All posts by Mike McAlister

I'm Mike, a designer and developer living in Milwaukee. I spend my free time collecting vinyl, taking photos and seeking out the best coffee within a 5-block radius. Creating awesome things at Array.

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Remember those great Volkswagen ads?

In 1949, William Bernbach, along with colleagues, Ned Doyle and Maxwell Dane, formed Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), the Manhattan advertising agency that would create the revolutionary Volkswagen ad campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s.

It all started with the typewriter

Philosophy of design is the study of assumptions, foundations, and implications of design. The field is defined by an interest in a set of problems, or an interest in central or foundational concerns in design.

A brief review of iPhone 7

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The devices are part of the iPhone series and were unveiled on September 9, 2014, and released on September 19,

When technology gets too smart

We’ve been warned by Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, technology can be a dangerous thing. But how can we control it and continue to use it safely?

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Pebble launches new line of smartwatches

The Pebble Smartwatch was designed based on a concept by Eric Migicovsky describing a watch that could display messages from a smartphone and select Android devices.