Category Archives: SXSW

Get Stoked on Web Typography & SXSW

07-Mar-10

It’s no secret that I love typography, and this year I will be giving a talk at SXSW called “Get Stoked on Web Typography”. I love SXSW almost as much as I love letters, so it is a fantastic match!

If you have the chance to check it out stop by on Friday March 12th at [...]

SXSW 2009 Wrap Up

24-Mar-09

This year’s SXSW was a very special experience for me. Many people have blogged about the fact that the “people” are really what makes this conference unique, but this year I didn’t just feel like I left with new networking connections, I felt like I left with friends. Along with the strong the DC community [...]

SXSW is going to be Bitchin’ and Glyphin’

08-Mar-09

After reading the article A Not-So-Sweet Tale of Digital Type on the AIGA website I knew that there was a SXSW Panel in the making. The article raises many interesting issues that I could debate at length, but Andrew Twigg very specifically made a statement that caught my attention…
I had built my site using semantic [...]

The Theme of SXSW 2008 : Give.

20-Mar-08

On multiple accounts dwellers of the off-line world have inquired about my “Blogging”. The conversations are all very similar and awkward… almost always ending with something similar to “aren’t you afraid to give your ideas away like that?”.
Maggie Mason and Heather Armstrong said it best in their SXSW panel “You get what [...]

SXSW: Rockstars and Cab Drivers

09-Mar-08

I am in Austin enjoying my third day at my third SXSW, and it turning out to be an awesome trip. The inspiration and motivation is abundant, panels packed with stories of innovation through creativity. Its hard to resist the contagious passion.

Last night a friend from my first trip to Austin made an interesting reference; [...]