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Michigan Crush 2012

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Michigan Crush is in rolling out in full force this year at www.michigancrush.com!

You can also stay up to date with #micrush on Twitter.…

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Understand Design or Fail

Design is a loaded word. It means something different depending who you talk to. For example, design in the context of an innovation services firm (like AO) means something entirely different than design at an ad agency.

Unfortunately for many, …

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Worry is NOT the Aim

I worry, therefore, I'm better than you.

Worry is not an attribute to aspire to or admire.

Maybe that seems obvious, but here is why I’m voicing my option on the matter: A few short days ago I was conversing with a fellow designer who relayed a …

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Follow the directions

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Titus curled up on my lap this evening and asked me if I would draw him two dragons. This isn’t an out of the ordinary request around our house; drawing, building or making something is all fair game. In fact, …

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GRWebDev Talk: Taming Application UX with a UX Library

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Michigan Crush: Recap

28 days of showing Michigan some love on this little design challenge called Michigan Crush. Here is the recap. If I have some time I’ll make this a bit more visual, but for now, just hover over the tiles to …

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Michigan Crush: Est. 1837

Day 28

Michigan has been part of the union since 1837, which I didn’t know off the top of my head. Thank you Wikipedia. I thought a simple reminder of the heritage we Michiganders all have would be a nice …

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Michigan Crush: Pine cones

Day 27

The Michigan state tree is the White Pine. This, however is not a white pine. This is the pine cone. This is a beautiful tree, and one of the only green signs of life during the cold winter …

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Michigan Crush: Brook Trout

Day 26

The brook trout is the Michigan state fish, and here is my vector version of it. Enjoy!

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Michigan Crush: Cut away

Day 25

I realized the other day that I hadn’t created a cut-away of the state yet. So here it is.

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