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In Purr-suit of the Throne, Part 1: The Arrival

It came. In all its kitschy, injection-molded goodness, the “World-Famous” CitiKitty cat toilet training kit graced my doorstep this week. It was almost like Christmas as I tore the plastic mailing sleeve apart to unveil the cheerfully-designed, primary color-clad box emblazoned with a cat proudly standing upon his new territory. I knew this was a [...]

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In Purr-suit of the Throne: A Journey in Feline Toilet-Training

After five years of dealing with a traditional litter box setup, my wife and I decide to re-explore the notion of toilet-training our cats.

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30 Days

For those of you that know me, I’m a bit odd. And candid.

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A Change is a Comin’

I’ve decided that there is much more to my life and interests than just design.

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Just Listen to the Music of the Traffic in the City

For the last several days I’ve been struggling with what to contribute this week. Maybe it’s due to the crazy (but good) snowball of projects I’ve had at work. Perhaps it’s a result of diligently encouraging my wife Sarah as she puts together her portfolio and pursues a new job opportunity. Whatever the case, my own aesthetic has been thrown out of whack.

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A Little Goes a Long Way

I’m a print designer by training, but in this dot-com world I am learning to apply those picas to pixels and beef up my web design skills. As I sit at the proverbial feet of those web designers who have masterfully gone before me, I glean from their strengths and insights. There is always so much to learn and it’s encouraging to see those in the design disciplines who are ardently passionate about their professions.

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Setting My Sights on a New Horizon

Everyone who knows me understands my passion—yea obsession—with Irish rock band U2. You can only imagine the downright glee I experience when I hear rumors of a new album from this fantastic foursome. Their recently released twelfth studio album, No Line on the Horizon, certainly did not disappoint. It wouldn’t take much to get me [...]

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A Shockingly Fun Wedding Identity

Every once in a while a design project comes along that is not only a challenge but also a personal investment. In the fall of 2008, some close friends of mine got engaged and wanted to entrust the design of their wedding stationery to me. Barron has been one of my closest friends through high [...]

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