Poetic pragmatism, neo-transcendentalism, bikes, burritos, basketball.
Jan Chipchase seems to be the “it” guy1 of user experience these days. He lives in Tokyo, works at Nokia, and plays this kind of swashbuckling, Indiana-Jones-ish role in researching mobile technologies in developing cultures. He keeps an intriguing blog called Future Perfect, where he documents UX-related nuggets from the shantytowns of Lagos, the markets [...]
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Sometimes, the crappy lens on my Motorola v220 produces interesting effects. Recently, it has started compressing the depth of field, and at the same time, arbitrarily fuzzing out objects. When directed at buildings in full late-afternoon light, it actually makes things look like they’re in an aquarium.
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After a chill afternoon at China Beach, we checked out some burgers at Bill’s Place, which made me think about all of the good burgers to be found in San Francisco: Bill’s Place (pictured) grinds its own, and names its burger platters after local celebrities. Extra credit for the chandeliers and non-mayo cole slaw. On [...]
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I snapped this photo after watching Me & You & Everyone We Know at the Lumiere. I was riding down Polk Street, and the sky seemed nice and sunny. But there was a chilly little bite in the air. Ahh, summer. A half hour later, the city was enshrouded in fog.
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This kitten was in the window of the record store on my block. Another sign of a pleasant turnaround on 14th Street. Ten years ago, it was Naps 2 (a housing project bar with a friendly sort of vibe), and dog crap everywhere. Now, it’s a bustling with DIY fare, cool records, a bike shop [...]
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My name is Doug LeMoine. I work both on, and for, the Internet. You can find more about me in the About Me page that I wrote about me.
