Category Archives: Business

Alt Photo

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jeff

I’m pleased to introduce Alt Photo, our first photography app for the iPhone. Alt Photo puts some of our well researched film looks into a fast and easy to use mobile tool. Alt Photo was designed for quick shooting on … Continue reading →

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The Best Features are Invisible

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Jeff

When improving a product, many people have an instinct to add features that grab your attention. This usually involves new buttons and sliders. It’s easy to show off that kind of feature, but it’s often bad for the product. Every … Continue reading →

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Draw outside the lines!

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jeff

Our first product was Eye Candy and it was successful because it figuratively and literally drew outside the lines. The lines in question are the “marching ants” at the edge of a selection in Photoshop. In 1993, filters were not allowed to … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Jeff

I stopped programming about six years ago. That used to be my passion. At times I have missed it, but the company needs me in another capacity, so that’s what I do. For a while I was sad about not … Continue reading →

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Don’t Work. Have Fun!

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Jeff

When I was young I was confused by people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates who kept working after they got rich. I thought that money brought happiness and work was the unpleasant thing you did to make money. It … Continue reading →

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Stop trying to fix open plan offices

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jeff

I recently read a New York Times article about how companies are tweaking open plan workspaces to make them less irritating. The problem is that workers don’t have privacy or quiet in a cubicle farm. The most creepy solution is … Continue reading →

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Hire people who are better than you.

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Jeff

Recently Terence solved a hard image processing problem that has bugged us for years. I’m pretty good at math and image processing, but his advanced technique was a little over my head. Am I sad that I can’t follow Terence’s … Continue reading →

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$12,000 in Donations

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Jeff

Once a year, each team member at Alien Skin chooses a charity to receive $1000. This year we donated a total of $12,000 to the following organizations. Some people split their money between multiple charities. American Red Cross Amnesty International … Continue reading →

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Calculator Millionaire

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jeff

I’ve witnessed the following speech many times from entrepreneurs. “This new product idea is great! The potential market is everyone in the USA who owns a computer. To be conservative, let’s say that’s 100,000,000 people. [The calculator comes out.] I think we … Continue reading →

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Who feeds your fish?

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Jeff

In my yard there is a tiny pond, just four feet across. I tried to keep goldfish in it, but they always died after a few months. Years ago a friend named Lin used to mow my lawn. One summer Lin put … Continue reading →

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