happiness The language of positivity Using positive language and speaking to the outcomes we want, not those we don’t, will align our goals with our actions, endear us to others, and make us happier.
architecture New bridge need not be ugly I attended the MnDOT open house at Roseville High School last night, or I should say I walked through the job-fair like gym full of MnDOT employees. I was pleased to see that there were folks asking all sorts of questions, but disappointed that
infrastructure Proposed 35W bridge plans are a joke “We’re adding 2 lanes.”That was the sum total of the innovations and creative ideas the state of Minnesota could muster. Yes the first new bridge project in Minnesota spanning the Mississippi in decades is going to be a boring ass highway bridge,
community MinneBar remembered By our count nearly 350 geeks and “geeks at heart” converged on the Railroader building in downtown Saint Paul this past Saturday and I think most everyone has been very
work Show and tell It’s not the computer game, The Sims, but it looks just like it. It’s Jon Haddock’s latest creation: Isometric Screenshots where Haddock recreates famous media scenes from the past and not-so-past, like the one shown at right depicting Wang Weilin’s
personal Homes, buildings, and architecture One of my passions has always been homes, buildings, and architecture. I wanted to be an architect, like many kids, but then I realized that it is a dying profession — thanks, in large part, to the cookie cutter mentality of many builders today. It
design Photoshop 6 Although I sometimes want to claim to be a designer, I have a long ways to go before I reach a level where I am comfortable calling myself one. Photoshop 6 (due out later this month) won’t get me any closer to my
design Ben on web design Web designers and developers are too close to their work… too close to the medium itself. Here are 4 examples why web designers/developers may need to take a step back and look at their projects from a different perspective: Left and top navigational
