I’m here in Austin hanging out at SXSW until Wednesday, then going straight to Memphis for the IA Summit. Tomorrow, Saturday, March 14, at 3:30pm, I’ll be on a panel with Jeffrey Zeldman, Roger Black and Kristina Halvorson called “From Freelance to Agency: Start Small, Stay Small.” I told you all about it in December. [...]
Entries from March 13th, 2009
I’m here at SXSW and I want to meet you!
March 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Career, Conferences, Pleasure
Tags:Career·Conferences·Consulting·Pleasure·Social Networking
I’m Speaking at Pittsburgh Web Design Day
March 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Career, Conferences, Pleasure
When I went to Pittsburgh in October for Carnegie Mellon Homecoming to see the reunion of my friend Joanna‘s band, I had the pleasure of finally meeting my Twitter pal G. Jason Head. Jason is a front-end web developer and runs Refresh Pittsburgh. He’s also putting together the first-ever Pittsburgh Web Design Day — “a [...]
Tags:Career·Conferences·Design·Events·Pleasure·Props·Speaking
Photo of the day: Nine wrong ways to swipe
March 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Marketing, Photography, Pleasure
I don’t drink whiskey, but this ad almost made me want to. Jameson ran an ad campaign last year exclusively for NYC subways. This hyper-localized approach isn’t very common for a national (hell, international) brand, and it really impressed me. Why? Because they demonstrated “insider knowledge.” MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE THERE ARENINE WRONG WAYS TO SWIPE [...]
Experience Design Lessons We Can Learn from My Nail Salon
March 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Customer Experience, User Experience
I’m a native Manhattanite and uptown girl, so it should be no surprise that I’ve been getting manicures since I was a munchkin. It isn’t only about having freshly painted nails; it’s more about taking 30 minutes every few weeks to really treat myself and escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. I’ve [...]
Photo of the day: Walker Tennis Balls
March 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Photography
You’ve all seen this before: tennis balls on a walker. In fact, Google walker tennis balls and you’ll get 329,000 results. The first three: How to Make a Walker Glide Most Easily, CWI Medical’s Walker Tennis Balls, and a blog post Tennis Balls and Walker, an Ultimate User Hack. If the manufacturers of adult walkers [...]
Tags:Design·Photography
