Cool As buttons

As an homage to my closing line in the great movie by Tom Crenshaw at SXSWi 08, Selena designed this button (right) of what I have heard called “the cutest little poo ever.”

I also heard it called “the best button at South by” which made me very proud of my talented designer wife… [more]

Over the past two SXSWi conferences I have taken copious detailed notes on the laptop, and been uninspired to do much sifting through them once I got home. (I think I made this one blog post).

This year, I bought a nice new unlined notebook and pen and went the old-fashioned route of taking notes… [more]

I'm gunning for you, hippo

I am really sucked in by the simple marketing / brand exposure campaign from the Canadian based mortgage community company, Smart Hippo. They are setting up a Twitter-based Scavenger hunt, leaving clues on their feed to find one of these stuffed hippos (pictured).

I love scavenger hunts and immediately without thinking… [more]

For the next week, I’ll be making my annual pilgrimage to Austin, TX for the South by Southwest Interactive conference. This week of panels and networking is a yearly renewal of my passion for great design and reaffirmation that I want to (continue to try to) be a great web designer.

To find me in… [more]