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Evan Troxel

The Most Important Thing You Can Do

Ira Glass on Storytelling I have never experienced someone who can be so succinct, where every word they've strung together into one cohesive thought rolls off the top of their head so easily, and seemingly unrehearsed like Ira Glass. He is a true professional, and is giving some

Rands In Repose: You're Not Listening

Mr. Lopp: If they don’t trust you, they aren’t going to say shit. File this one under Getting Better. Once again I am reminded about the difference between leaders and managers. Leaders listen and inspire. Managers mostly worry about themselves and are trying to figure out how to

Jack White on Inspiration

Spoiler alert: it's all about constraints. This is the honest truth. I love how he talks about the idea of constriction to force himself to create. “” ∞

✱ Breaking News - LOAA Rocks my World

It's official. I've made it. Do I have a product that's being pitched on a Billy Mays (RIP, Billy) infomercial? No, I'm on Life of an Architect's list of... drum roll please... The Top Architectural Websites in the World evantroxel.

✱ Evolution of a Design

Evolution of a Design See the design of a fire station change over a relatively short period of time as I take it through the design process. Sometimes the evolution of a particular design seems to have a mind of its own. Here is a recent example of a project

Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82

This is saddening news. I was just gazing at the moon tonight actually. To be that man and risk everything. Neil Armstrong, who made the “giant leap for mankind” as the first human to set foot on the moon, died on Saturday. He was 82. “And when Neil stepped foot

""Insert Meaningful Design Story Here""

I think they left the "Meaningful Design Story" slide in by mistake, or maybe they're just trying to convince us/the courts that they really have one. Certain colleagues in design school used to talk like this all the time. We have a running joke in