Encarta was a big part of Microsoft’s consumer CD business in the late twentieth century. Before the internet provided enough…
![Serendipitous Window Shopping](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pink-418x315.png)
Serendipitous Window Shopping
Amazon was prototyping a “serendipitous browsing experience” for books, music and other digital media, that behaved like the then-new iPad…
![Einstein's Clock](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/clock2-418x315.png)
Einstein's Clock
There is a place where time stands still. Raindrops hang motionless in the air. Pendulums of clocks float mid-swing…As a…
![A User's Experience of Money](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/money-icon-950-bg-418x315.png)
A User's Experience of Money
In the heyday of Microsoft’s consumer boxed-product business, the Money team enjoyed the relative lack of competition from internet-based online…
![Illustrious Illustrations](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lady_in_cafe-01-418x315.png)
Illustrious Illustrations
Where would we be without the ingenious bezier curve? Without our love-hate relationship with the Pen Tool? Is the flat…
![Bread, Wine, and Design](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/communion-poster-03-418x315.png)
Bread, Wine, and Design
Designing for houses of worship takes a sensitive approach to spirituality and the transcendent. A willingness to let the holy…
![It Pays to be Specific](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/uxguide-03-418x315.png)
It Pays to be Specific
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas viverra et odio vel fringilla. Donec pharetra pulvinar massa at ullamcorper.…
![Not Too Cool for School](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Final-Westin-02-418x315.png)
Not Too Cool for School
I received my bachelors of fine arts degree in Visual Communications from the University of Washington in 1998. We studied…
![The Hit Lab](http://themadeiras.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mug3-418x315.png)
The Hit Lab
When I was a senior in the Visual Communications program at the University of Washington, the late great Professor John…