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Hopelessly behind & cashing in towel on #100DaysofDesign / cc @odannyboy @livlab et al

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I jumped on the 100 Days of Design idea, Dan Saffer’s bandwagon, along with Livia Labate as well as Bill deRouchey, Samantha Soma, Brad Lauster and Austin Govella. I decided to practice storyboarding a generally negative or problematic daily interaction. Results pictured.

I feel that even in a few days, I started to get more objective yet abbreviated. Abstract and detail is the focus. Where is the human element, visually? The voice is there, but disembodied. I will say that on the blank days, I grabbed iPhone pics and screenshots and then transposing them to sketch form just was going to take too much time. Unfortunately for a variety of reasons, my life is ultra-complex and fluid right now and time is what I don’t have. And on this professional side of my life, the past decade+ has consumed immense attention. It’s a time to rebalance, and cars and poetry are way more on my mind than interaction design…so, a cool concept for another day. May the rest endure!

Intriguing words from The Elders of the Arizona Hopi Nation

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“You have been telling people that this is the eleventh hour.
Now you must go back and tell people that this is the hour!
And there are things to be considered:
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your Garden.
it is time to speak your truth.
Create your community.
Be good to yourself.
And not look outside of yourself for a leader.
This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing very fast.
It is so great and fast that there are those who will be afraid.
They will hold on to the shore.
They will feel that they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly.
Know that the river has its destination.
The elders say that we must let go of the shore,
push off into the middle of the river,
keep our eyes open,
and our heads above water.
See who is in there with you and celebrate.
At this time we are to take nothing personally,
least of all, ourselves.
For the moment that we do,
our spiritual growth comes to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones that we have been waiting for.”

— The Elders, Oraibi, Arizona Hopi Nation