This is my archive

Happy History

This is the first event in my lifetime that I will remember as a great moment. My parents had JFK, the moon landings, V-J day… Read More

Historic Election, and the Internet Wins!

Historians will note this night, 11/4/08, not only as the night a serious female vice-presidential contender and the first black presidential candidate went head to… Read More

Elections and the Wisdom of (betting) Crowds

Keith Thomson wrote a really interesting post today over at the Huffington Post about how the best predictors of elections seem not to… Read More

Side Project: The Hipster Institute

Mom & Dad kicked you out of the house after you finished art school? Not sure what to do with your life? Try the Hipster… Read More

WWTD, or: What Would Tufte Do?

Election cycles are always great opportunities to explore new ways of displaying complicated information. As TV and the internet give us unfettered access to… Read More

Show Prints

I’ve recently found myself with a lot of TV viewing time; my wife and I have a newborn daughter, which means we… Read More

Renovating the Attic (how is an architect like a web designer?)

When I’m at a party and casually… Read More

Political Campaigns from an Advertising Perspective

Seems like there’s a whole class of agencies that works only for political campaigns. By and large, their work is subpar–way below the national standard… Read More

Old Media Deathwatch: The Sun Goes Nova

This week’s story in the Baltimore City Paper does a great job of detailing the demise of a once-venerable local newspaper, the Baltimore Sun, but… Read More

Researching The Obvious Award: Kids With Glasses Look Smarter!

I came across this study while doing some research for a branding project that we’re working on and I haven’t been… Read More