Grab towel. Run toward water. …
Grab towel. Run toward water. Drop towel on beach. Swim 100 strokes ...
I’m Interaction Design Director at Etsy, the world’s largest social commerce marketplace.
I’m founder of Citizen Scholar Inc., where we design for people who shape our society in positive ways.
Have a look at some of my drawings.
Grab towel. Run toward water. Drop towel on beach. Swim 100 strokes ...
Stripes!
“so take all your time when gathering stones for the house that you’re ...
Last time I was sitting here, I was reading “Delivering Happiness”. http://twitpic.com/2addit
I wouldn’t choose to live there, but I could visit often.
Retreat. And come back home.
Make it a tight edit.
More than 720p, I want a good story.
From @holidaymatinee the 1st episode of what promises to be quite endearing: ...
Birds out the front window, waves out the back.
Some moments need floodlight, others candlelight.
where men may visit but cannot dwell, life
Now, when the sun come up, I’ll be there to say ‘what ...
Floral architecture. Pollen programs.
fill in the blank
cooking metaphors
I want an augmented reality X-scope app.
This is that thing.
An LIC morning, a DUMBO day, a NYC dinner, an L.I. night.
It was hard, and it was worth it.
I like a repetitive song and a completely new day.
Walking up Jay St behind Vito Acconci, should have said “hi.”
Tending the garden.
Damn good song title: Caught In A Flood With The Captain Of ...
I’ll finish this workday with David Foster Wallace quotes. Thanks.
Trying to fight the good fight against context switching.
each individually better together
I collaborate all the time by listening.
Some things will never change, but those things are few and far ...
Words to justify. Words don’t do justice.
9:30am @etsy someone is playing piano
Stop holding that umbrella; it’s not raining anymore. #badorradsongtitle
Oats. Totes.
I can stand the rain.
slowly baked in the morning un-sun
Please use the other sure.
Saying out loud things I’ve said in my head for a long ...
6:30 @etsy someone grabs a guitar
tonight just might be Frankie’s and Jimmy’s
Thanks. Continue. Place. Your. (optional). Hi,. Favorite.
Followed to its logical conclusion, this is wonderfully illogical.
over the precipice
organizing an organizing scheme
Writing songs for the titles I wrote.
Too many emails, not enough mics.
Sometimes I work best when I’m just tired enough to only think ...
This code just took a big, deep breath.
I love me some feedback. Seeing designs through others’ eyes.
You should probably hit up this rooftop pool party in Cooper Sq. ...
62,000. 5.5 million. These are big numbers.
As if it wasn’t already, this is getting interesting.
I <3 idioms.
I don’t want to hear “pivot” ever again, unless we’re talkin’ basketball ...
Buttons act louder than words. Shirt buttons.
JFK memoir sunrise light. Good way to start day.
That was, by all accounts, the smoothest landing ever. Thanks, captain.
Feel it on the off beat.
20/20 haptic
Lots of little words for a few big ideas.
If you squint really hard, you can’t see anything.
A vector around the planet Earth.
And more photos from Renegade LA, Day 1 http://bit.ly/cEAKgs
A bit about me @etsy (image!) http://bit.ly/cFlHgJ
Thanks @HausProud a fun write up of Friday’s @etsy meetup http://bit.ly/amj7xi
101 10 110 14ft 6in 8:30pm 67deg 808state
a sign a signifier a symbol a sign
Shorty! Boo!
This map is a map of the future. Like a bookshelf expressing ...
My three snapshot faces: rapping, dancing, eating something sour.
Here We Go
Send them to me; I’ll tell them how life is.
Cemetery bound turned cemetery unbound turned guided tour by Armenian cabdriver with ...
So much @etsy renegade fun, it’s taking all my typing time. Kids ...
In this house, there is a sewing machine.
The persistence of EST runs deep.
The taste of pearls and 3000 miles.
Loved seeing @holidaymatinee @etsy meet up. We’re on a late night food ...
I understand that I can enjoy not understanding.
The worst handwriting and the most moody watercolor.
I used to hate a button on my collar. Minds open.
Being real; all I really want.
101 North. Echo Park Ave. Sunset Blvd. Huge blossoms. Deep shadows.
Mountains out of molehills? Pfff! Yeah! Mountains are rad!
Deep knowledge, trusted intuition, and childlike naïveté.
Party poppers over party poopers.
I like computers and pens. Chipped mugs and friends.
Congratulations, you. In now that includes have been years too [emdash] a ...
Need to have leaves falling on my computer more often.
No poverty of vocabulary; no shortage of punctuation.
