Branded Experience(s)

My dad had been a customer of WaMu since he moved to California a few years ago, and since the Chase acquisition he’s now a member of Chase.

I used to go into the WaMu branch semi-regularly to deposit money into his account (since all online resources seem to lack trans-institution transfers), and I never thought much about their interior spaces, other than the fact that they were all *very* un-banky- and I liked that.

Posted at 12am on 01/24/10 | no comments | Filed Under: geekspeek, mybrainhurts, design, social-isms, culture, User Experience read on

Help NIMBY // Plea Fatigue

NIMBY is an East Oakland DIY/art space that’s been around in one form or another for the last 5 years. It’s operated by Michael Snook, who to some is a hero, to others is an irresponsible businessman, to others is just a nice guy trying to help a good cause, to others is a schmuck, to others is a victim of endless bureaucracy in Oakland, to others is a do-gooder in over his head,

Posted at 7pm on 01/02/10 | no comments | Filed Under: politics, culture, art read on

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I’m Nina Alter. I’m a designer, a contributing artist at SRL, a recently ordained Satisfactioneer, and sometimes I teach kidlets at The Crucible. I make things usable, and sometimes even delightful. I also like to blow things up. I think- probably too much. I live in San Francisco.

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