Author Archives: Daniel Hoang

In my last post, I mentioned that technology is increasing exponentially. Not only do the devices change, so does the software and services behind publishing. When I started this website in 1995, it was written using Notepad and some basic HTML tags. Then I used programs like Homesite and Dreamweaver to build more complex sites.Continue reading “Catching up with change”

Technology is amazing. The speed of which technology iterates is getting exponentially faster. Today, Apple announced a handful (actually quite a bit more) of new product releases including new MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini, iPad, and iPad Mini. In just months since The New iPad (iPad version 3) was release, a newer iteration came out withContinue reading “It’s about to get even faster”

The stairway up to the attic space was painted a dark brown color. It looked dark and uninviting. The first step was to remove the friction strips and rough sand the surface. I didn’t remove the paint completely, just enough so the primer would adhere well. I counter sunk the nails and filled in theContinue reading “Painting the Stairs”

I love communicating visually. Think Ikea instructions, universal in readability. Building a Global Visual Language from The Noun Project on Vimeo.

This goes out to my Pepperdine School of Public Policy readers: “Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approachContinue reading “Connecting the Dots”

Barcelona is an amazing city. Here is the view from our apartment rooftop. We rented this apartment with only 258 square feet. There was a clip on some of the home design shows. Of course, I had to visit the new Barcelona Apple store. We visited much of the architectural buildings by Gaudi. I lovedContinue reading “Barcelona”

We had an eight hour layover in Rome and left the airport to do a quick walking tour of the city. Way too little time but we saw quite a bit. Here is the colosseum, a site that would normally take at least an hour or more to visit, we did in about 10 minutes.Continue reading “Layover in Rome”