Category Archives: Visual pattern Language

Shape Planting – The Dominio IV Labyrinth

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

On a dreary Seattle day, an intriguing invitation from Dominio IV showed up in my inbox to come plant a grape vine labyrinth near Mosier, OR at their Three Sleeps Vineyard. I checked my calendar and I had nothing planned for … Continue reading →

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Day 5 – Creating My Future

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Before I can get to arranging the images this morning, I have a lot of re-immersion homework. I print out the previous four days of images along with Christine’s additions. I also print out the stories so that I can … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Creating My Future

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

I start the creating my future exercise today bound and determined that I can create a spiral of images. I arrange and re-arrange the images until I am sure I have finally done it. I stand up with my iPhone … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Creating My Future

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

There is a new energy brewing this morning. Sleep time recollections were powerful. Creating a company or creating a product is the conundrum. What should I be working on? Should I be changing the core question? Trust the process, Skip. … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Creating My Future

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

I am eager to get up and work with the images once again. The core to the four day process is to use the same set of images but come up with a different arrangement for the collage and a … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – Creating My Future

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

As Alan Wood, David Socha, and I were sharing another wonderful breakfast at Sunflour Bakery and Cafe, continuing our discussion on how to improve higher learning in higher education, Alan shared his desire to have a tool like Devonthink to … Continue reading →

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Visual Search – Please, I’m begging you!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

At breakfast the other morning, my colleague Alan Wood was excited to try out a software tool, Devonthink, that he’d just read about in Steven Johnson’s Where Good Ideas Come From:  “Private serendipity can be cultivated by technology as well. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Attenex Patterns, Content with Context, Knowledge Management, Software Development, Visual Analytics, Visual pattern Language | 1 Comment

Visuals Speak to Me – Quite Loudly as it Turns Out

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I am a very visual person, although I have more of an ability to recall those things I’ve seen rather than being very good at creating visuals. This week my cup overfloweth with colleagues and students pointing me to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Content with Context, Human Centered Design, Idealized Design, Learning, Nature, organizing, Visual pattern Language, Working in teams | 4 Comments

Visualizing the Taste of Wine – Shape Tasting

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

A couple of years ago, my wife and I attended a wine blending seminar put on by one of our favorite winemakers, Anna Matzinger of Archery Summit Estates. As Anna was describing the art of wine blending, she commented: “As … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Centered Design, Travel, User Experience, Visual pattern Language, Wine | 4 Comments