Recently, we received an email from a potential new client. He is starting a new business and looking for help with a logo and supporting brand materials. Normally, this type of inquiry comes through a referral or Google, so I was surprised when he said that ChatGPT recommended us. I replied, set up a Zoom … Continued
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I’ll Have the Cinnamon Roll
I had a dream last night that I was at a café with my wife. The waiter brought us the menu, it was about eight inches square and tremendously thick. I opened mine and flipped past the first few pages to the pastry section. Each page was a clear pouch containing the actual pastry. The … Continued
Our Ideation Process: A Tessellation Murmuration
We like to start every project with a brainstorming session. The theme for the 2017 Bridge Conference is Together We Rise. We thought of birds in flight rising to the sky. We thought about how powerful it can be when people (or birds) work together. This led us to the idea of starling murmurations. A … Continued
Seattle City Flag Redesign
In the spirit of two of my favorite podcasts, Hello Internet and 99 Percent Invisible, I decided to redesign the Seattle city flag. Seattle’s current flag was designed by councilman Paul Kraabel for the Goodwill Games. Both Mr. Kraabel and the Goodwill Games are a bit before my time, but I always have time for … Continued
Milton Glaser Quote
There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for. —Milton Glaser
DIY Platform Bed
When we need a new piece of furniture I often try to make a project out of it. This is because I’m cheap and I need to make something outside of a computer occasionally. When we upgraded our bed to a California King I decided I would make the platform for the new foam mattress. The … Continued
W3C WHATWG HTML5
HTML5 is coming and no there is not a space between HTML and 5. Check out A Brief History of Markup, for possibly the most amusing history of various markup acronyms ever (I know it’s a low bar). You’ll learn how we got to HTML5 without ever having HTML1, that XHTML is much more eXtreme, … Continued
The Wifflebowl!
I played in a Wifflebowl tournament on Sunday for the Beard and Stache Fest! So much fun! Here is a video made by the Cherry Street Team! All proceeds went to Treehouse for kids! the fest lasts all month, check out the fun they have planned.
New Website Design!
Here’s our latest website design! Turned out almost as cute as the Remarks products! Remarks.net