Events

Speaking @ Refresh November 8th, 2007

Ready to unleash your content? On November 8th I’ll be presenting at Refresh Dallas on Microformats and the semantic web.
The future is bright for the semantic web. One problem- how do we get there? Bridging the gap between today’s web and the technology of tomorrow is simpler than you might think.
During this session Travis […]

Design Thinking 2007

I had an amazing experience at Design Thinking last night. I really want to thank Stephen and Paula Thornton for inviting me to present.
As usual, Stephen’s presentation on ‘Hidden Entrance” was amazing, provocative, and eye opening. I’m hoping he’ll post the slides. It was also great to catch up with all of the familiar faces, […]

Presentations that stick

The ability to craft (and deliver) a good presentation should be in the quiver of every designer, right along side their Moleskine and Micron pens (Garrett prefers Sharpies and a Dot Grid Book).
I use presentations to unravel a vague idea or requirement to be sure I completely understand all of the facets and details. […]

An introduction to Microformats

Rather than take the common approach and show slide after slide of source code (boring), I spent more time up front identifying the problem that Microformats solve. Microformats generally speaking are really simple, so I thought it was more important to understand the problem.
Download the slides (PDF)

MultiVisions Panelist Information

I just received my panelist information for MultiVisions.
New Media: Interactive Design for a Digital Era

Travis Isaacs- Tel ’02, Senior. Web Designer, Sabre Holdings, Grapevine, TX
Brian Bird- Tel/Span ’04, Freelance Interactive Producer/New Media Developer, New York City
Christina Anderson- Tel MS’05, Director of Web Strategy, National Cable & […]

Catch me at MultiVisions 17

I’ll be heading to ol’ IU next Thursday to once again speak at MultiVisions.
I vividly remember the panic that I felt my senior year of college.
Where will I go?
Who is hiring?
Is my portfolio good?
Do I need to freelance more?
Somehow talking to the recent grads at MultiVisions made it all feel better. There are so many […]

Back from SXSWi: My favorite panels

Stephen, Jeremy, Jarek, and myself are back from SXSWi after 4 intense days of eating, drinking, and paneling.
My favorites:

Field guide to design inspiration with Jason Santa Maria and Rob Weychert
Kath Sierra keynote
Stop Designing Products with Peter Merholz
Mobile Design with Brian Fling
Ajax Kung Fu Meets Accessibility Feng Shui with Jeremy Keith and Derek Featherstone
Bullet Tooth Web […]

My SXSWi Schedule

Saturday, March 10th

10:00am
Emerging Social and Technology Trends

11:30am
Getting to Consistency: Don’t Make Your Users Think

2:00pm
Kathy Sierra Opening Remarks

3:30pm
Stop Designing Products

4:05pm

MultiVisions Panelist Information

I just received my panelist information for MultiVisions.
New Media: Interactive Design for a Digital Era

Travis Isaacs- Tel ’02, Senior. Web Designer, Sabre Holdings, Grapevine, TX
Brian Bird- Tel/Span ’04, Freelance Interactive Producer/New Media Developer, New York City
Christina Anderson- Tel MS’05, Director of Web Strategy, National Cable & […]