by Prescott | 2013.09.08 | computers & gadgets, New York, the industry
The proper posture for a standing desk, image via Wired Magazine It’s been just over a year since I upgraded my home desk setup to be principally a standing desk. At first, I simply put the existing desk up on cinder blocks, but since moving last November, my...
by Prescott | 2013.07.29 | design, New York, the industry
I’ve just deleted the most recent saved draft of this post and started over. I’ve been planning this post for several weeks months, but after failing to wrap things up in a tidy, coherent way, I’m changing tack. Here’s the skinny: at work...
by Prescott | 2013.03.18 | design, New York, the industry, this website
In following last week’s post, I am starting over yet again, but this time not entirely related to computers and software. I’m beginning a new job tomorrow, reuniting with a former boss whom I adore, and joining a growing organisation at a time when they...
by Prescott | 2012.12.31 | New York, the industry, this website
As I write this in the final hours of 2012, I am taking moment to review and reflect on what has been a strange year, even for me. For anyone following this blog, it seems obvious that I deviated from the habit of posting regularly. In fact, I believe this is was the...
by Prescott | 2012.06.09 | computers & gadgets, New York, the industry, this website
I wonder if there has been a word coined to describe the guilt unique to not having blogged for over a month on a website that bears one’s own name. Right now I’m feeling that. It’s been a bit over 3 months since I’ve returned to full-time work...
by Prescott | 2012.04.30 | brands & branding, design, New York, the industry
I originally wrote this article for the wonderful design blog UnBeige. Props to Editor Stephanie Murg for her edits and the introduction. The annual AIGA Awards are a little like the Oscars, but with better kerning, bolder eyeglasses, and much less Botox. At this...