Living by myself, I have the opportunity to allocate just about every minute of my non-work time for whatever purpose I want, with very little interruption or distraction that I don’t seek out myself. This allows me to juggle a … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Architect planter (hardware)
This is another 3D model to be printed and used as a planter. I was prompted recently to create it and order one for myself because someone gave me a new plant as a gift. It’s a stout, simple human … Continue reading
Leonardo Clock app widget
This is a programming project I’ve been working on for fun and practice. It’s an Android app that is a home screen widget, meaning it displays actual app content, not just an icon, on the home screen. Like my Harbor Terminal project, … Continue reading
Addressing Consumerism Completely (Part 2)
In Part 1, I explained why I believe we can understand consumerism—habitual and ever-increasing consumption—more completely by looking at it in the general sense of value consumption rather than the specific sense of monetary spending. In this post, I’ll describe … Continue reading
Microsoft Star Wars novelty poster (image)
Let me just say, categorizing this as “art” is a big stretch. But it features some of the same technical skills, so there’s that. As a gag gift for a White Elephant Christmas party at my office, I created this image in Photoshop and had it printed and framed. I also printed out a huge poster for myself, which now hangs in one of the common areas of our building on Microsoft’s campus. Continue reading
Addressing Consumerism Completely (Part 1)
Introduction In my generation, there’s been a lot of talk about consumerism—the cultural trend of acquiring goods and services habitually and in ever-increasing amounts. In college I learned a little bit about why it this trend came about and how … Continue reading
Harbor Terminal project (image + painting)
As part of my ongoing effort to decorate my apartment, I decided to make another painting on a wrapped canvas—this one with a more original subject, unlike the Gorilla and Butterfly pair. For a long time, I’ve been interested in the … Continue reading