Writing and Design

While my current title is web developer, I have a degree in writing with a concentration in poetry. This often is a bit of surprise to people, because the two are not typically compatible, or at the very least, the path from one to the other is not apparently logical....

SXSW: Design Eye for the List Guy

These are my notes from this panel, which took place March 13. Andrei Herasimchuk, Principal, Involution Studios Cameron Moll, cameronmoll.com Paul Nixon, Apple Ryan Sims, Lead Designer, Neubix Keith Robinson, Creative Dir, Blue Flavor Unsolicited redesign of...

Why Blog?

I had lunch with someone today who said she’d been encouraged to create a blog, but did not see the point. I found myself developing counter arguments. And now I’m thinking, what is the point? At South by Southwest, there were several panels that dealt...

My Weekend With Drupal

If you were hoping Drupal was an alien friend of mine that dropped in to spend the weekend partying with me, alien style, I’m afraid I’m about to severely disappoint. Drupal is an open source content management system. (You’re going to close the...

SXSW: WTF: WaSP Task Force Panel

These are my notes from this panel, and are not edited very well. Getting the Job Done Right Steven Champeon, CTO, hesketh.com Inc Matt May, Dir of Technology, Blue Flavor Drew McLellan, Web Application Developer Dori Smith, Writer Jennifer Taylor, Macromedia Chris...

SXSW: Holistic Web Design

These are my notes from this panel, and are not edited very well. Finding the Creative Balance in Multi-Disciplined Teams Shaun Inman, Mint Jason Santa Maria, Art Director, Happy Cog Studios Carl Sieber, User Interface Designer, fd2s Inc Eris Stassi Garrett Dimon,...