Avalonstar

After years of saying I'd never touch server-side code, I've found myself diving headfirst into the world of Objective-C and iPhone development.

I'm a re-designer by trade, and my brain is wired to improve what already exists rather than create from scratch.

Shaun Inman's Mimeo soundtrack has me so enthralled that I just had to make iPhone ringtones out of it.

After 1609 commits, Hello!

Google Wave?

The iPad is finally here, but it feels like Apple jumped the gun by releasing it with the same old iPhone OS 3.2.

Avalonstar is now running on Harmony, the awesome website management tool from my buddies Steve and John.

A year ago, the Django Pony was born out of a simple purchase on iStockPhoto.

After four years of memories, smiles and strikes, it's time for the Avalonstar Bowling Extravaganza to take its final bow.

Let's start 2010 with some code, shall we?

I never thought it would happen to me, but a simple drink at the movies turned into my first experience being completely passed out in public.

Mundane tasks like chores might not seem like a cure for designer's block, but they're the only thing that's worked for me.

My high school friends are starting to discover my internet notoriety, but I don't think they quite understand what it is I do.

Google Chrome Frame may be the best way to drag Internet Explorer into the future, and I'm all for it.

The running joke of me saying cliches I never tweeted began with a spambot retweeting something I never said.

Jen and I took a dive into holding our first event for the Japanese pop community, commemorating Morning Musume's American debut at Anime Expo.

iTunes 9 is out and I have some choice words for the UI teams at Apple.

Take a 3-minute journey through the history of Avalonstar with this screencast time machine.

Batteries not included, and neither are a lot of other things.

Redemption is coming.

Jen and I are finally off on our first trip to Japan!

A new adventure begins as I team up with WooThemes to create "Suit&tie," a business-style WordPress theme.

I have a bit of an addiction to zooming in on my Mac with ⌘ + 8.

It's the little things that keep us geeks going.

Surprise me this year.

2008 was a year of setting the stage, and now it's time for the curtain to rise on 2009.

It's that time of year again!

The first 30 days of Revyver have been a whirlwind of product development, recognition for the Addictionary, and hacking away at our first project, Hello!

Revyver is joining forces with SpectrumDNA and we couldn't be more thrilled!

After 21 months of one of the most beautiful campaigns in our country's history, the person I wanted for President has been elected.

In honor of Google's 10th birthday, they've released an archive of their earliest index from 2001, and it's a hilarious blast from the past.

Eight years and counting, Avalonstar has been through its own rises and falls.

HTML5 is coming... in 2022?

So the Django Pony wasn't just a figment of our imagination--it's real!

The super blogs may be super, but they're also super intimidating.

Google Chrome's logo is curiously familiar to any Pokémon fan.

I failed at freelancing and I'm not afraid to admit it.

Six weeks of ups, downs, and a bright path ahead thanks to SpectrumDNA's "Addictionary," a social dictionary engine that challenged me in ways I couldn't have predicted.

After a month of fumbling with task management apps, I think I've finally found one that fits into my workflow.

Yesterday brought out a flurry of emotions, but at the end of it all, I got my iPhone 3G.

Widgets have always alluded me, but now I'm forced to come to terms with their existence.

Assimilation is hard, yo.

After a few weeks of motivation, I'm proud to introduce Revyver Labs, a new home for all my released works.

As Revyver turns two, join me as I take an honest look back at the journey that got us here - from a high school dream to the realities of starting a design firm.

It's Revyver's second birthday and we're celebrating with a week of posts about the company's interesting shift in direction.

Memories of the Blue Bomber come rushing back as I geek out over the R20 artbook, a gorgeous collection spanning Rockman's history.

Dan Rubin's Dot Grid Book caught my eye at WebVisions, and in this pair of sped-up videos, I give it a go for the first time—attempting to create a legend and wireframe a new site.

In a blast from the past, take a look at some highlights from my stint as Bridgewater-Raritan High School's resident meteorologist.

After a whirlwind of travel, it's time for some much-needed spring cleaning—both in the house and on the web.

Tired of my atrocious writing habits and run-on sentences?