So I felt like writing a new blog post rather than using tumblr or any of the billion other micro blogging or knowledge services out there. I still think there’s space for a blog, where blogs function as journals more … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated the blog’s look and feel. With WordPress, it’s super easy to do and frankly there’s no reason why I didn’t do it earlier. The new theme, which I will still need to modify slightly, … Continue reading
I was working on a mobile app today that we were handed from another firm that lacked in a core usability component I consider very important: communication. Like one of my former employer says, communication is paramount. In the mobile … Continue reading
I have recently started at a new design agency and have had to become re-accustomed with productivity tools I use to speed up my interaction with the machine. During this time, I reexamined my choice of tools and found others that help … Continue reading
It is unfair to judge a company completely on a sole experience, great or sour. However, I do believe that a bad experience can be judged in it’s own class, within bad experiences asking one simple question: how bad does … Continue reading
Sometimes, when I can’t find something that fits my needs, I build tools for myself to use to fit those needs. Lately, I’ve been trying to build my usable, day-to-day vocabulary. I’ve been reading a lot lately and write down … Continue reading
I like to share what takes some agitation to figure out and doing a custom PHP install on Dreamhost was my most recent tiring endeavor. It’s hardly difficult, but only if you know what you are doing. There’s a plethora … Continue reading
A quick google for render wireframe in Maya will get you some sound results. Unfortunately, I tried them and they didn’t consistently produce the results I needed. So here is the most consistent, and thus in my opinion best way … Continue reading
I’m currently working on an interesting project that involves Japanese speech lip-syncing of a 3D character. Since it was difficult to find resources on this from an English speaker, I decided to write on it. Firstly, visemes are the unique … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve written on Japan. This has been because of mostly the fact I’ve been here before for an extended period of time and simply ran out of things to write about. There are some things that … Continue reading