We were fairly surprised and even more excited to see that Paravel was nominated for a Net Award for Design Agency of the Year along with 24 other excellent teams. I’d like to extend a big thank you to .Net Magazine for their continued support and to Dave and Reagan, who have devoted more blood, sweat and tears to Paravel than I could have ever expected. Click here to visit the Net Awards site to vote
Early in the Summer I had a series of conversations with Phil Coffman about side projects- how they’ve benefitted us, how to balance them, and how much fun they are. Taking the initiative, Phil gathered a group and submitted a panel discussion for SXSW 2011. In addition to Phil and myself, Yaron Schoen, Noah Stokes and Sam Brown have signed on with Josh Brewer serving as our Moderator. Please do check it out. If you think it’d be worth attending, vote it up! Our… Read More
Yesterday I was cleaning up my hard drive and migrating some design assets to Dropbox when I came across a few PSD files for a version of the Paravel site from over 6 years ago. I’m not sure what I was thinking, but I got such a kick out of it I figured I’d upload a crop as a Dribbble shot and invite others to do the same. Seeing what fellow designers were doing 5 and 10+ years ago has been great fun. It’s… Read More
Extraordinary days can be joyous and they can be devastating, but rarely are they both at the same time. That’s the thing that makes organ transplants so profound. While recipients and their loved ones rejoice at the gift of life, they accept it with reverence at the realization that it comes in the face of someone else’s heartbreak and loss. I’m thankful for the bravery and generosity exhibited by donors and their families. I’m thankful that because of you, I am able to look… Read More
Take Pride In Your Craft Hammering out fenders and getting door seams to line up is labor-intensive, but it’s amazing what can be done with a tube of bondo, sand paper, elbow grease and a little patience. Learn from failure You’ll rarely get something right on your first try. Don’t get discouraged. Trial and error is what experts are made of. Be Confident Don’t be afraid to make bold decisions and chart out your own path. If you spend your time on the race… Read More
Nature always wins & the bums will always loose. My wife and I lived in both Austin and the Houston area during the first few years of our marriage. With hopes of ending the youthful, transient phase of our lives, we packed up shop and moved out to Marble Falls. We swapped skyscrapers for hills, traffic for county roads, and, most relevant to this story, a tightly manicured suburban yard for a field. It became obvious early on that there was more outside our… Read More
