Archive for June, 2012
Oregon tennis tournaments: Summer 2012
Summer tennis tournament season is approaching quickly, so I’ve been checking OregonTennis.com and contacting city parks and recreation offices for tournament schedules, as usual. I try to play at least four community tennis tournaments in the Mid-Willamette Valley each summer. Community tennis tournaments Here are the tournaments I plan to enter this year, in the […]
HOW Design 2012 in review: Part one
I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are my notes from the opening session I attended on Friday. 6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Opening Keynote – 1. Coltrane, Concord, Cool Kids and Other Creative Choices – Sam Harrison, Words-Ideas-Action You make hundreds of choices every day: big choices and small choices, […]
HOW Design 2012 in review: Part two
This is a continuation of HOW Design 2012 in review: Part one. I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are my notes from the sessions I attended on Saturday. 9:00 am-10:15 am – 2. Under the Covers With Chip Kidd – Chip Kidd Chip Kidd is well known for his […]
HOW Design 2012 in review: Part three
This is a continuation of HOW Design 2012 in review: Part two. I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are my notes from the sessions I attended on Sunday. 9:00 am-10:15 am – 20. Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits – Debbie Millman Debbie Millman is president of the design […]
HOW Design 2012 in review: Part four
This is a continuation of HOW Design 2012 in review: Part three. I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are my notes from the sessions I attended on Monday. 9:45 am-11:00 am – 36. Matters of Wonder – Justin Ahrens All good art possesses a bit of wonder—a touch of […]