleWe Went And Saw Some Mountains
Kate and I spent a week stomping around Colorado, hanging out in Fort Collins and ascending into the dizzying airs of Rocky Mountain National Park. There are many more photos to be seen in this set on...
View ArticleOutside In: Bringing The Outdoors Indoors
For my capstone project, I’m exploring ways to help outdoor enthusiasts maintain a connection to the outdoors when they need to be inside. Sadly, not everyone can work as a ski instructor,...
View ArticleHans and Umbach: Prototyping In Light
Hans and Umbach took some time out from their work to help me with my capstone project, where I’m trying to help people maintain a connection with the outdoors when they work inside for a living. In...
View ArticleGleaming The Cube: Design Principles for Bringing the Outdoors Indoors
I’ve been working on my capstone project for two semesters now, trying to figure out a way to introduce a slice of the outdoor experience to the inside world. Playing, recreating and simply being...
View ArticleOutside In: Evoking a Sense of the Natural World in Indoor Spaces
Last night I delivered my thesis presentation, effectively completing my master’s degree in human-computer interaction design. Over the last seven months I’ve been conducting a design exploration into...
View ArticleThese are all true statements.
We are done with graduate school. We are moving to San Francisco. We are road tripping across the country. We are currently in Moab, Utah. The best way to keep track of us is through Twitter. Or...
View ArticleThe West
I may be honing in on part of why I find the American West, not only the landscape but also its people and history, so interesting. And history not necessarily in the wars fought or the great leaders...
View ArticleDid you hear the one about the five neuroscientists who went on a rafting trip?
I’m really digging this story at the New York Times, about five neuroscientists who went on a rafting trip down the San Juan River, ostensibly to study the effects of disconnecting with the “digital”...
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