Design and Development

Preview: Six Things Every Designer Should Do Now

I want to inspire designers. Graphic designers all over the world rejoice when projects are completed in a timely and non-stressful manner. But have you ever thought that perhaps there’s an easier, more efficient way to complete a task? Paul Trani, Sr. Creative Cloud Evangelist for Adobe, is set on empowering designers to step out […]

Interactive Reflections

During the week leading up to SXSW Interactive, I started to panic. How was I supposed to handle something most people described as overwhelming? I had never really liked crowds, I was unsure of my abilities to cover an event like Interactive, and with so many options, I had no idea how I was going to choose what to […]

Moonshots Through Failure

Today Astro Teller talked about how to shoot for the metaphorical moon by failing up. “I fear thoughts that fear technology. You have to approach the changing world with knowledge and confidence, not fear.” Teller talked about bringing the internet to the world with balloons designed to fail… … and self driving cars that learn […]

Science & Art: A Means to Meaning

So many of use have been wowed in recent years. Recent being since the time of Galileo and Copernicus, by the images of the cosmos. How these are made and why they move us so deeply. Astrophysics goes to Hollywood at SXSW brought together Dr. Robert Hurt, Dr. Donna Cox, and Dr. Frank Summers to […]

Making Music Physical Again

“Print is just a broken touchscreen.” This radical statement introduced the SXSW Interactive audience Tuesday to Kate Stone and Charlotte Brimner’s panel, Making Music Physical Again. Stone, of UK technology company Novalia, explained that she works with bluetooth connectivity to build interactivity based around paper.   By channeling touch, connectivity and data back into everyday physical objects many […]