October 6th, 2011
and I am mourning. I am at home today. Earlier I was sitting in my kitchen writing, when I saw the hint of a note in the background – I can’t quite believe what I’m seeing. I really, really didn’t want to. But the Apple home page wasn’t lying. Not only did Steve …
August 27th, 2011
When Steve Jobs announced his resignation earlier this week I was listening to a presentation on leadership in a conference ballroom. It was about an hour later, between sessions, that someone told me Steve had resigned. For a few seconds I thought they were having me on, but there were the press releases in Reeder …
May 26th, 2010
I’ve spent a lot of my time recently reading, playing and generally getting more up–to-date. Part of this has been learning how to build my own iPhone app. As part of designing the app, I have built a prototype web app that I would love your feedback on.
My name is Chris.
I am a Designer.
I first started playing around with design in high school where I found my first Mac. At first it was just a flyer, a pretty graphic. But then it grew. Business cards followed. Then newsletters and booklets. Soon it was logos, brands and whole identities. When full-colour became affordable things got really messy — and very bright.
What really hooked me, what really got under my skin, was when I started designing software. So addictive. So unlike anything else I’d tried. So hard to get right. People not only had to see and read the designs, they had to use them. They had to find them useful. I wanted people to find them useful. I wanted them to love it!
Landing in a snow covered Amsterdam was amazingly beautiful.
3 hours ago
Finally boarding. See you in AMS.
4 hours ago
A nice young man in the gate lounge is playing acoustic guitar. Soft southern blues.
5 hours ago
DUB -> AMS
Thank you Dublin. You are a fine city. #ixd12
7 hours ago
Perfect time to be here - Deadly cold snap cripples Europe http://t.co/b8lTDu46 @abcnews
22 hours ago