April 2012
January 2012
Badgers, Bielema’ed once again in a big game. Oh well.
RT @rohdesign: No idea who wins this Packers vs. Lions game but imagine if Detroit loses to the second stringers.
December 2011
Trollhunter = AWESOME! :-)
3six5: December 28, 2011 →
The house was quiet and dark as I climbed out of bed. My favorite week is the week in-between holidays. My wife and kids lay sleeping while I headed to the den to spend time alone before…
3six5: December 28, 2011 - http://t.co/kx9NTfrg
Badger fans - Groupon Deal of the Day - 2 Rose Bowl tix, flight & hotel for $2,019! http://t.co/JGOQKhs2
Love it! The Messy Art Of UX Sketching by @pbuick at @smashingmag - http://t.co/FAy4unwM
Loved our Roku player so much these last 2 years, we’ve bought a Roku 2 w/ Angry Birds for our family gift this year. Thanks @rokuplayer!
Yeah! The Smoke Shack is coming to our neighborhood, near the GRD office! http://t.co/T0U3mXQ9
Captain Jean-luc Picard doing voiceovers for National Rental Car? :-)
Feels like the “Everything that can go wrong will go wrong” day. Hope the boys can pull this one out.
Undeniable rule of the universe - your house takes hours to clean but minutes to be destroyed by your kids.
A New Survey on Information Management - http://t.co/ZTLeqoQh
Lambeau Field Pilgrimage →
A CRISP WIND rolled across Lambeau Field on a sunny, December day. My pilgrimage to Green Bay to see the Packers host the Oakland Raiders was my second — the first happened many years ago when I was…
September 2011
Italian speakers - can you tell me how this translation of my ALA article on sketching reads? Ciao! - http://t.co/0DFvS8DN
Jammin’ to Bill Evans on Rdio - good stuff for an afternoon of pixel pushing - http://t.co/AO59pPr
Loving ‘Made By Hand’ by @keeftv & @aworkinglibrary mentioned by @Yarcom. Go watch the 6 min video - http://t.co/9ltCMn3
Pear Note for iPad UI Design →
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, Pear Note developer Chad Sellers and I worked through concept sketches, mockups and development builds of Pear Note for iPad, prepping it for app store approval. …
Indian sign painter Hanif Kureshi is converting his hand-drawn letterforms to digital (via Rathindra Roy ) - http://t.co/LUnkbSo
A Clean Start →
OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND, I made a clean start on my 13” MacBook Pro. Over the past few weeks I’d become aware of OS slowdowns, system quirks and a variety of little issues. A fresh start was…
Great thinking from @jasonfried - “Your attention please” - http://j.mp/oIxC6K
What a fun website for Sidekick - app looks very cool as well - http://t.co/MAAfTiU
The warning signs of defending the status quo - http://j.mp/pq5XSu
Very pleased with the software app re-install process. Mac App store is dead easy and Indy Mac app devs are great for reg recovery forms.
Lion clean install is underway. Backed up, install DVD created, fresh OS here I come! Handy links: http://t.co/ShV6pre & http://t.co/f5jFJIN
Happy B-Day @mathiasx! @ashedryden extra points if you’re both wearing nerdy t-shirts and working on your laptops at the same time. :-)
Fusion Ads Network Member →
I’M EXCITED and to announce I’ve joined the Fusion Ads Network, featuring ads of excellent products and services over in the right column of the site. Thanks go to Chris Bowler, whom I…
Proud that @PearNote iPad is off to Apple for approval. Had fun working w/ @c_had on the UI & icon design - http://t.co/ay3cCcR
August 2011
Connecting the Dots →
THIS WEEKEND, Steve Jobs and his Stanford Commencement Speech from 2005 reminded me how important it is to realize we often only connect the dots of our lives looking back. Like Steve, I can…
Connecting the Dots - http://t.co/bD1jr08
“Jay-Z and Kanye therefore solidified their place on the throne not by crushing...”
– Jay-Z’s Hegemony in the Age of Kanye by Marc Lynch (via viafrank)
Minimal Mac: Monoprice PoweRocks Universal... →
minimalmac:
This is a guest review from my good friend Mike Rohde. Mike is a designer and sketchnote artist based in Milwaukee, WI. He is an experienced designer focused on interface and visual design at Gomoll Research + Design, and runs Rohdesign Studios, a small design and illustration firm. You…
“Gratitude in advance is the most powerful creative force in the universe.”
- Neale Donald Walsch
Madison Ruby Logo & T-Shirt Designs →
IT’S ALWAYS FUN to see a logo and t-shirt design in use. Last weekend I had the pleasure of paying a visit to Madison Ruby conference, where the logo I designed and t-shirt I illustrated were in…
New on Rohdesign: Madison Ruby Logo & T-Shirt Designs - http://t.co/8AEnvr6 /cc @jremsikjr @JenRemsik @MadisonRuby
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The Russians Used a Pencil: Thoughts on a Kindle... →
russianpencil:
I was inspired by the discussion Marco Arment and Ryan Irelan had on the latest episode of Build and Analyze about the rumored “Kindle Tablet.” It got me thinking about the kind of device I would love for Amazon to make — one that I would actually consider buying over an iPad.
Few consider…
Fortunate Bear’s Illuminate app looks pretty slick as well. http://t.co/5cvGMw3
The Future of Water Illustration →
WATER IS A RESOURCE we so often take for granted, yet is incredibly precious. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to illustrate various issues and solutions related to water for the Future of…
Why do I only see the pesky, sneaky little typos AFTER the email us sent?
RT @offordscott: ** @offordscott is selling a 24” iMac Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 640GB Hard drive. Any takers for $500? http://t.co/MK …
RED HOT CHILI PIPERS!
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RT @cc_chapman: The Power of Visual Storytelling - http://t.co/JbK37ON #SXSW
AWE.SOME! B-1B Lancer pics from @hunt72 - http://t.co/sHpTvdS
July 2011
Mad Men on Netflix Instant Streaming! http://j.mp/nIQ2A0 /via @benjaminbrooks