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WordPress 5.0 has introduced a new editor called Gutenberg, and users are flipping out at the sudden change. What the new editor is, why it’s actually needed, and examining what WordPress could have done better with it’s release. (I promise everything will be okay.)

Classic gaming consoles doesn’t just tell us our high score in Contra…they have something to say about a user experience. What separates retail products and home-brew projects, and why they aren’t the same to the average user.

Technology is supposed to help people live happier lives, but some have missed the mark. The following is my five personal picks that made an impact for the wrong reasons.

Playing it safe and exploring dead properties still accessible to the public. In this inaugural edition, I spend time out at the St. Louis Mills / Outlet Mall in Kirkwood and explore corridors of vacancy and failed dreams.

What are mirrorless cameras and why is the hype so hot for them this year? An overview of the next wave of digital cameras…and an important fact that you should remember before taking out your credit card.

It’s a whole new ballgame on the creative front with more tools and programs for interactive design than ever before. My thoughts on what’s out there, what makes sense and what no longer does.

While the film photography business dived during the 2000s, it’s made a resurgence. How film is appealing in a digital world and why now is the perfect time to start shooting it.

No sooner than I arrived back from Burning Man 2016, the next one was already upon me. Success, failure, tales and stories from the playa during the 2017 edition.

In photography, it’s terribly easy to get carried away with acquiring camera gear. A small list of items I’d buy twice, ones that I’m still on the fence on and the rest where I could have appropriated my funds more wisely.

Typically perceived as a convention for interfaces, hamburger menus often sidestep design and usability problems rather than challenge them. The alternatives to hamburger menus…and when they might be appropriate to use.

Lately there’s been a renewed interest in physical media like film and music, but I think there’s more to it than a fad or subculture movement. Exploring what people are looking to reclaim from an analog renaissance in a saturated digital market.

Creatives removed from limitations only end up being limited themselves. The smartest solutions are born from confinement: why the constraints of a project should be embraced.

Missouri’s destination for fun and sun, the most interesting part of Lake Ozarks lies below the water. A past, present and future of the Lake.

Theme templates aren’t always the most cost-effective option when designing websites. The pros and cons of website themes: when to consider them…and when NOT to.

Some companies think they’re myth, while others seek the legend. Why unicorns need to stay in fairy tales, and the story that multifaceted creatives should be telling instead.

An account of my experience at Burning Man 2016, traveling around Black Rock City and seeing all the art, camps, sights and denizens of the playa.

Surviving at Burning Man is serious business and the logistics of preparing for the desert isn’t like a weekend camping trip. Here is everything I did to get ready for the journey to Black Rock City.

A department store like any other, but Kmart failed where others succeeded. What we can learn from the decline of Big K about the importance of maintaining our brand identity.

The most interesting things in town need not be so secret and hidden: visit the Missouri Botanical Garden during the Labor Day Holiday and experience the happenings of the annual Japanese Festival.

Lenses are one of the most important pieces of equipment in your camera bag and can significantly change the perspective, feel and mood of your photographs. A primer and overview of Canon lenses with my favorites and recommendations.

Abandoned by Apple and frustrated with Adobe, Phase One’s offering has been increasingly seductive to digital photographers seeking an alternative. But is Capture One Pro 9 worth making the switch? I give it the ol’ college try and find out.

No matter how fast your camera’s shutter speed goes, there is another limit to understand. A primer on sync speed.

Photoshop has never been right for the job and it’s high time for a modern web design tool…but what are the alternatives?

The undisputed champion of bounce flash and friend to wedding & event photographers alike, a look at the classic Metz Mecablitz CT-4 hammerhead flash.

The true rewards of being a designer aren’t what you might expect. Ignore the career colleges…it’s time for a reality check.

With my travels having come to an end, a reflection of the trip and what was learned.

Visiting the playground of Ansel Adams, my first trip to Yosemite.

Passing through a ghost town and discovering the last remnants of an underwater town emerged.

From the sounds of San Francisco to the bytes of Silicon Valley, my travels through the Bay Area.

Twists and turns, castles to coast…making my way up the central coast of California.

Welcome to SoCal…filled with beaches to heaven, highways to hell and piers that go on forever.

Food for though: Is a ghost town truly a ghost town if people still remain to call it that? A trip to lively Calico Ghost Town off the highway.

I’ve a feeling we’re not in the midwest anymore…paying a visit to the city of lights and sin.

Exploring the remains of a New Mexico town along Route 66 and taking my first trip to the most famous canyon on Earth.

Making my way southwest, I stopped at an Oklahoma grasslands with a tragic past as well as hiked the canyons of Texas.

When car camping, often the easiest way to do it is right in plain sight. How to camp out at places where both the temperatures and prices are falling.

It’s not often when your life is suddenly without obligations, and it’s during those times that an opportunity for adventure comes.

The Fourth of July isn’t the only event that lights up the night sky. Pack up the car, grab your camera and let’s head to a balloon glow!

Some photographers argue that you should use a fixed lens and “zoom with your feet” rather than invest in a telephoto / zoom lens. But there is a flaw to the concept that it’s evangelists are leaving out.

That color on screen just doesn’t match up! Before getting out the monitor calibrator or checking color profiles, consider that the problem might just be your own eyes.

Being told that your camera takes good pictures is a common cliche, but so is being told that it’s the photographer and not the camera. Let’s discuss what a quality camera in able hands can allow a photographer to do.