Visitors from DC share their observations of SXSWi. Anna Tauzin is an alum of TX State and of the sxtxstate.com project. She got a master’s degree from American University after leaving TX State. Anna is the Web and Social Media editor at J-Lab. Sean Connolly is a current grad student in broadcast journalism at American.
Lee Brenner, of digital design firm thirteen23, prefaces his main points of a talk about borrowing cinematic techniques when designing software from my favorite director: “It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them.” -Jean Luc Godard How appropriate it is to begin this discussion with a quote from a director who […]
Many feel video games will never be as emotionally engaging as movies. But, Peter Molyneux, the creative force behind the Fable series and the seminal god game Populous, thinks much differently. In a conversation with Frank Rose of Wired, Molyneux discussed the potential and future of video games. Molyneux also talked about Fable III and […]
Taras Wayner and Chloe Gottlieb of R/GA presented Sextual + Nudie Pics = Digital Violence Among Teens at SXSW Interactive 2010. With the advancement of the digital era many different aspects of communication have changed. Dating and violence among teens has changed dramatically and have crossed mediums. Now teens are faced with violence via texting […]
“Find out what you’re passionate about,” said Nick Campbell as he opened his SXSWi panel “Be Creative, Get Paid”. It’s no revelation to hear that in order to be happy, you need to do something you are passionate about. Passion is something that Nick Campbell possesses. Campbell brought up something that is relevant to all […]
“I think you should change the color” “I asked, and my Mom thinks the site needs to be more ‘Denzel Washington,’ can we do that?” I happens. Even after several meetings, drafts and mock-ups, a client’s input can turn a beautiful piece of web designer heaven into a nightmare. That nightmare can leave many feeling […]
A large portion of our class were thrown into the wonderful (and sometimes chaotic) world of SXSWi for the first time this year. We all had fun, we all networked, and some of us even got caught in panels that we didn’t fully understand. However most of us learned a few things and came away […]