Blog Articles
A collection of thoughts, inspiration, mistakes, and other minutia I’ve written.
Building a Style Guide with Jekyll
How I used collections with Jekyll to build a style guide and pattern library for Made Mistakes.
Two Years of Portrait Drawing — PaperFaces Retrospective
A look back at two years of drawing over 800 portraits using an iPad and Paper by FiftyThree.
Win a Digital Drawing #MadeWithPaper Giveaway
Enter to win a portrait of your choice drawn by Michael Rose in his signature PaperFaces style.
Inspiring Faces Want to Know
Finding inspiration from the faces of strangers on Sktchy for iOS.
Starting Young
It was only natural the two little rosebuds would become early adopters of technology.
365 Days of Drawing Faces
Year one of my 365 day portrait project may be over, but I'm just getting started.
iPad Portraits with Paper by FiftyThree
An experiment in humanizing the web — drawing a portrait everyday day using an iPad and the Paper by FiftyThree app.
Easter Egg Marriage Proposal
Two years ago on this day, I proposed to my wife Wendy by leading her on an Easter egg scavenger hunt.
Going Static — Using Jekyll CMS Free
Migrating Made Mistakes from a Wordpress powered website back to its static file roots using Jekyll CMS free.
Corn On Macabre Record Art, Vellum and Metallic Ink Bliss
My favorite thing about this Corn On Macabre 7-inch record is the use of vellum and metallic inks in the sleeve.
My About.me Profile and Free Moo Business Cards
How 5 minutes spent creating an About.me profile nabbed me custom Moo business cards of my own design.
Urban Outfitters, Ya Typography Dun Goofed Again
Glad to see improvements in the May 2011 Urban Outfitters catalog. Especially since I took a few issues with their typography last month.
Agna Moraine’s Autobiography Handwritten Record Art
I couldn't begin to tell you what the artwork in this emo record means. But silk screening lyrics on fabric scrapes is kind of cool.
Collecting Records for the Artwork
How the hand crafted aesthetics found in DIY released emo and hardcore records started my collecting addiction.
Typography No No’s with Urban Outfitters
The typography in Urban Outfitters latest catalog has some serious readability issues.
Knowing Grids Means Breaking Grids
Exploring what it means to develop a grid system that helps facilitate strong design with purpose.
Makings of a Mistake, Designing the Site
As a designer we've all been there. When was the last time you got bored with a design and decided to just burn it and start anew?
Impressions of iPhone 4 from a Long Time Palm User
The following are some of my experiences and observations transitioning from Palm to iOS after nearly 10 years of baggage.
Getting the Sold Out iPhone 4 at Launch
Looks like I might actually get two iPhone 4's on launch day.
Bizarro Me, A Credit Card Scammer?
Apparently there is a bizarro version of me in Niagara County using scammed credit cards.
Eviltron and a Scary Movie Makes for a Great Prank
The Eviltron device, when setup properly, can land some convincing scares.
The iPhone is Great, but the Palm Pre Better Fits My Style
Quick impressions of the Palm Pre from a long time smartphone user.
Wendy’s Bird Cage & Flying Birds Tattoos
Put a bird on it. Photographs of Wendy's bird cage tattoos and some ink splat trees on my arms.
The Quality of My First Blurb Book is Great
Using Blurb's BookSmart software was painless and having it printed was equally enjoyable.
Those City Folk in Animal Crossing Still Love the Gossip
A lengthy review of Animal Crossing City Folk for the Nintendo Wii, some things never change.
Three Years of Problems with an iMac G5
Faulty logic boards, ambient sensors, and displays oh my!
How to Use the Rasterbator to Print out a Wall Sized Owl
A quick tutorial and time lapse video of how to assemble a wall sized poster using The Rasterbator.
Seeing Through Blurred Eyes — The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Quick impressions of the film, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly.
RRIICCEE Show Last Night
Musically — RRIICCEE is fine, but not something I really want to see live again.
Upgrading an iMac G5 to OS X Leopard
What I went through upgrading an iMac G5 to Mac OS X Leopard (10.5).
One Week with the New iPod classic
Quick impressions of the new iPod classic 60GB.
Blinded By The Light — Sunshine Movie Impressions
The film Sunshine directed by Danny Boyle is science fiction without the big bang.
Almost the Film Version of Fatal Frame
A Korean horror flick that reminded me of the Fatal Frame video game franchise.
La Moustache Quick Review
My quick impressions of La Moustache — a French film about a dude shaving his mustache.
iPod Battery Settlement Program Status
A short update on the status of my iPod 3G battery settlement claim.
Feeling Kinda Stuck In A Half Nelson
My impressions of the film Half Nelson, starring Ryan Gosling.