TED: What is the First Secret of Design? [Video]

Tony Fadell showing a Nest thermometer to the TED audience

We’ve all been there. The everyday things that are a part of our lives, that we pay close attention to at first, we stop noticing over time.

But as a designer, it’s up to you to look at those everyday things, go one step further, and find ways to improve them. Continue reading TED: What is the First Secret of Design? [Video]

Photo of the Week: Canoe Fan in Ann Arbor

Canoe Fan sculpture - a half-circle of fans forming an upright sculpture

I was on my way home from visiting the Peony Garden at the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum this weekend when I decided to stop at Gallup Park.

It’s been a couple months since I last visited Gallup, and I wanted to see waterbirds on the Huron River.

Close to dusk, I pulled into the parking lot of the small craft boat launch east of Huron Parkway. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Canoe Fan in Ann Arbor

Do Your Homework Before Sharing “Missing Person” Posts

Many typing on laptop computer

You see a post on Facebook or Twitter from someone you interact with online. They’re not a close friend, family member or someone you work with.

It’s someone you met through Twitter, an online game, or they belong to one of your Facebook groups, but you’ve never met them in person.

They’re saying their wife or son is missing. Could you let them know if you see their missing family member?

What do you do? Continue reading Do Your Homework Before Sharing “Missing Person” Posts