You know, some people start a blog and get a few readers. We did that with ideasonideas. Now… a smart person might recognize that doing so actually takes a fair bit of time. That kind of person might find guest authors, repurpose content, and add a lot of links to other stuff.
I am not a smart [...]
In the rush to launch MakeFive last year, we scrambled to get a logo in place. The irony here is that we’d rail against any client wanting to do the same, but that’s how it goes sometimes. So, we launched with a rather derivative logo and figured we’d “fix it in the mix”. (Again… BAD! [...]
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It turns out that the design scene and the start-up scene are blocks away but miles apart. At most design events I attend, I see a few people I know. (I can typically spot the designers as they approach the building) That being said, in the start-up world [...]
I have a form in my desk-drawer for BC Biomedical that my doctor gave me a few months ago. It’s a routine test for cholesterol. It replaces the form I had in my desk for the year prior that also wasn’t acted upon. I’m embarrassed by this. I have marginally high cholesterol and I know [...]
As I finished my talk at HOW last spring, a batch of people gathered about and to say “hi” and chat a little. I must say that I particularly like these conversations. By then the nervousness of presenting has typically subsided; plus, it’s great to meet some new people. As well, it’s often the setting [...]
It’s funny–I’ve spoken in front of some pretty large groups at conferences and such, but nothing’s quite as unnerving as knowing that the whole thing is being recorded. Last summer Fanny Kiefer had me on her show for an interview about Design Can Change. I think I was a bad interviewee, as I kept finding [...]
After almost four years at smashLAB, many long days and a few pretty great projects, Peter Pimentel has decided to try some other things out. Peter’s been a big part of our team and it will be really weird to not have him here with us.
From what Peter tells us, he’s going to take [...]
Let’s talk money. I hate/love it, but perhaps for different reasons than many. I don’t want to buy anything big, and I don’t need it to get out of debt. That being said, it’s the one thing that tends to stand in our way when it comes to doing what we want to do. I [...]
We have an office at 318 Homer Street. The building is called “the Mercantile” and by many of us simply “318″. When we first moved in, we met the resident care-taker; he made an impression on us immediately. He introduced himself as John Sherron when he dropped by the office to explain security measures and [...]
I’ve been writing essays on ideasonideas for a few years now, and I love doing so. It seems that many of the posts have really helped people out or been catalysts for discussion; needless to say, that has been a lot of fun. That being said, there are times when I have something quick to [...]
I'm Eric Karjaluoto a designer and entrepreneur. My friend Eric Shelkie and I run an interactive agency called smashLAB and we make neat things like MakeFive, shiftCMS. If you'd like to know more, read my bio.
I'm married to Amea and we have an amazing kid named Oscar. I talk to my Mom and Dad almost every day.
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