29 April 2008
Brilliantly designed! Check out the site as well. Click on "Learn more about Karbon Articulating Kitchen Faucet" and play with the positions.
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Brilliantly designed! Check out the site as well. Click on "Learn more about Karbon Articulating Kitchen Faucet" and play with the positions.
28 April 2008
This mornings bicycle commute was much more relaxing than it has been in the past. Instead of the traditional 25 miles from home to work, I rode about 6, jumped on the train in Farmington, and then about 5 miles from the SLC Station to work. The entire trip only took me about 45 minutes, which is for the most part, faster than it takes to drive when traffic is bad.
My plan is to continue riding the bicycle to and from work as much as possible, but on those days when riding home after a long day at the office isn't so appealing, I can kick back on the train instead.
Just a reminder for those who are interested... MTB Monday returns this evening. Meet up at shoreline parking lot near the zoo at around 5 p.m. See ya there!
Also, if you're in the mood to be entertained by advertising, have a look at this. If anything, it's an extremely well written site with some great interactive features.
25 April 2008
Let me take you back. Back one week ago today. Shan was making preparations for her big event on Saturday. The hard work she has been putting in for the past two months or so, is nearing "test time" and she's getting nervous. Little did she know how well she was prepared and how rewarding the event will be.Now let me take you back even further. I'm not exactly sure how far, but according to Shannon, running was never EVER, her thing. I don't entirely blame her. I don't mind running now an then, but as a cyclist, the difference between the two is practically night and day. And they day's are always so much more pleasant. As I was saying, Shan never enjoyed running. She could turin it up in the sprints and had a lot of power that came from her mad tennis skills, but that's all she really cared for. To her, riding bicycles was also a much better way of staying healthy.
Now, every morning around 5:30, the alarm sounds and before I can even roll over, she and Kashi are out the door and hitting the pavement. This works out perfect for me, because if I happen to sleep through my alarm (which seems to happen quite frequently) I'm awaken by an overly excited and very happy dog along with a wonderful wife who is now an even greater influence on me when it comes to obtaining your goals.
Back to Friday. Shan was full of anxious nerves and questioning the outcome of her race. I did everything I could to help out that evening with dinner and things around the house because I know how much that means to me the day before a race. The next morning I also tried to help by making breakfast and assisting any way I could. Shan still seemed a bit anxious but I could tell it was going to be a great day. She had put in a lot of time and effort in preparation for the 5K portion of the SLC Marathon and when it was all said and done, she beat her estimated time by nearly 10 min.
She's now focusing her efforts on a few 10K races and some pretty ambitious cycling events.
Keeping in mind where she's coming from and what she's done to get this far is amazing. It's not easy by any means and like all of us, she's had her down days. But this time, instead of letting the down days keep her down, she has been able to push through and keep moving forward.
Thanks Shan, for being such a great example to me and reminding me how to continue enjoying the simple thins in life.
24 April 2008
Japanese bicycle storage that will blow you away. Something that would make any bicycle feel special.15 April 2008
Firth, Grant, Welsh, Tolbert, Saffel and another Revolution rider (sorry I don't remember your name) all came out last evening to turn the pedals. We had a nice ride up Dry Creek and over to Bobsled. The trail is super buff right now. After that we made our way back to the zoo and departed from there. I continued with Alex G, to his house near REI, and then back to Coach Mikes to meet Shan after her tennis lesson.
Watching from behind the chain link fence, in the distance I could see Shan ripping each shot over net with speed and precision. Unfortunately, the others in her class would only lob a return, if they were able to get a hold of the ball. I was so excited to see Shan back on the court, in her element. She has an extreme love for tennis and her drive to play like she did in college is amazing. I'm very proud of her and everything she has been doing lately for herself. Between running with Kashi at 5:30 am, to working and taking care of her boys at home, she still finds the time to get her tennis on and do it well.
As for the boys at home, well, it's birthday time. Exactly one year ago today, Kashi was born. I can't say that when we went and saw the pups the day after that I knew exactly which one he was, but seven weeks later we knew for sure that he was the one for us. There's nothing quite like building a personal relationship with a dog and I'm happy today to celebrate another year of doing just that.
14 April 2008
In attempt to get commuting again I decided to pedal the 25 miles or so, from home to work, on my mountain bike. It's mountain bike Monday, so I'll be hooking up with Tolbert, Dave Welsh, and whoever else wants to come along, around 5 PM at the Zoo.
I have developed a sort of love/hate relationship with commuting on my bicycle. I try to mix it up a bit and ride different routs, or even hook up with BZ and ride the shoreline from Eagle Wood to City Creek, but at times it can be a drag. Maybe I'm just lazy, but I'm really excited for FrontRunner to open, so that on days when I really don't want to pedal all the way home, I can pedal to the station down town and ride the train to Farmington. I have a feeling that not only will this summer be a summer of commuter savings and less driving, but it will also turn into a summer of quality bicycle rides when I'm feeling good physically and mentally.
08 April 2008
It's easy to spend a lot of time on the web, here's another site that has consumed a few of us at work.
Campaigns like this are awesome to work on. Big budgets, fantastic direction and tons of creative opportunity, all come together to make ideas really shine. Surrounded by very talented, creative professionals and sharp account executives that push hard for your off the wall ideas, I've been fortunate to work on some amazing creative projects. Currently we have our work cut out for us with some big nontraditional ideas for some of our public service campaigns. The creatives came together and shot ideas back and forth until we exhausted the space on our wall. We give them some time and revisit them later. Then we bring in some people who haven't been exposed to our ideas and roughly present them. It's a good way to make sure you're on the right track and not going too far out of the way just to show how creative you can be. It's easy to come up with some guerilla marketing ideas that are totally off the wall and crazy, but there's a pretty solid line that separates a creative idea from a creative idea that actually works. Big D and little d design applied to tangible aspects of the community.
07 April 2008
"They" say, you can lower your cholesterol in six weeks. I don't think I need to but just in case, I ate three bowls this morning.
01 April 2008
" A sign is something which stands to somebody for something in some respect or capacity. It addresses somebody, that is, creates in the mind of that person an equivalent sign, or perhaps a more developed sign. The sign which it creates I call the interpretant of the firs sign. The sign stands for something, its object" Zerman J-As consumers of visual art we have become highly sophisticated readers of signs and signals. We decoded meaning from composition with subconscious ease. It is important for artists and designers to have an understanding of how meaning is formed and the way that readers can be led to meaning through the juxtaposition of words and images, our visual language. Our desires and our sense of our own identities are all moulded and manipulated by the signs which surround us. Language also has inbuilt political meaning. I can be used as an instrument of control.
Take a look at the image below. (Click to make larger) notice some of the signs and signals throughout the room. Some you may be familiar with, others you may not.
Take a closer look.
The effects of Visual Communication, or notes from your wife.
Note: This desk is up for grabs. If you're interested let me know. The office is about the receive a redesign, or in other words, it's long awaited makeover.