I haven’t posted new articles in quite awhile, but I want to let you know I’m still alive. I don’t delve much into my personal life here on LifeClever, but here’s the short story:My partner and I broke up. After five years, it...
Topics: Lifehacks

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Thank you everyone for the great comments. I’ve selected a winner and it’s Jimmy Vu Nguyen. We’re looking forward to that mind map!I’m running a little contest for my friends at Art House Films to promote their new documentary,...
Topics: Lifehacks

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I’ll be reviewing portfolios for the AIGA San Francisco chapter on Saturday, May 30, 2009. It’s an all day event, and it’ll be my sixth year as a reviewer. I enjoy it every time, and I’ve yet to make someone cry. Am I too nice?...
Topics: Lifehacks

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Can’t find greeting cards that live up to your design standards? Check out Paper Culture, a new greeting card company co-founded by my friend and former MetaDesign colleague, Hui-ling Chen. The cards are modern, cute, and delightful. Best part, you.
Topics: Lifehacks

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Here’s a little something I wrote ages agowhich I should have shared with you. Never too late:Simple problems (problems which are already defined)are easy to solve,because defining a probleminherently defines a solution.The definition of a problem..
Topics: Design, Lifehacks, Politics

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