Published in UX Collective·PinnedAnimating a short film in PhotoshopA technical retrospective — I spent the last 14 months painting an animated short film called Chamoe in Photoshop. It’s an unconventional way to paint an entire short film, and I wanted to summarize highlights from…Animation10 min readAnimation10 min read
Published in UX Collective·Apr 27, 2021Building a “what’s next” deckAn anchoring exercise, in Keynote. — When the pandemic hit NYC last March, I quietly set aside the animation I’d been working on. In fact, I all but stopped making art. It was almost shocking how fluidly I went from 60 to 0 almost overnight. One day I was fully engaged in a fast and familiar…Process11 min readProcess11 min read
Published in UX Collective·Mar 12, 2019How to get started with hand-drawn animation — Part IIIA day in the animated life — I began writing this series to help other artists and designers who are interested in exploring hand-drawn animation. When I set out to illustrate simple, short animations for fun, it was tough finding resources geared toward beginners like me. This series is a way for me to share what I’m…Animation13 min readAnimation13 min read
Published in UX Collective·Aug 1, 2018How to get started with hand-drawn animation — part IIA day in the animated life. — Recap I recently participated in the fifth annual 100 day project. I wanted to document the process of drawing and animating #100daysofSuperShort for myself and for others exploring hand-drawn animation. …Stories10 min readStories10 min read
Jul 24, 2018How to get started with hand-drawn animation — Part IA day in the animated life — When I was starting to explore hand-drawn animation, I found zero write-ups on how to even begin, what tools to use, what to expect. I hope this write-up contributes to filling the vacuum, however minorly. First There are a lot of animated gifs in this post. …IPad Pro8 min readIPad Pro8 min read
Feb 9, 2018How to move across the country and begin a new life, in 10 steps.1. Fall in love. — The first time you visit New York, it’s the summer of ’96. Your head is shorn. Your face is dark from working in an arboretum for weeks on end, solitary hours communing with rhododendrons and pulling up saplings under an uncompromising New England sun. You look like a boy and…NYC11 min readNYC11 min read
Sep 26, 2017WHY WE MAKE.The big picture — This essay was originally published in The Human in the Machine. WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY? “Being productive” can be defined as using time, imagination, and energy efficiently. It’s minimizing waste and maximizing meaningful output.Design8 min readDesign8 min read
Aug 15, 2017I, pluralNorth Korea, a place of contradictions. Homeland. — I hold my face in my hands. A long, strange sound comes from me. I’m embarrassed. We’re out in the open; there’s no place to retreat to. I lag behind and stay close to a low stone wall. I’m in North Korea, two hours from its capital by car, at…North Korea10 min readNorth Korea10 min read
Apr 12, 2017Everyone is a dancer. I mean, a designer.The spirit of things 👌 — Someone once asked me at the ballet, “you look like a dancer! Are you a dancer?” I replied, “Well, I’ve some training. And I like dancing. But no, I’m not a dancer.” The person patted me on the shoulder and replied, “That makes you a dancer!” I thanked the person…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Dec 16, 2016Leaving EvernoteUpdate 12/19/2016 So I’ve decided to try out Ulysses for sensitive material only. They rely on encryption provided by iOS and Mac OS (iCloud in transit, FileVault at rest). 2FA is provided by Apple. Data is stored on Apple servers, so Ulysses folks also don’t have access to user data…Evernote6 min readEvernote6 min read
