i he(art) seattle

I think this girl is cool. I like her sound, she’s hot in robotic way, & her videos are always super fun. You should take a look!

It was packed. I met cool, smart people. It was warm & sunny, then rainy & cold. I learned a bunch about prototyping. I will prototype more. I’m excited about playing with Microsoft Expression Studio and Flash Catalyst. I developed a long design / geeky book list. There is cool art in Austin. I was impressed visually and audibly. I’d recommend a visit to the “oasis” in Texas. But apparently, the summers are unbearably hot!

sxsw interactive: my badge, my swag

Augmented Reality Screen at Frog Design Party

firefly inspired hotel decorations

gun art on wood panels

pretty pebbles in the sink

lamebook ad

mixed media art on kraft paper

beautiful birds on wires paintings

Weeks ago I attended an Seattle SXSW meetup / tweetup. It was a totally fun event hosted by Ray Page and attended by designers, developers, marketeers, and technology folks all on a mission to drink beer, tweet, and most importantly, win the coveted FREE SXSW Interactive Badge for this year’s event in Austin, TX.

Well, folks, I’m happy to tell you I won and will be in Austin this Saturday March 13th until Tuesday March 16th! It’s my first time in Austin and at SXSW and I can’t wait! I have my schedule all lined up to enjoy panels such as Can the Real-Time Web Be Realized?, Web Evolution: The Rise of Mobile, APIs and Runtimes, Designing the First Fifteen Minutes, workshops like Broadcast to Broadband: Bringing Motion Graphics to Interactive TV and The HTML5 vs. Flash Debate Invades Mobile, and speakers such as Valerie Casey (founder and Executive Director of the Designers Accord) Gary Vaynerchuk, Evan Williams, Cathy Erway (Not Eating Out in NY blog) and Nick Campbell (I just love his blog!).

Oh and there are parties… lots of parties… haha, we’ll see how long I can last after a full days of soaking up all this yummy Techno goodness! And the weather looks lovely, mid-70s all week and 78 and sunny on Sunday

ok, i’m sure excited for this years ByDesign Event at the Northwest Film Forum. This is my favorite event in Seattle and I’ve been attending since 2007, but I missed last year. I love motion designers and titling sequence – if I weren’t a graphic designer, I’d be a motion designer. I love stop-motion, classic film titles from Saul Bass, tv intros like Six Feet Under, old Comedy Central and MTV intros, fresh work from the local shop Digital Kitchen…

So this year’s line-up is amazing! Check out some of the reels and work of some of the featured screens and panels this year:

Danny Yount REEL 2009

UK based art collective, The Light Surgeons

The Light Surgeons Show Reel 2008 from THE LIGHT SURGEONS on Vimeo.

Saul Bass – The Man With The Golden Arm

Charles and Ray Eames – The Powers of Ten

Back home in a neighborhood called Oakley in Cincinnati, I visited, Nest, a lovely gift boutique shop on 3184 Madison Road. The place was beautifully decorated, with old nostalgic cabinets full of jewelry, fancy soaps, and caged sunflowers. I got a pretty feather hair pin and some birthday cards.

my modcloth office space wish list

Check out my office space collection. Part of my Valentine’s gifts to me. You can get me something too!