Turning in relentless optimism
For whatever reason, as powerful and useful as MODO is, it still doesn’t import 3DS files. So a workaround is needed. We’ve tried a handful of converters but they all carry tradeoffs. No matter what, you get serious triangulations. Why do we care? Because as much fun as 3D modelling is, sometimes you just need […]
I was fortunate enough to participate in a panel session recently entitled “Learning from Interactives that Suck” at the 2013 ASTC conference in Albuquerque, NM. I felt quite humbled to be onstage with veteran exhibit managers and designers in a frank discussion of the challenges of exhibit design. It’s a stretch to say I design […]
Every ten years, the US Census Bureau does an official count of the general US population. We all get a paper form that requests some basic information about us. For those of us who don’t return the form, the Census Bureau is required to follow up, in person. The following up is known as NRFU, […]
Thanks to new rendering software, Rupert and Amanda could make better decisions about what elements go in their project.
I have some pretty fast machines for the money I spent. But they are still computers, with operating systems. Yeah. I say that like everyone should know the implications. Sorry. Let’s try another tack. A car is still a car. No matter how reliable and trouble free, the tires wear out, the battery goes, the […]
Three years ago I made a commitment to return to a dedicated ecological concern professionally. To that moment, my practice in other firms and within Landwave had adopted renovation and efficiency in practice through better IT as erstwhile ecological contributions. While tech driven practice efficiency does not have direct ecological impact, it is a good […]
My colleague Peter Ozolins suggested I will unlikely get anything completed while on our journey. However, I would learn who can accomplish things and how it can work. That said, I am working through three differing needs: 1. Market Stall just outside the gate for residents to sell their goods and 2. Wash Stand Canopies […]
Jonah Lehrer points out that early copyright law created the notion that ideas are valuable. The claim of the legal world is that ideas are valuable enough to provide legal protection. But this is a tricky point. I’d like to know if the economic data bears that out. Someone help me attribute this story. An […]
Several times this year, friends of mine have reported catastrophic failures of their personal computer equipment. As we all become untethered from our offices–and expand our computer abilities–we also disconnect from the silent lifesaving service of carefree backups. These backups are implemented by organizations with sound information technology policies – and staff adept enough to […]
Houzz works. It does exactly what I need it to do: offer inspirations I can scrapbook, comment on, collaborate over and share with my colleagues and clients. I do the exact same thing with my hard copy library. The desktop interface is deft, efficient and complete. The site would be nowhere without the content though. […]