That email with the subject “Disaster” about how a printer doesn’t have ...
When I say “terribly X”, I mean “X so thoroughly it hurts”.
“Sure hope you mean it.” http://rd.io/x/QFU1K2_-ZQ
Wishing iTunes would let me add notes about context: who/where a song ...
Andrew Shea is looking for projects for his forthcoming Designing For Social ...
Sitting poolside listening to auto-tune Double Rainbow with @neonmorgan @missbatch @vanessabertozzi
Come say “hi!” tonight with the @etsy crew, poolside at the Figueroa ...
These photos are crackin’ me up.
“Managing the Design Process: Concept Development” from @terryleestone is out. I hope ...
In the air, soon on the ground, “Oasis”-bound.
Late edition. Sideways glances. Cramped feet. Good book. Mental images. Glowing screens. ...
Just saw a dog walking another dog, leash in mouth.
A look inside @etsy on @apttherapy http://bit.ly/9wdXax
Multi-currency @etsy is on its way. http://bit.ly/98bRwu
Carving out the space for moments with hand-honed tools.
I built a shelf. http://bit.ly/duX8Xs
Surprise details, pedestrian results, invisibility, just enough, way too much, not designing, ...
Corrections, edits, bug fixes, repairs, loose hems, torn seams, missed calls, late ...
Charmed! “Since I’ve been 6 years old I’ve been weaving and have ...
I think I need to write songs with tennis metaphors. Or maybe ...
I completely forgot to bike in and take advantage of day 1 ...
This summer: not “shake it like a polaroid picture”, but “shake it ...
This summer: not “shake it like a polaroid picture”, but “shake it ...
you may only enroll if you experience a qualifying life-event
Meaningful paths are rarely short or easy.
Thanks for the book recs! @andypressman @cynthiahasbani
I get certain phrases in my head, and then there they go ...
Paint the town canary yellow with sky blue stripes.
A slow sound, one ear at a time.
There’s a lot of nuance in doing a good job, but you ...
In hot pursuit of the just-finished-a-book-what-to-read-next excitement.
Gotta gotta get on get on get on. Gotta get on that ...
Always welcome.
Negotiating modernity requires creativity.
I asked if they were white. He said they were opal.
Analogarithm
don’t need a race, but a nice long ride
A ring tone that includes the lyrics “very own ring tone”? Yes, ...
I had Geto Boys “We Can’t Be Stopped” and DJ Jazzy Jeff ...
Evaluate and Replace Expression (rounded). Power. Keyboard. Shortcut.
Really proud of whatwebedoin’ @etsy
piano rolls royce
If you don’t know Alex Soto, your eyeballs are seriously missing out. ...
After 27 years on planet earth, I just now discover that my ...
Morning mix: Henry Mancini, Craig David, Cole Porter, Keith Jarrett
A stray shower or thunderstorm ain’t a thing.
syncopation http://bit.ly/b6G8Eb
Hash tag #content
The Wait, Wait best of shows are always a bummer. This American ...
Tell it like it is. And when it’s good, it’s good.
High-fives are handmade.
I want to eat uni out of this sea urchin bowl. http://bit.ly/bQrzt0
Opera vocals on Tomorrow, In a Year totally own. The Knife does ...
low-hanging fruit popsicle
Today’s trending topics: #rain #fun #!
Pretty sure that was every episode of Very Mary Kate I just ...
Learn from the past; don’t live in it.
Freejazz to Tron http://twitpic.com/26d2ie
That’s a beautiful blue. http://twitpic.com/269z9o
A.I. Friedman saves the day. #photo_stores_closed_on_sat_do_not_rule
music to my eyes
Every day is another reason.
Well that was a fantastic surprise. A little world next to a ...
Super duper happy for @dosomething and the Do Something awards live on ...
Bummed I have to leave @suite606 before RockBand kicks off with @jasonsantamaria ...
This “Tagging for Translation” film I’m staring in is no where near ...
With all this Foursquare excitement, I really just want to play four ...
What’s the best way to fluidly sync, with Google calendars and iCal, ...
“workin’ my fingers to the cuticle to turn the ugly beautiful” – ...
“workin’ my fingers to the cuticle to turn the ugly beautiful” – ...
Out of sight out of mind? Hardly!
It’s a Wallabee kind of day. Bounce in the step.
Firsts and lasts are notable. Always is unforgettable.
Etsy 5th birthday boat cruise! /via @ericbogs That was something special.
Be the zip tie for my attention cables.
I wish Real Zach G was still tweetin’ “I get out of ...
What goes up must be awesome.
I like the icing and the cake, but most of all the ...
