Author Archives: marc

A quick walk for lunch

I spend 5 days a week in arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world – yet so infrequently do I actually see what so many folks travel thousands of miles each year to see. Lately I have been taking quick walks to the Embarcadero with co-worker @JFP as a way to get [...]

A hot Sunday in the garden

For many years, I have enjoyed building things as an outlet for my creativity – Often, my projects begin as a means to solve an issue, or even in this case as a result of simple clean up. For some time, my dog Theo (a tall 110lb Labrador) has been a digger ~ which is [...]

Stop Action lego Surf

This is simply one of the neatest videos that I have seen online – This takes my personal passion of surfing and creates a unique story using the age old technique of Stop action animation. The result of what must have been a tedious amount of work, is simply awesome – both on the animation [...]

Los Compadres~

Los Compadres is a source of both inspiration and food coma… While unpredictable as to which will be my outcome – it is the best Mexican food within a multiple block radius of CBS Interactive and a gamble I take weekly.

A new day

Tonight marked a week since I last spent time with my neighbor who was tragically killed along with his girlfriend in a car accident while traveling in Thailand. I spent this week really thinking about how fragile life is, and quickly it can end or circumstances can change.

Dennis & I were not especially close, but [...]

Complimentary Color in May

So often us designers look to various sources of inspiration to apply to our work. Like most, I do look at the many design and CSS showcase sites to see what my peers are up to. This of course, is plenty inspiring. However simply paying attention to the small details that can be found all [...]

When spring has sprung…

I mention in an earlier post that when your plants flower – it is their way of showing their appreciation for your care and attention. Clearly my ground cover are happy with my constant weeding and periodic spot watering!

Secret Sunset Spot

As a result of many lengthy walks around our neighborhood, Brandon and I have enjoyed the good fortune of stumbling upon this secret spot to enjoy the day’s end. For this particular sunset – It was just a father, a son, a robot along with a bunch ants that Brandon could not stop staring at.

A Spring refresh for ZDNet

For years, I have long wanted to write about one of the major redesign efforts that take place within CBS interactive (previously CNET Networks). However, I am never able to really discuss the particulars of these types of projects while they are in the works, (and certainly can not share any of the design comps [...]

Making Record Time

Recently I have been spending my down time working on a  project that I have dreamed about since I was a young boy – To build up and semi restore a classic Jeep CJ7. Over the summer, I started this project and have been getting a lot of enjoyment both tinkering with it in my [...]