Doing anything in Seattle on August 14th @ 5:30? Join me as I enter the bowels of ZAAZ to participate in a discussion about user experience and my role as a Web entrepreneur turned inventor.

Exploring the Future of the Web : May 3-5 : Portland, OR

Join the rockstars of design, user experience and business strategy for two days of mind-melding on what’s new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career.

Paul Ingram will be talking about turning your ideas into things. It’s a segment entitled “Inventrepreneurship” taking place on Thursday, May 3rd at 1:15pm.

Also, be sure to catch Lee LeFever’s session entitled “How Blogs and Mobile are Changing World Travel” immediately following in the same room.

View Paul’s Slides

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What a weekend! I’m just getting back from AIGA Seattle’s Into the Woods (formerly Design Camp). I’ve never been so inspired or had so much fun in a straight 36 hour span with a bunch of designers. Here’s a quick list of highlights and some pics. More to come as I internally debrief.

• iPod Mixer: DJ.Design (Justin Byrnes), Jakob Trollback, Me, Brett Schwager, Mark Kaufman and a few others spent the evening hooking up iPods, MacBooks, mixing, scratching, compositing, and gettin’ giggy. Definitely one of the best music moments of my life. It all really took off when Brett “spun” a podcast of Barack Obama and I overlaid “Patterns” by “End“. Of course Justin did his fader magic which gave Barack a little more flava.

• Microphone: I was honored with the role of emcee for the event which was an absolute thrill ride. I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet and introduce such creative and inspiring leaders as Angela Adams, Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine, Sarah Gephart and Ariel Apte of MGMT Design, Thomas Castro, Dimitri Nieuwenhuizen and Jeroen Barendse of LUST, and Mick Hodgson of Ph.D.

• more to come…

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Well, the cobler’s kids are finally getting a new pair of shoes. We’ve been so nuts trying to keep up with our client’s dreams that our own site was stuck in 2002… until now. Well, kinda. We’ll be pumping in our project descriptions, links, photos, and a ton of stories from ScreenLoaded and other places shortly.

In the meantime… I’ll be prepping and posting about 2 events happening in the next next 4 weeks. Please be sure to get the scoop about AIGA’s Into the Woods and I’ll be speaking at WebVisions on May 3rd.

More as it happens…

Do you ever get overwhelmed by lists of things you need to get done? Tired of the endless pursuit of completing something? Then you need to try a new product called To-Don’t. It’s a list of things you should never, ever do.

Just visit To-Don’t, Sign-up and begin adding items to the growing list of blunders, goofs, ouches, and really really bad things that no one should ever do.
Vist To-Don’t Now

Wether you’re a churchgoer, or just a heck of a networker, how much of a role does the space you’re in play?

Traditionally, churches (the people.. not the building) meet in a big place where everyone can be in the same room, hearing the same thing, feeding off of each other and unifying in purpose and spirit. Traditionally, the same thing happens at a convention. A get rich quick rally. A football game. What is it about these massive venues that we need? Really, is it this kind of arena where we experience community? Oneness?

I ran across a link. Behind it is a fabulous illustration of what it would be like if the church met across several rooms and buildings at once. A great conversation is openned to all who are “members” of these types of groups… A great opportunity is revealed to all who create of these types of venues…

“Just because I’m in the kitchen and you’re in the hall doesn’t mean we’re not at the same party.” Right?

Many of you experienced Mark Shimada’s performance at Currents 9 Influenced this last may. After performing his ONE ARROW, ONE HEART show on July 16, Mark performed at Seattle University’s Organizational Renewal graduate program, then to standing ovations at the Asian American Journalist Association’s Anniversary Event at The Aspen Institute, and at three shows at Boeing.

Mark writes:

“I am writing to let you know that I am doing my one-man show again. There will be four shows on February 24, 25 and March 3, 4 at 8pm at the Northwest Actors Studio, 1100 East Pike. I am also doing a half-day workshop on Sundays, The Pursuit of Possibilities, for interested individuals to take the next unexpected step in their personal and professional lives. I am sending out press releases to over 20 newspapers and having over 200 posters placed throughout the area—so watch for my smiling face (after two martinis at the premiere) at a local bookstore or cafe.”

I would personally like to invite you to join me and other’s in the Seattle area for what will certainly be a moving and unique exploration of Mark’s journey and his heart.

