http://www.adub.net/blog tracking the convergence of design, technology and sustainability Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:01:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was recently invited to be the alumni speaker at the UC Davis Design department graduation reception, and honor that I quite enjoyed. I had been thinking about what to to say for the last few months, and I settled on telling a few stories about what I've been working ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2010/06/17/thoughs-for-the-class-of-2010/ "Building a new technology company is really, really hard. In order to do it successfully, you have to sweat the details, worry about all the things that might go wrong, and suffer more than a few sleepless nights (either from working through the night or just worrying ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2010/06/16/sounds-like-fun-right/ It's hard to do, but if you get it right, the payoff can be huge. If I were on the team at Apple that designed the iPad, I would consider this post from Fred Wilson to be one of the highest compliments I could receive. Fred's initial reaction to the ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2010/05/31/designing-for-feeling/ Saw this on Fred Wilson's blog yesterday, and woke up thinking about it this morning. This is one of those things I'll file away in the back of my head for those dark nights when I question the path I'm walking: "Courage is a funny thing. It is continuing to ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2010/04/14/entrepreneurship-takes-courage/ Last night I attended a Designer's Accord Town Hall meeting at Lunar Design. I gave a quick five minute presentation about some ideas I've thinking about lately from my work at Zynga. Zynga is the largest social game company on the web, with 10 million daily active users across eight ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2009/05/08/social-gaming-meets-sustainability/ Ever since I created the Green Design Wiki, I've been interested in exploring the convergence of sustainability and technology. My work at Zynga has given me the knowledge required to orchestrate the production of an iPhone app, and I've been on the lookout for interesting ways to use the iPhone ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2009/05/04/ecofinder-coming-soon-to-an-iphone-near-you/ For the past few months, I've been doing some volunteer work with IDSA San Francisco. I've had a long standing interest in industrial design, and when I heard they needed some help with their email communications, I jumped at the chance to get involved with the organization. One of the ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2009/04/11/studio-explorations/ There's a great post over at Core77 on the language of form that exists in product design: Form has meaning; it can touch us at such a primal level that our mind is left scrambling to rationalize our emotional reactions. Consider the visceral impression conveyed by a natural setting: The deep ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2009/03/09/form-as-a-language/ Just finished this graphic for the email promotion of an artisan fashion show my mom's putting together. Mailer and poster coming soon! More info: www.chicartisanfashion.com http://www.adub.net/blog/2009/03/08/pro-bono-work-chic-09-artisan-fashion-sale/ In November, I resigned from my position as a product manager at Affinity Labs. I really enjoyed the time I spent at Affinity Labs - the team there is incredible, and I'm grateful for the opportunities I was given there to learn and expand my areas of expertise (during my ... http://www.adub.net/blog/2009/01/03/recap-affinity-labs/