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01.29.12
#bigSWIG — megadrive.me — Liverpool 24.01.12 Me, Professional, Software, Video Games, web | (0)
My friend Rob has been kickstarting the Liverpool geek talk sceene, with the guys at his place of work, organising and hosting SWIG. It's grown from a small meeting discussing WordPress at InterconnectIT's office, to taking the upstairs at Leaf Tea Shop in Bold Street.Rob had been on at me for a while to do something at a SWIG event, and upping the ante, he said they were doing a bigSWIG, and would I like to talk about one of my projects, MegaDrive.me. I'd asked Rob a hundred questions about WordPress – which MegaDrive.me is built in – so I did feel ...
01.21.12
Blab Mini — video Conferences, Me, Professional, web | (1)
12.04.11
NorthernDigitals #BLABMini3 Conferences, Me, Professional | (3)
I'm a regular at Northern Digitals, an event for like minded people involved in digital creative industries around Manchester, to get together, have a beer, talk about work, techniques or influences, ruminate and make new friends.The popularity of ND nights prompted Matt Booth and Gavin to host a more formal event, which they called BLAB. Featuring a recognised figure from our online/creative industry, they'd do a talk, we'd all drink beer and everyone would enjoy themselves. Following this format, BLABMini was created, featuring 5–6 speakers, shorter talk times, slightly more informal.I got an email off Matt asking me to talk ...
12.04.11
.Net Awards party — revisited Conferences, Me, Professional, web | (0)
November again.One year ago I broke my arm in three places and needed surgery after the .Net Awards party.I get an invite to go to this years bash. Of course I go, right? I mean, lightning can't strike twice. Continue Reading...
02.15.11
D&AD Portfolio Surgery — Leeds Graphics, Professional | (0)
As part of my on-going relationship with D&AD and my commitment to the D&AD North Committee, I was asked to take part in a Student portfolio surgery session at the Leeds College of Art & Design.Up and at 'em at silly o'clock, as a few of my Leeds based twitter friends had warned that traffic could be terrible, but I did manage to get there in good time. Yes, Leeds morning traffic is crap.Slightly nervous as to how the session was going to go, it was great to see James and Stuart from Thoughful, who'd done a session in Newcastle ...
02.01.11
D&AD Sharp’ner — You The Jury Me, Professional | (0)
Last Thursday, I was down in that London to speak at a D&AD Student Awards Sharp’ner session at the Vibe Bar on Brick Lane.I'd been invited, as last year I was the Foreman on two Student Award Briefs, Interactive Design and Microsite Design, which was a fantastic experience. D&AD invited judges from both Professional and Student awards to the evening to help students understand what we are looking for when we score and assess all the work in front of us, in such a short time.There was some great insight from Steve and Clem about what makes a great piece ...
01.22.11
New Adventures in Web Design Conferences, CSS, HTML5, Professional, web | (5)
This week Howie and I attended a new conference in Nottingham, New Adventures in Web Design, organised by Simon Collison, or Colly as he's better known.Since Colly is possible the nicest guy on the internet and well respected, finding quality speakers wasn't going to be a tough job, and for the conferences first show, the list was impressive. There were gripes from some quarters that all these speakers have been seen before, it's the usual industry pundits, but I think that's just sour grapes and being picky for the sake of it. Out of the ten speakers, I'd only seen ...
05.29.10
Creative Times launch event Professional, web | (0)
This Thursday saw the official re-launch of the Creative Times website at The Cornerhouse, Manchester. A limited ticket event, with some live acoustic music from I Am Kloot.Creative Times, in their own words, is an online magazine for the creative community – produced by and for people working in the creative sector. They want to showcase creative work and talent, but also want to be community driven, so it's their members who write articles and push for content.Add to the magazine format a forthcoming diary, job board and a directory, and you can see how Creative Times would start to ...
05.03.10
DIBI Conference 2010 Conferences, CSS, HTML5, Professional, web | (0)
Time for another conference road trip!The inaugural DIBI Conference took place at the Sage in Gatehead on the 28th April, with a fantastic crop of speakers and promising bunch of attendees, judging by the twittering.DIBI's format is a little different than a traditional conference, being a two track event. DIBI, which stands for Design It. Build It., was aimed at both developers and designers, with two sets of sessions running all day. Attendees could chop and change and "jump tracks" as they liked, and since a lot of the crowd were front enders, this seems quite a logical thing to do.The journey ...
04.21.10
(D&AD) Judgment Day Me, Professional | (1)
This year I had the great honour of being a Foreman and juror at the D&AD Student Awards 2010, which was held down in Olympia, London.For those of you who don't know, a D&AD award comes in the shape of a pencil. As a creative, a Yellow Pencil is one of the highest honours bestowed upon you by your peers. It's career defining, and can only be bettered by a Black Pencil…However, I only had a hand in awarding "Baby Pencils", a slightly vertically challenged version of the full professional award, but nonetheless, the honour of being asked to take ...