March 3rd, 2010 | by Mykl Roventine | published in best of, coffee, design
I have a love/hate relationship with Caribou Coffee. Followers of my Foursquare activity will find this surprising since I check into their locations frequently. While not my favorite corporate cup of joe, I often fall prey to the convenience of tripping over their stores throughout my day (most of their 500 locations are in Minnesota).
Don’t [...]
May 1st, 2009 | by Mykl Roventine | published in best of, design, events, typography
My contribution for the first ever Ignite Minneapolis. Thanks to videographer Brian Stemmler for making me look good.
The Ignite challenge: Any topic, 20 slides, 15 seconds per slide, 5 minutes total. This was so much fun. It helped to be talking about a subject I’m passionate about. Remember, friends don’t let friends use bad fonts.
If [...]
February 17th, 2009 | by Mykl Roventine | published in best of, coffee
Photo by Ayelie
The dried granules are out of the bag: Starbucks is rolling out their version of instant coffee. They claim it will “absolutely replicate the taste of Starbucks coffee.” I’m a little skeptical about that, but I do think it’s a bold move in the right direction for the company. It’s just a matter [...]
July 29th, 2008 | by Mykl Roventine | published in best of, social web
Photos by Leo Reynolds
Hasbro finally took out Scrabulous today. The incredibly popular Facebook application had been dancing on the toy company’s intellectual property for almost a year now, so not many were shocked. It was a play straight from the book. The problem is that the book has been out of print for years.
Don Reisinger [...]
Hi there. I'm Mykl Roventine. I design things like web sites, user experiences and social media strategies. This is my personal blog (not affiliated with any employer or client) where I write about about the social web, typography and coffee. More →
