My goal was not only to see into the distance but to take photos. This turned me onto an idea called digiscoping, which combines phone photography with telescopes and spotting scopes.
Category Archive: Making Media
Dear Friend: Let’s Talk About Mastodon
I can assure you, dear friend, that Mastodon is different and this letter is my attempt to explain why and how. The big idea is that we don’t need tech companies, advertisers, shareholders, profit, or billionaires to connect online. In fact, they get in the way.
Neck Deep in Build Livable 🌊
The Complete Guide is mostly about preparation, understanding what to expect, and how to approach each phase. That’s the foundation for helping a construction project stay on time and on budget.
I Believe (in Build Livable) 🏡
Today, I feel like I’m on the right track and learning as I go. I’ve been able to address most of what I wanted to do, but there are always going to be ways to improve (like using a dSLR camera). My goal right now is to look professional without spending thousands of dollars.
Video from Live Event: 10 Lessons from BIG ENOUGH
I hosted a 30-minute webinar recently that covered 10 lessons from building a company that’s BIG ENOUGH.
Home Studio Tour 🎙 🔊 🎥
Today, I feel like I’m on the right track and learning as I go. I’ve been able to address most of what I wanted to do, but there are always going to be ways to improve (like using a dSLR camera). My goal right now is to look professional without spending thousands of dollars.
Interview with Matt Pierce at Techsmith
I had the pleasure of reconnecting with Matthew Pierce at Techsmith, makers of Camtasia, Snag-it, and other fine products. Matt hosts The Visual Lounge, which is about the power of using visuals in videos and how to make them better. I was a recent guest and...
Boat Creep 🛥 🔭
The post below was sent as an issue of my newsletter, Ready for Rain. A few weeks back, I shared a story called Lee Night that was, in part, about spending an evening watching boats go by our house. I wrote: As boats float by the house, I can’t help but feel like...
At a Crossroads ⤲
The post below was sent as an issue of my newsletter, Ready for Rain. My friend Tony asked, when we had just purchased property on Orcas, “What’s next? You’ll build a house and move in… then what?” Sometimes Tony’s questions seem like challenges, but I think he’s...
Storytime: Discovering a Better Business Model
a brief story about discovering a business model that allowed us to remain a two-person company with a product we could make once and sell multiple times.
Storytime #3: How a Handshake Deal with Twitter Led to Millions of Video Views
how our video “Twitter in Plain English” ended up on the front page of Twitter.com for over a year.
Free Online Event: The Visual Jam
This will be a good time! Two lively Brits, Grant and Paddy, host a live show called The Visual Jam. I will be their guest on July 8th to discuss The Art of Explanation and Common Craft videos. Register for Free. More Info: Have you ever had a great idea for a...
Storytime #1: Publishing Big Enough During the Pandemic
Storytime is a series of videos that are usually brief and focused on a single idea relating to my work and/or personal life. This episode of storytime is about publishing my book BIG ENOUGH during a pandemic. https://youtu.be/fhQYfqq4NYk ➡️ Go to all Storytime...
The Time Between Glass and Mirror 🪟🪞
I soon came to appreciate the glass wall as a feature of the house that exists in multiple states. During the day, it disappears and reveals a view over the Salish Sea, as it was designed to do. But at night, when darkness hides the view, the glass becomes a mirror to the interior. One minute you’re looking at the water, another you’re looking at yourself. I think of this as the time between glass and mirror.
Podcast Interview with Mike Rhode at Sketchnote Army
Mike Rhode and I go way back and it was a pleasure to reconnect with him on the Sketchnote Army podcast and discuss communication, creative work, and explainer videos.
What Does it Want to Be? 🔨
There are two considerations in making home finish decisions: what you want and what the house wants. By the time the finishes are being completed, the house will tell you what fits, or not.
Explaining Narcissism and Trump
In 2016 I made an apolitical video that explains Narcissistic Personality Disorder in an effort to warn people about leaders who put themselves above everything else. It’s now our most viewed YouTube video on a daily basis and I continue to believe that, at the heart of our problems is a leader’s destructive personality that cannot and will not change.
Interview with Heneka Watkis-Porter at the Entrepreneurial You Podcast
Heneka is such a fun interviewer. She's an accomplished entrepreneur who is also full of energy and positivity. I've included a quote and an audio snippet of the interview below. You can listen on the Entrepreneurial You Podcast.
How BIG ENOUGH Made the Front Page of Google
Ten things I did to help links to my book appear on the first page of Google for the term “Big Enough”.
A Story On Big Enough Launch Day 📹 📄
On the day Big Enough launched I sat down in front of the camera to share a story from the book about making a video for Google.