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Context is Everything

In Design, Powazek on 26 January 2009 with 7 comments

Web visitors might notice a new header. Take a moment to examine it and ask yourself, which orange dot is larger, the right or the left?
The answer is, neither. They’re exactly the same size. It’s called the Ebbinghaus illusion. The perceptual size of each orange dot changes because of what’s around it.
I like the Ebbinghaus [...]

Upcoming: An Event Apart

In Event, Powazek on 10 January 2009 with Comments Off

Just a scheduling note: I’ll be speaking at An Event Apart in Seattle on Tuesday 5 May. I’m going to dig deeper into the wisdom of crowds in virtual communities ideas I talked about at FOWD. The whole schedule looks amazing and early bird ticket prices are still available, so if you do this web [...]

2008 Personal Year in Review

In Life, Powazek on 7 January 2009 with 7 comments

January: DePo Skinny released, I geek out on copyright, Fray Busted ships, we get some press and have a reading, Heather and I decide to move.
February: I speak at TOC in NYC, I go Obama, Pixish launches, Pixish gets graggred.
March: Heather and I move into our new apartment, I speak at SXSW, Heather and I [...]

And, yes, this is really embarrassing

In Fray, Powazek, Video on 25 December 2008 with 9 comments

Wanna see me rock the earnest late nineties long hair goatee look? Watch the video above. It’s from Net Cafe – an early net culture tv show which put all its shows in the Internet Archive. I’m on the show about “online literature” about 15 minutes in. Also on the show is Annalee Newitz, who [...]

You Can’t Spell Powazek Without Pee

In Powazek on 11 December 2008 with 2 comments

Thanks to Bre Pettis for unearthing and photographing 30 Ways to Die of Electrocution, which inspired the new header image. Be sure to check out the whole set. And also be sure to not pee on the third rail.

Mister September

In Elsewhere, Interviews, Powazek on 1 September 2008 with 4 comments

It’s an honor and a privilege to be selected as All Thing Girl’s Man of the Moment. I’ve always wanted to be called Mister September.

Happy Anniversary, Baby

In Life, Love, Photos, Powazek on 18 July 2008 with 8 comments

Today is our 4th anniversary, which is apparently the iPhone 3G anniversary. Best wife ever. I love you, baby.

Dig the Subliminal Command

In Conferences, Powazek on 2 June 2008 with 1 comment

Me on stage at VidFest a couple weeks ago. I especially like the blipvert happening to my right. (Subscribe!)
Thanks to Kris Krüg for the photo. Here’s some more.

If Elected, I Will Not Serve

In Design, Politics, Powazek on 20 November 2007 with 2 comments

After studying the pearls of wisdom in Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos in the NY Times, I started to wonder what a POWAZEK ‘08 poster would look like. So, here it is. Given the field, I think I might actually do okay in the primaries.

For what it’s worth, my favorite logo of the current [...]

Patriots

In Life, Powazek on 4 July 2007 with 6 comments

 
Happy July 4, y’all.