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a few good Sxsw 2012 panel proposals

I had a blast last year at sxsw, and i’m looking forward to an even better year in 2012. If your new to sxsw, first off welcome! secondly, you have the chance to help determine which panels / ideas / speakers will make it to the stage, through the online…

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Let start the Sxswi 2012 Panel Ideas discussion

It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s almost time to start submitting panel ideas for the 2012 rendition of the Sxsw Interactive Festival. I got an email just last week cluing me in, so I’ve been tossing around some ideas over the last few days.

As I’ve talked…

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Dream no small dreams; why I’m joining Dell.com

In less than a week, I will be starting a new chapter in my life, as I join the creative team behind Dell.com , and all it’s global iterations. As I’ve started to tell a few friends over the last week, I’ve had mixed reactions to say the least. From…

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passion. a festival. and a challenge. a recap of sxswi 2011

It was everything I could have imagined, and more. Which is saying alot, considering that I’ve dreamt of going for almost a decade. Not many things in life live up to expectations, but the 2011 south by southwest interactive festival certainly did. In an attempt for brevity, I will summarize…

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my 100 day plan — take 2

That old expression time flies? yep, it’s true.

So this past friday was the last day of my first stab at a “100 day plan”, as inspired by Fahrenheit 212.

to put it softly, i failed miserably. in every category, i fell below 50% of the goal.

so i…

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Topics of Interest — Prepping for #sxswi 2011

With our digital world changing at a tremendous pace, it’s almost comical to try and map out what topics / trends / themes I will be interested in 3 months from now, at South by Southwest Interactive 2011, but here it goes:

the creative agency

Though I have had…

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prepping for #sxswi 2011 — An Introduction

Like a kid at a candy store…

yep, seven years, three states, and 35,892 psd files later, I’m finally staring down the joy of taking part in the sxsw interactive festival this year. oh joy.

so to give this monumentous event the care and energy it deserves, I will be…

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Japanese design principles

In response to my recent post on the ‘ too slick ‘ factor, I wanted to share some design principles that I have been meditating on lately

FUKINSEI (imbalanced)
Asymmetry, odd numbers, irregularity, unevenness, imbalance is used as a denial of perfection as perfection and symmetry does not occur…

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what’s your 100 day plan?

100 day plana few weeks back i followed a link to Fahrenheit212 ‘s website, and after perusing through their work, about pages, and press clippings, i was thoroughly impressed. in a downturn economy, this ferocious small team are beating the odds, and doing some great work.

they are an “innovation…

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An early list of my favorite sxsw panels

I’m diving headfirst into sxsw interactive this year, and i’m already stoked about the conference just from browsing through the proposed panels on the panelpicker. i do have a proposed panel, just in case you want to check it out.

before jumping into my early favorites, i do…

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