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Product Designer based in Brooklyn NYC

Brooklyn, NY
Joined March 2008
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A teeny-tiny sneak peek of what I've been quietly working on for ages: This is the first product in what will become the full Mackenzie Dormouse stationery line — starting with this Postcard Collection, illustrated by the wonderful Gwenevere Singley. More to come... 🌟
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Inspiration: Everyone Rejected The Beatles! This video does a wonderful job of cataloging the many failures that The Beatles went through before they broke through. youtu.be/xcaQJVN4PH0
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a really wonderful interview with bjo trimble on the very early days of star trek fandom youtube.com/watch?v=_dmubpup…
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Over 40+ years this soundtrack track (Metropolis, 1984) really holds up which is a testament to the power of Bonnie Tyler's vocals and the craftsmanship of Giorgio Moroder's composition — rest in peace Bonnie youtube.com/watch?v=3FrLpSa0…
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Before he was famous: Video of a 24-year-old George Lucas fresh out of USC film school, working on set with Francis Ford Coppola and dreaming up a feature film called THX 1138 #starwars youtube.com/watch?v=tW5SSPYu…
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i miss when newsstands had magazines and newspapers
Newsstand in the 34th Street Station, New York City, 1985 Photo by Janet Delaney
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Rest in peace Bill Atkinson (1951-2025). Bill was the genius behind Apple HyperCard which played a huge role in inspiring me to pursue a career in what use to be called "interactive media". Here is Bill in 1987 giving a demo on the Computer Chronicles TV show — thank you Bill...
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Recommended: If you love architectural models this wonderful BBC video gives some views of a 350-year-old model of St Paul's Cathedral youtu.be/YKGkZtN_kB8
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Recommended: This wonderful video bio on the life and work of photographer Lee Miller is really worth a watch youtu.be/pZ17yAbew58
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I would love to see Figma acquire or merge with other companies to take on Adobe Creative Cloud — products like Framer, Canva, and Procreate come to mind
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I haven't looked at Space Ace since the 80s, but looking at this video of the gameplay the quality of the background art and the mech design looks really amazing youtu.be/hRF-CEgvMDA?si=F_4y…
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VHS machines played a huge role in early anime fandom by giving fans the ability to see shows via Japanese penpals — this really well done video gives a wonderful overview youtu.be/5CMv5V-wxT8?si=2Wp9…
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"don't worry we'll fix it in post"
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Dieter Rams talking about Ettore Sottsass, George Nelson, and works he dislikes — from Gary Hustwit’s documentary "Rams" #design youtu.be/ypyAg3Zbs_8?si=DJow…
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Replying to @stewartbrand
@stewartbrand people are saying nice things about you behind your back 😄
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100 years ago today walt and roy started an animation company...
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My Gen X themed Reddit post has gone semi-viral! reddit.com/r/GenX/comments/1…
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