You hear these phrases so often in design and development circles they have become clichés—”get real fast” and “fail early, fail fast, fail often.” As ubiquitous as these sayings have become, there is a reason for this: They’re true. Here, we’ve f…
You hear these phrases so often in design and development circles they have become clichés—”get real fast” and “fail early, fail fast, fail often.” As ubiquitous as these sayings have become, there is a reason for this: They’re true. Here, we’ve f…
If you haven’t seen the 1952 movie Singin’ in the Rain, well, I envy you, because you can only see it for the first time once. Aside from being one of my favorite films, I’ve found that to be a great look at the collaborative creative process, esp…
Recently, my colleague Scott Smith posted some thoughts on authorship and narrative control, in the context of our work. Stories and their trajectories are a big part of exhibit design, but a visitor brings unpredictable perspectives and patterns …
The final review for the summer design studio I’ve been writing about took place a few Wednesdays ago, at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland. The review event itself was enjoyable and engaging. The event was attended by jury members from…
Creating an interactive 3D map of disturbance zones and vegetation at Mount St. Helens When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, it didn’t just blow up. There was a series of discrete, linear geologic events, one leading into another, that added up t…
This year at Second Story one of the things we’ve been challenging ourselves to do is “get real faster.” In creating interactive experiences we’ve always created proof of concepts and prototypes, but this year we’re trying to do this earlier in ou…
GoalCreate a lightweight, easy-to-use file-sharing alternative to FTP for our clients. BackgroundDuring the regular course of a project there are frequent situations we have to provide the client with files (comps, documents, etc.) and the client …
Design usually goes through three stages; concept, wireframing, and lastly visual design. Shown here is the “Weighing the Data” activity from the Nation Archived Docs Teach site.
The team developing the user experience for the Story Cascades for the University of Oregon Alumni Center.
