New Mexico is dry and dominated by the colors brown, red, and yellow. I learned that and a few others thing over the past five days while I was visiting my Mom in Albuquerque. My sister Yasha also joined us for a few days making a family reunion out of it. It’s was great to spend a few days living with my sis’ and Mom, almost like being a kid again.

When I was not laid up by the flu, which combination with the natural desert dryness was not fun, we spent time walking through the desert, visiting healers, and catching up with each other. My Mom has an article about the statue on top of the US Capital, Lady Freedom, that is being published next month in the US Capital Historical Society Magazine. And Yasha is getting ready to go to Miami for Bridge Art Fair, as well as pondering her future and weather it should be spoken in French, Italian, or German.

The shades of New Mexico also turned out pretty well through the lens of my camera. Here are a few photos taken over the past 5 days in Abq.

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At 2 Out of Three we are passionate about good design. And we want more of it. So, why do companies like Apple or Google just “get it”? Where do they keep coming up with great products and software like the iPod or gmail? They certainly didn’t just appear out of thin air or even from a moment of Photoshop inspiration. Good design - be it for software or a physical gadget - comes from a good process. First the idea comes about, then a good design process develops that idea into a tangible product, and finally it’s executed upon. At 2 Out of Three we follow a design process in order to achieve something we’re passionate about. And we’re willing to let you in on our secrets so you can go out there and make more web sites and gadgets that we get excited to use.

Let’s begin by giving you a general idea of the steps we go through when we’re first approached by a client to create a web site. In this post I’ll concentrate on the big picture, walking you through each step of the design process. In future entries we’ll go into greater details about each step. You’ll be able to read about the reasons why we do certain things and the secrets we’ve learned over the years to create a high quality finished product and avoid disasters.

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Back in September when I was putting together the Soundtrack to My Life I was excited to see new songs by Manu Chao (and a whole new album) as well as new music from Beirut, Rogue Wave, and a live song by Jose Gonzalez. Along with the past favorites I came across some great new artist that I’m excited to share with you. I won’t bore you with much chatter for this release instead look a bit lower and start enjoi-ing the music.

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