the bowden family blog

so with the redesign of my site recently, i have also launched a new blog, more focused on technology / business / and design. please join the conversation if you like. thanks.

let my people go surfing

by yvon chouinard

Tribes

by seth godin

How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer

by Debbie Millman

so i just ran across this via a banner on imeem’s home page. seemed like a cool concpet, city music. then they throw a shirt randomely in the mix, so inconspiculously yelling BUY BUY BUY. this is just wrong. if you want to tell me a story, i’ll listen to a great, mysterious, intriguing story, but switch and bait.

a better example of having a legit retail business, no shame about it, and then telling the stories that emerge naturally from the people that are the company, customers, and community…. nau.com

All the hard work paid off Jonathan’s props on an indepth CokeZero game.

an update: we also won the fwa (favorite website award) site of the day on friday. very cool.  http://www.thefwa.com

So there is this website called “mapmyride” where you can go in and record your rides, the difficulty etc and it will explain how many calories you have burned, how far you have gone…etc Very cool. Im liking this commuting to work thing. Its really nice to be outside in the mornings and evenings. Makes the work week less monotonous.

we finally got bikes! My previous bike was a Kitty Hawk from Jr High, so this is a very fun step for me to have an adult bike. We got them both on Sat and went on a couple rides. Today its snowing so we couldn’t make the trip to work, but we hope to start doing that tomorrow or the next day.

here is the latest project. an art benefit called {re}novare. www.renovareboulder.com

This is our work flag football superbowl. Very fun to watch Jonathan work it!

“so hard for it honey”

So Im working with Jonathan on a project. Although the hours have been just plain silly, we have had a good time cranking out marvels together
This morning we officially declaired ourselves as nerds. While my co-workers dream of designer handbags and shoes, I dream of a minivan and a stoller… and I wouldn’t change those dreams for the world. I may not be quite ready for motherhood, but its nice to look forward to.