Breath that air and walk on those dunes.
Trying to start an infinite loop.
(Aye Aye @etsy) If you want herbs, PBR, and happy-life-syndrome, we’re hiring: ...
a two-part harmony
Life @etsy: “the Aerogarden is yielding some tasty herbs…on the PBR fridge”
Please enter your password so that I can clear the template dir
Silence represents action.
New international forum @etsy ! http://bit.ly/a0aLQb
Look, sometimes pop tunes describe things well. It’s okay.
Style v. Content? I prefer Style and Intent.
And one to grow on.
hunter/gatherer/friender
Begin forwarded message
The things that matter most.
These are some sultry tunes. I’m okay with that.
Like bamboo, growing fast and strong.
Peeking around corners.
An honest job.
In 4th grade I loved this book about boys playing basketball titled ...
If what I’m thinking was a song, this is the part with ...
ENJOY BY SEP 06 10
I’ll say this is the last thing I’ll do if it’s the ...
I’d like to become an architecture critic, then be credited with coining ...
A disgrace to a wonderful day it would be, if I don’t ...
Just obscured this Mission St. address with a birthday wish.
A truncated name still means the same.
psychologically plausible
It gets bigger when I get closer, smaller when I go farther ...
Bossa Nova Sunday Sun
Own less. Live more.
No, I <3 NY More Than Milton Glaser still wins
Best riff on I <3 NY yet? I <3 Cute Guys
building a giant vacuum to suck back the smoke signals
I don’t know what you’re about; I know I want to find ...
New Eminem http://bit.ly/agr2lD reminds me a lot of Dose One http://rd.io/x/QFU1PkcJAQ
UI designers are crafting this centuries versions of light switches, dashboards, and ...
Adjectives for the things you said.
True: I just posted a link to brooklynvegan.com False: I am a ...
Around 12 and 4 (when I will check my email again)
How we make the internetmetroweb @etsy http://bit.ly/91Tvhn
The last thing I want is for you to try to sell ...
Sad but true: I’ll be missing Lightning Bolt in Brooklyn when I’m ...
A collection of atoms and a series of moments.
Never doesn’t belong here.
hugs > handshakes
I’ve got to slow down and think about this.
“You can haaang with me” @zachklein I’m still flippin’ out to this. ...
Karl Gerstner is one of my biggest inspirations. http://bit.ly/9uf0mG (via @KindCo)
So much fun: @etsy birthday craft party photos http://bit.ly/d6QPZ5
Jessica Helfand calls Steven Heller a national treasury. I’ll second that. http://bit.ly/cQX5ed
Lots of smiling and laughing around here. It’s like people enjoy their ...
You should come by @etsy sometime and meet my plant. I named ...
The three “management techniques” that matter: manager of 1, lead by example, ...
Snazzy! Svpply has gift guides now. http://bit.ly/aVQWNN (via @zachklein)
Tropical air seems to melt all your wants.
I’m smiling because you make me happy.
If I were to wave my arm back and forth for a ...
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Ubermorgen remains one of my favorite art groups. Smart and subversive. http://bit.ly/cH8mqP
In the time it takes to make a Balsamiq mockup, you could ...
Good friend is moving in the name of love. With that, I ...
Un-auto-renewing several domain names. It’s kind of like a cash bonus to ...
How did I not know about Temper Trap until yesterday? Such good ...
Perfect weekend with friends, food, fireworks. I can’t wait to sit down ...
Animation doesn’t even begin to describe this project. The ambition blows me ...
The most exciting rock posters today look nothing like what I know ...
Hitachino XH and great conversation with @holidaymatinee
Dreams of sewing machines.
Melting sidewalks. Sun concentrated in unwalled gardens. Pages of a survival manual ...
Crimson and Clover
Wow! Totally surprised to hit YouTube and see my friends Sarah and ...
So I’m starting the day off with Jay-Z. No big deal.
Smart move on Mozilla’s part not to reinvent the wheel, but instead ...
The future of @etsy alluded to in this TechCrunch interview. http://tcrn.ch/daI7Nf
Who’s the hardest working designer you know? Are they ready for a ...
I like the sound of Gov. Paterson’s voice. http://nyti.ms/9b6amf
“What are you smiling about?” “Everything.”
Fun video interview with 3rd Ward co-founder Jason Goodman. http://bit.ly/aYxCeK
This Tunng song is so charming; the video is too. http://bit.ly/993SNR
Hitting new strides each day. This is good.
Quite possibly the most unfortunate and uncomfortable subway experience ever.
“if you have more than 3 priorities then you don’t have any” ...
“Problems are just mile markers.”