To purchase tickets and for more information about the show and the workshop:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3195

I’ll be at the show on the 24th and hope to see you there!

One Arrow, One Heart show dates: 2/24-25, 3/4-5
The Pursuit of Possibilites half-day workshop: 2/26 and 3/5

Tickets for both available at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3195

Mark’s Web site: www.pathscrossing.com | “discover the unexpected”

Speakers

Keynote John Maeda

John Maeda is an artist and a computer scientist, and he views the computer not as

a substitute for brush and paint but as an artistic medium in its own right. His mission is to foster the growth of what he calls ‘humanist technologists’.
Visit:MIT

Sound Marty O’Donnell

Producing Audio for Interactive Entertainment: What I’ve learned over the last 9 years of producing audio, and composing music for some of the most successful game titles ever shipped. Tasty visuals and ear candy will be provided.

Visit:Bungie

Motion Tim Fisher

At the beginning of this century, Tim Fisher and four of his fellow art school fugitives, founded MK12 in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City is located at the junction of the Kansas and Missouri rivers. You’ve probably viewed it from above, en route to one of those famed coastal cities they keep talking about.
Visit:MK12

Interaction Tina Roth

Tina Roth will trace her path from the Swiss Alps to The Big Apple, sharing experiences that shaped her in her young career. She will disclose her personal ‘idea-sparking’ methods/sources that help her stay zen and inspired in today’s interactive industry.
Visit:Thinkmap

Information Angela Shen-Hsieh

Inspired by her training in architecture and a vision for the way in which design can dramatically improve the quality of our lives, Angela and her company are exploding the boundaries of how people interact with information.
Visit:Visual i|o

Design Kevin Grady & Colin Metcalf

Having built their own brand, GUM, from the ground up, “Gum-slingers” Kevin Grady and Colin Metcalf talk about being on both sides of the client relationship.
Visit:GUM

School

“Blogging Your Porfolio”

If you’re not blogging now, you should be. Byron will demonstrate how to get your work noticed with a blog, build an audience, and design a site that’s beautiful, cross-device, navigable, fast and gives good love to search engines.
by DL Byron | Textura Design

“Designing With Standards”

Byron will discuss 10 years of web design, where we’ve been, where we’re going, and why Standards matter more than ever.  His session will cover how blogs are changing the way we design, publish, and work.
by DL Byron | Textura Design

“Photoshop2Flash: Working with Bitmaps in Flash”

Techniques, tips and tricks that help you squeeze the most juice out of your ripe designs once they make the leap from Photoshop into Flash. We’ll focus on recommended methods of bitmap creation, import options, file size optimization, and things to watch out for while designing in Photoshop. Then we’ll look at some ways to breathe life into your flat files using simple animations and effects.
by Dave Cury | POP

“Advanced Flash: brushes.paints.stencils.”

(bps) is a flash-based, rich internet application based on AS2 classes, utilizing the EventDispatcher, that allows the user to quickly and easily paint in flash using an enhanced selection of brushes, paints, color palettes, stencils and other media (images, videos, etc.). There’s more to say, but not enough room in this space… come learn more.
by Drew Trujillo | woohoo!

“Exploring Flash Video”

Description to come.
by Robert Reinhardt | co-author Flash Bible

“Building Multilingual Flash Movies”

Description to come.
by Robert Reinhardt & Snow Dowd | co-authors Flash Bible

“Introduction to User-Centered Design”

No designer sets out to intentionally confuse or irritate users. Yet many products wind up doing exactly that. In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of user-centered design, including methods to avoid making incorrect assumptions about what users truly need.
by Heidi Adkisson | Blink

“Harnessing Dreamweaver’s CSS Power”

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by Brian Wood | eVolve

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I just returned from a weekend visit with a Sleeping Lady, 6 brilliant creative minds, a couple hundred more creative minds, and then there’s me. If you’ve got a local AIGA chapter, Design Camp is a real treat. I’m a recent addition to the Seattle chapter of AIGA—serving as the Experience Design Director (stay tuned for many a post on this topic). It was an honor to rub elbows and share ideas with some of the great creators of our time. Thank you to Ellen Lupton (Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum), Jakob Trollb?ck, The Clayton Brothers, Sarah Nelson (Werner Design Werks), and Yves B?har.