While Wikipedia tells us the term “blog” was coined in 1997, I wasn’t immediately aware of them, and can’t remember exactly when I did become aware of them (though I have been ‘occasionally’ blogging since 2005, so we can be sure I was aware of them by then). I do know I have notes from 2000 or 2001 with the idea of “a slightly anonymous web site where I can post my thoughts and opinions.” I recently re-discovered them in a sketch / note book. So, short story, I wanted a blog before I even knew what a blog was.
Along with the desire-for-something-like-a-blog note were ideas for blog posts, many of which are relevant to this blog: design, business, and culture. Expect to see them in the near future…
Designed Business
Design in its many forms is something I loved and wanted before I even knew what it was (kinda like the post below about blogs). But for all my passion about design, I view it as only part of the whole: without a client, a user or a cause, it’s not as meaningful or as powerful as it could be. That’s why my other passion is business. Not MBA business, but designed business. Business that is clean, efficient, easy-to-use, concept- and process-based, user-centered, even fun — just like good design.