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Latest blog posts from Rohdesign Weblog

BarCampMilwaukee3 and PhotoWalk Images
Had a great time today at BarCampMilwaukee3, especially the photowalk after lunch today. About half way through the walk we encountered James Haertel, who invited the photowalkers to tour the original Pabst Brewery buildings in Milwaukee. Images of the PhotoWalk have been posted Flickr if... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Ive Gone Pink for October!
In honor of my friend Kathy who is a breast cancer survivor (Yeah!) I've decided to go Pink for October. Thanks to Matthew Oliphant for starting this off and challenging people like me to raise awareness of breast cancer and the important research and preventive care needed to fight it. Learn... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

An Event Apart Chicago 2008: Official Sketchnoter
Hooray! On Monday, October 13th & Tuesday October 14th I'll be the official Sketchnoter at An Event Apart Chicago 2008! What is An Event Apart? Imagine 2 full days of learning from the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design and development, then add a healthy dose of meeting other... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

BarCampMilwaukee3 T-Shirts are Done!
Last night I picked up 4 boxes of beautiful, charcoal gray t-shirts for BarCampMilwaukee3! Here are shots of the actual shirt, hot off the presses: Note that I've had my friend Brian Artka add his name, Twitter handle and tags to his shirt, so I could demonstrate how the shirt will work at... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Jason Frieds Discovery World Sketchnotes
This evening I had the opportunity to hear and sketchnote Jason Fried of 37signals while speaking at the Discovery World Museum on Milwaukee's lakefront. Jason's 1.5 hour talk was sponsored by my alma mater, Milwaukee Area Technical College. I captured 22 pages of sketchnotes from the talk: ... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

BarCampMilwaukee3 Final T-Shirt Design
After receiving not a single entry in the BarCampMilwaukee3 T-Shirt design contest, I decided late last week that I ought to come up with a design for the shirt, and quick. Below is the final BarCampMilwaukee3 T-Shirt design for 2008: How did I Get Here? The deadline for ordering shirts and... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

BarCampMilwaukee3 T-Shirt Design Contest
Calling all designers! we've just kicked off a contest to design this year's BarCampMilwaukee3 t-shirt! Submit your design and get recognition and 2 free shirts shipped directly to you. BarCampMilwaukee3 T-Shirt Design Contest page Design Requirements: • Must have the BarCampMilwaukee3 logo on... Read more...
Published a month ago

Pizzas on the Grill
After mentioning on Twitter that I was going to make pizzas on the grill for friends today, I decided to record the process on video: Making pizzas on the grill is great for small or large groups and is especially fun for kids. Everyone gets to participate, yet each person can be an individual... Read more...
Published a month ago

Sketchnotes on Fast Company Official SXSW Sketchnoter
This morning my buddy Bryan Nystrom let me know that he saw my SXSW 2008 Sketchnotes in a FastCompany.tv video. The video is Robert Scoble's interview of Phil Libin, CEO of the amazing product/service Evernote: You can see Phil bringing up a photo of my SXSW Sketchnotes first spread, at around... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

BarCampMilwaukee3
Woohoo! We're just 2 months away from BarCampMilwaukee3, on October 4th and 5th at Bucketworks, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This morning I've updated the BarCampMilwaukee3 logo and icon designs, and am starting to ponder ideas for the t-shirt design for this year's event. What's a BarCamp? In a... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Rohdesign Rated 8.5/10 at Blogged.com
Last week while on vacation in Pennsylvania, the Blog review site Blogged.com rated Rohdesign.com as an 8.5 out of 10. That's a pretty decent rating, considering my tendency is toward fewer, in-depth posts. If you'd like to add your own review of Rohdesign at Blogged.com, look on the Rohdesign... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Tour de France 2008 Info List
Ah, the 95th running of the Tour de France is on again! As I've done each year since 2003, here's an updated collection of Tour de France 2008 information: Streaming Audio & Video Eurosport (Windows Media Audio) ITV Zattoo Sporza Tour (Belgian) Official TdF Channel (YouTube) Cyclism Sundays... Read more...
Published 3 months ago