Favorite Music of 2011

Favorite Songs of 2011 I found plenty of songs I loved this year. I couldn’t stop at 50-ish, so here’s a list of 100 songs that I didn’t get tired of hearing. As usual, most are indie rock and electronic artists that need more attention. I have issues with online streaming services because they don’t [...]

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Making the Evernote browser save screen UI better

The Evernote Firefox browser add-on action screen that lets me save the article bothers me, because I’ve clicked the “cancel” button a few times when I meant to click “save.” See how I’d make the screen UI better by a simple button rework.

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Reflections on Project 365

On January 1, 2010, I decided to participate in Project 365 — where I took a photo a day for a full year.

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Favorite Music of 2010

Every year, I’m amazed at the great music indie rock and electronic artists produce. It’s sad how bland and repetitive commercial radio continues to be. These songs have great melodies, you can sing along to, dance to, rock out to, or savor the lush electronic sounds.

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Halloween music mix

A bunch of free indie rock and dance mp3s with Halloween-themed content.

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On creating and making things

The artist, the designer, the musician, the craftsperson — the person who makes things is never bored. Your conflict is not making something. You are driven by the need to express yourself.

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Michael Hutchence – Mystify

Art with some song lyrics from the late Michael Hutchence (INXS).

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Morrissey – Heavy words are…

I visually played around with the brilliant lyrics “Heavy words are so lightly thrown” from the Smiths song “What difference does it make?” Grab some tunes in honor of Morrissey’s Birthday as well.

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Web 2.0 Expo SF sketchnotes and more

I attended Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010 for a few hours this year. My sketchnotes from the session “Hit It (Hard) with the Pretty Stick” from Jenny Lam, as well as some photos.

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How to Code HTML Emails

HTML email coding tips checklist and huge list of resources and templates.

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