On the first Wednesday of every month, CHIFOO — Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon (pronounced ‘ky FOO’) — invites thought leaders to share on different topics. This lecture series is to share experiences and ideas on User Experience, Usability and Interaction Design. April’s talk will feature the lovely and inspiring Kate Ertmann of ADi, a 2D […]
Last Thursday, 2/3/11, XPLANE held another monthly Visual Thing School (VTS). This one focused on the visual alphabet and speed drawing, once again led by Tim May, who came complete with Danish impersonations. The session started off with him showing how all basic shapes, the alphabet, and expressions can all be made with just a few […]
It’s official — I signed my team up for 48 Hour Film Project’s GoGreen, happening the weekend of February 18–20th. I’ve participated in a “normal” 48 Hour Film Project in 2008 (which was fantastic, thank you Jodi Sweetman and team), but this year’s will be a little different and international eco-style (from site): Just like the 48HFP, the […]
This quickie illustration is to represent a few random things that happened in 2010: “Made in Oregon” sign changed to “Portland Oregon” Old Spice Man hub bub, created by Portland’s Wieden + Kennedy Free plastic bags are banned at Fred Meyers and retail checkouts in Portland Double Rainbow and auto-tune phenomenon (Bed Intruder is a close second) Angry […]
This Tuesday, 12/14, eight to ten Pecha Kucha style presentations on the future of publishing will be given at The Ace Hotel’s Cleaners for PageTurn. This event, organized by Todd Sattersten of Astronaut Projects and Dave Weich of Sheepscot Creative, is described as: “The event emerged from a conversation about Portland’s rich publishing landscape, and the […]
Banning free plastic bags is working. China, the leader in plastic bag use, has banned free plastic bags and has since seen a 49% decrease in new bags being used, according to the University of Gothenburg’s research distilled on the ScienceDaily. While there is further room for improvement — like actually enforcing compliance with businesses that […]
On Thursday evening, 11/18, AIGA Portland will have the 5th SHIFT, where 10 presenters share for 5 minutes their thoughts, tips, and observations on sustainable design. This evening, including a Q&A session and mingling, is in hopes of shaping the future of visual communications for the better. The event will be held again at Ecotrust in […]
On the first of the month (generally) the Portland branch of XPLANE holds Visual Thinking School. During those two hours on a Thursday afternoon, brains and imagination are required to attend, as well as an interest in collaboration and drawing — no matter your level of skill. Despite everyone being on the same “team,” VTS is almost […]
On my ride back down Belmont from the library earlier today, I saw a store called Noun. Although I didn’t go inside, a nice sense of delight still occurred when I read their tagline, “a person’s place for things.” Well said. Maybe next time I’ll stop in, and grab a Saint Cupcake while I’m at it.
After much hard work, Melissa Delzio has accomplished putting forth a fantastic collaborative art book: “Our Portland Story Volume 1 is part yearbook, part insider’s travel guide, and part collected memoirs, but is all about Portland by Portlanders. We sought submissions of stories from Portlanders of all walks of life and paired those stories with local designers […]