Iphone Index Cards

Bottle Cap Collection Site Iterations

Carbonation Theme (Active Link Shown)

Carbonation Theme (Hover Link Shown)

Spilt Drink Theme (Active Link Shown)

Spilt Drink Theme (Hover Link Shown)

50's Soda Jerk Theme (Active Link Shown)

50's Soda Jerk Theme (Hover Link Shown)

New Bottle Cap Sorting Methods

Brown bottles vs Clear bottles

Straight bottle caps vs bent bottle caps

In order of my favorites. Left to Right

Bottle Cap Sorting

Alcohol vs. Soda Pop

Color Comparisons

Crown Caps vs Twist Caps

Top Row: Text & Image. Middle Row: Text Only. Bottom Row: Image only.

Card Sorting

Colors:

Boulevard Wheat   Black, Red, Cream

Boulevard Pilsner   Gold, Black, Red

Boulevard Smokestack   Black, Red, White

New Belgium Snow Day   White, Red, Blue

New Belgium Fat Tire   Orange, Red, White

Shiner Bock   Red w/ Ram image

Pabst Blue Ribbon   Silver, Blue, Red

Jesse James' Outlaw Beer   Black

Mike's Hard Lemonade   Black & Silver

Smirnoff Ice   Red & Silver

Shock Top   Orange, Black, White, Yellow

Old Resputin   Black & Gold

O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate   Black, White, Gold

Boylan's Cream Soda   Cream, Black, Turquoise

Boylan's Diet Cream Soda    White & Black

Boylan's Orange Soda   Yellow & Orange

Boylan's Creamy Red Birch  Red, White, Black

Jarritos   Silver, Green, White

Sprite   Blue & Silver

Pepsi   Blue, White, Red

Coca-Cola   Red & SIlver

Star Cap   Silver & Yellow

Number of Caps:

Boulevard Wheat   122 Caps

Boulevard Pilsner   18 Caps

Boulevard Smokestack   2 Caps

New Belgium Snow Day   10 Caps

New Belgium Fat Tire   4 Caps

Shiner Bock   8 Caps

Pabst Blue Ribbon   7 Caps

Jesse James' Outlaw Beer   3 Caps

Mike's Hard Lemonade   4 Caps

Smirnoff Ice   2 Caps

Shock Top   1 Cap

Old Resputin   3 Caps

O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate   4 Caps

Boylan's Cream Soda   12 Caps

Boylan's Diet Cream Soda   1 Cap

Boylan's Orange Soda   3 Caps

Boylan's Creamy Red Birch  2 Caps

Jarritos   3 Caps

Sprite   2 Caps

Pepsi   1 Cap

Coca-Cola   1 Cap

Star Cap   1 Cap

Alcohol V Soda Pop:

Boulevard Wheat   Alcohol 4.4% ABV

Boulevard Pilsner   Alcohol 4.8 % ABV

Boulevard Smokestack   Alcohol 10.5 % ABV

New Belgium Snow Day   Alcohol 6.2% ABV

New Belgium Fat Tire   Alcohol 5.2% ABV

Shiner Bock   Alcohol 3.46% ABV

Pabst Blue Ribbon   Alcohol 4.74% ABV

Jesse James' Outlaw Beer   Alcohol 5.5% ABV

Mike's Hard Lemonade   Alcohol 5% ABV

Smirnoff Ice   Alcohol 5.5% ABV

Shock Top   Alcohol 5.2% ABV

Old Resputin   Alcohol 9% ABV

O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate   Alcohol 5.7% ABV

Boylan's Cream Soda   Soda Non-Caffeinated 

Boylan's Diet Cream Soda   Soda Non-Caffeinated 

Boylan's Orange Soda   Soda Non-Caffeinated 

Boylan's Creamy Red Birch  Soda Non-Caffeinated 

Jarritos   Soda Non-Caffeinated 

Sprite   Soda Non-Caffeinated 

Pepsi   Soda Caffeinated 

Coca-Cola   Soda Caffeinated 

Star Cap ?

New York Post Redesign

News Wireframe Concepts

Note Taking Concept: Moving from print to digital the user loses the ability to take notes next to points that spark their interest and they also lose the ability to highlight. My first concept is to bring this function back by including an area where the user can type in notes, and an area where they can see other users notes.

Flip Foldin' Fun: My second concept takes the physical motions of reading a paper, folding and flipping, and mixes these with the idea of a bias change. The user would be able to switch the bias, which would cause the paper on the screen would flip over to reveal articles with a different political agenda to appear.

No Place like Homepage: This concept allows the user to pick the sections that they want to see and only shows these on the homepage as collection of article headers, which when clicked drops down to reveal the rest of the article. These are color coded on this page to match their section. The user would also have the ability to go to entire section where the only articles shown are those that fit the subject.

What I learned from the what I learned article

"In 2011, I fell in love with complexity in mobile interfaces. A small screen doesn’t signal a desire to do less. Removing mobile features because “it’s just a phone” is like an author removing chapters because “it’s just a paperback.” It confuses context with intent. Mobile apps and websites have to be more than lite version of their desktop counterparts; they should have the conceptually same content and features as other platforms. Our job isn’t to remove complexity but to make complex information accessible—a challenge for the small screen, but an important one."

From this part it becomes apparent that simplifying a design for mobile is merely a cop out for not wanting to spend the time on a complete design. 

"The most important thing I’ve (re)learned this year is that the greatest experiences in life aren’t designed at all. I’ve spent less time on blogs and Twitter and more time watching sunrises in beautiful places. I’ve obsessed less over gadgets and tools and more over finding the right wine to go with a great meal. I’ve remembered that I love my work more when it isn’t also my life. All of these things make me more patient, more optimistic, and more inspired…which can only make me better at what I do."

This part of the article hit home with me as I believe it is our experience with the world that allows us as designers to connect with our viewers and audience. How can you design for somebody if you have never lived?

Information Architecture Reading Notes

Use of design for social/political problems. Stop making stupid applications

Become the person who next generations will steal from

Admit your mistakes

Stay curious

By 2pm we should be looking at double-digit version numbers

Good design comes from empathy, not stereotyping.

Get comfortable arguing

Control over typography is not just a basic design necessity, knowing how to treat text as a user interface is the key factor for successful Web design. Successful websites manage to create a simple interface AND a strong identity at the same time.

Content is the center of attention, content deserves the most love from the designer

Master typographers don’t get tired of repeating that the main rule of the typographer is to make the text as easy to read as possible.

Clients with random Internet experience often have the misconception that a website is like a cheap TV-ad that leads their customers directly into the store. All I have to say here: Explain to them what the medium is about. It’s about information. It’s not about shopping, it’s not about advertisement, it’s not linear. It’s about communication in one of its most competitive forms.