Joshua Powell plans, designs and builds custom web applications, web sites and blogs with Drupal & WordPress. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Tumblr (3.0; @joshuapowell)http://joshuaipowell.com/<object width="400" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tfDCNpaPBiA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tfDCNpaPBiA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Saul Bass on making money & quality work. (Around 1:00 he starts talking about money)</p> <p>Great stuff.</p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/459345354http://joshuaipowell.com/post/459345354Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:40:08 -0400designsaul bassmaking money<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/BlaiseAguerayArcas_2010-medium.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/BlaiseAgueraYArcas-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=766&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=blaise_aguera;year=2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="292" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/BlaiseAguerayArcas_2010-medium.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/BlaiseAgueraYArcas-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=766&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=blaise_aguera;year=2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2010;"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Blaise Aguera y Arcas’ presentation and demonstration of his work with Microsofts Bing maps is really fantastic. I’m really impressed with the ‘Sim City’ or bird’s eye view of landscapes and cities.</p> <p>(If you really want to be impressed quickly fast forward to 4:46 of the video)</p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/391979974http://joshuaipowell.com/post/391979974Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:01:00 -0500On Tuesday night (January 26, 2009) I gave a presentation at Refresh Pittsburgh on Drupal. I talked...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/358279002http://joshuaipowell.com/post/358279002Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:37:00 -0500drupalcontent management systemcmspresentation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwonjltrH51qztzuoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to some speedy shipping from Amazon, I got my copy of Kristina Halvorson’s “Content Strategy for the Web” in time for the weekend.</p> <p>If I didn’t have a presentation to prepare and two websites to finalize, I couldve had it read by Monday. Oh well, my pleasure reading will just have to wait.</p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/348436700http://joshuaipowell.com/post/348436700Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:37:11 -0500web contentstrategybook<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwnk1rQ5dS1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m not sure now was the time to rebrand NBC</p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/347791453http://joshuaipowell.com/post/347791453Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:17:28 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwk9s0P92K1qztzuoo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>After some icon touchups, size variations, and redrawing the font, the new Developed Simple brand is near complete.</p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/344684704http://joshuaipowell.com/post/344684704Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:50:00 -0500<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/37wR_TWdVy0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/37wR_TWdVy0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/251350058http://joshuaipowell.com/post/251350058Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:00 -0500productivity“The internet is becoming this thing, where it’s just people trying to become successful...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/232127116http://joshuaipowell.com/post/232127116Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:24:26 -0500productivitybooksIs Drupal targeting the wrong user-base with D7UX?: Drupal is really good at what it does, helping...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/231890455http://joshuaipowell.com/post/231890455Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:50:55 -0500Since Drupal is more a developer-oriented framework, than a user friendly content management...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/227981452http://joshuaipowell.com/post/227981452Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:04:59 -0400A few days ago I mentioned that I was starting to rebrand my general identity on the web. Up until...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/224478532http://joshuaipowell.com/post/224478532Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:04:00 -0400The Associated Press announced on Saturday that The White House is now using Drupal as their primary...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/224089724http://joshuaipowell.com/post/224089724Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:01:04 -0400drupalopen sourcegovernmentSo the new temporary coat of paint on the old Tumblr is my first step in rebranding this and my...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/219155703http://joshuaipowell.com/post/219155703Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:07:00 -0400brandingprojectsportfolio<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsQCLgVYmEg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsQCLgVYmEg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Jeff Benjamin from Crispin Porter + Bogusky talks about attracting creative talent and entrepreneur types to advertising agencies.</p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/195404979http://joshuaipowell.com/post/195404979Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:13:23 -0400I have recently found myself working on several Drupal projects that require more advanced search...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/191030863http://joshuaipowell.com/post/191030863Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:02:00 -0400Three tweets to think about: “Everyone complains about bad clients.” (via...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/120029669http://joshuaipowell.com/post/120029669Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:03:00 -0400I find myself continually using the same 5-10 modules for each Drupal project I work on. I have...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/108808414http://joshuaipowell.com/post/108808414Sat, 16 May 2009 20:21:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/3QGCOclTelg7ubcelSnycKf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pittsburgh votes on May 19th for their new Mayor. <a href="http://www.dowdformayor.com/">Vote Patrick Dowd.</a></p>http://joshuaipowell.com/post/89366439http://joshuaipowell.com/post/89366439Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:45:00 -0400I recently been presented with a unique opportunity with a small client project. The client has no...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/92777425http://joshuaipowell.com/post/92777425Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:26:00 -0400The people that have graced us with the NetTuts and other TutPlus family of sites, have launched a...http://joshuaipowell.com/post/90440146http://joshuaipowell.com/post/90440146Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:24:00 -0400envatoflashtutorialMac App BlogPhotoshopPhoto EditingPixelmator