-
Aug 17, 2018
Another new, old film camera
My Nikon FE had to take a week off for repair. Luckily, I recently bought yet another film camera.
-
Jul 26, 2018
Edward Tufte’s Presenting Data and Information course recap
“The da Vinci of data” was in Portland for a one-day course on data visualization, cartography, statistics, presentations, and more. I had high expectations; Tufte surpassed them.
-
Jun 30, 2018
Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev
This film, unlike many that receive the title, is truly epic. It’s one of the few films I own, and I’ve been lucky enough to see it once on the big screen at the Portland Film Festival. A restored version is about to be released to both theaters and video.
-
Jun 25, 2018
Tooling: it’s a buffet now
I have my favorite tools, and they can be a crutch. We have an absurd range of options now, and my eyes are wandering.
-
May 24, 2018
Confab 2018 recap
This was my second Confab conference, and it felt (once again) unique among conferences. Confab is special, because Confab is thoughtful.
-
Dec 31, 2017
Content that writes itself
There’s no replacing a content editor, but maintainability sometimes requires a content architecture wherein content can update itself.
-
Oct 1, 2017
Slowing down with analog photography
Life’s been coming at us fast. I’m trying to slow down by going back to analog.
-
Sep 8, 2017
Why I’m going to work for the federal government
I’m leaving my job in county government to join the Department of the Interior
-
Jun 17, 2017
A visit to Working Library
A library and studio for letterpress and bookbinding.
-
Jun 4, 2017
Tarkovsky’s Stalker
Tarkovsky’s brilliant and immersive film gets a digital restoration and a new audience.