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SXSWi p1

March 10, 2008 in Advertising, Austin, Texas, Day in the life. with 2 Comments

It’s been two days, and overall, SXSWi has been pretty eventful.

Three general themes that I’ve seen so far:
1. Design is alive and well and encompasses more than pretty colors;
2. Good design is all about human experience
2. Social Media is transparent – don’t even think about fake campaigns.

Saturday I went to:
• Design is in the Details – a session by Naz, a friend from Chicago. It was a beginner-level course, but that’s OK.
• Suxors – It’s always fun to critique the social media campaigns that flopped hard.
• Expression Engine – Why not? This blog is on WordPress, but I thought I’d check out the competition. EE’s back-end looks nice-ish, but that’s about it.
• Blood, Sweat and Fear – We’re always defending our design and these guys were going to give a full house some meaningful tips. Not so much.

Then we hit some parties – Bike Hugger and Avenue A – followed by home. Long lines and a babysitter on the clock helped with that decision.

Sunday we were back at it, ready for more revelations:
• Responsible web design – the guidebook said intermediate, but this was so basic even I understood the code. The description was off base and they used zero samples (but talked about them). BO-ring.
• Lunch at BD Rileys (Irish music to remind me of yesterday’s Southside Irish Parade) and the tradeshow – Kurt rocked the drums.
• Does tomorrow’s world need designers? – apparently someone is arguing that it DOES NOT. I only look back to our forefathers who designed tools and houses and clothes every single day. It’s about living – that can’t be automated.

I’m thankful that they’re offering podcasts on some of the panels I’ve missed. At least the Meebo conversations kept me entertained.

Funny moment (that I didn’t see), the keynote interviewer was anything but professional and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and the
audience turned on her.

But it wasn’t her fault (uh huh):

Dorks on Segways…

Blocks are everywhere. They are fun to build and stack.

You are going, right?

March 7, 2008 in Advertising, Austin, Texas, Friends with 2 Comments

I am. We are, really. All five days of interactive and almost every day of music, too.

If you’re headed to the show, let’s meet up for a coffee or beer and some good convo. Maybe we’ll even be in the same session or presentation.

I’ll try to share my schedule every day. So far it includes massive amounts of conflicting classes (so hard to choose).

Love this time of year. Look for Stalelife with the HD video camera in hand, too. We’ll be blogging the hell out of our days.

Bring it.

SATURDAY
10AM Design is in the Details (our friend from Chicago, NAZ)
11 High Performance Web Sites
11:30 eCommerce or GTD for Start Ups
1:30 Back of the Napkin
3:30 37 Signals or Blood, Sweat & Fear
5 Social Marketing

POST
Bike Hugger BBQ for sure
Ave A | Razorfish Party at Six Lounge, maybe the Frog gig. The 16 Bit party sounds cra-zy.

My new 29er

February 8, 2008 in Austin, Texas, Ridin' with 1 Comment

Since the NAHMBS is here, I’ve got the green light to post pics/review of my new 29er by True Fabrication, a start-up frame building company here in Austin.

The “huggy bear” saddle and Moots post belong to the builder. I’ve got an Eriksen post on order and the WTB Lazer will be on the bike at the show.

Overall I’m super pleased. The attention to detail – both on the bike and in service – was second to none. And you know me, I love custom steel (with four bikes in my quiver).

Stiff BB, compliant rear – I’ve only been on it three hours, but I’m happy like PJ taking a bath. The big wheels roll over everything in sight. I’m going to have a lot of fun on her.

The shamrocks – all me. Hand-drawn, tweaked in illustrator…just wanted something that screamed DOYLE!

Mad props to Spicyride (Rachel Gatto) for helping me pick parts and the like, and to Erik Weisenburger and Bill Anderson for helping me on the design.

Build list:
Various tubing – Zona and Life
Paragon sliders (the new ones)
WB 80mm 29r fork
Stans Flows laced to King hubs
Salsa 11º bar
Odi grips
Avid Ultimate levers
Avid BB7 brakes
Kent Eriksen Sweetpost (ordered)
WTB Lazer
Truvative Stylo 180 cranks – 32 chainring
Nine Cogalicious cog – 19

When 1×9 the set up will be SRAM XO twisties.

A full set of photos can be found here.

Vote for Traditional!

February 5, 2008 in Advertising, Austin, Texas, Found FUN with 2 Comments

I need your help and it doesn’t matter where you live.

Texas is choosing new license plates effective 2009 and, well, all the designs besides the one I like just suck. Help me beautify Texas vehicles, will ya?

Back in the day plates were simple, the colors bold and strong. I like this one.
17K votes to date

Yes, the Texas countryside is gorgeous – prettiest I’ve ever seen. But what will this look like in person?
22K votes to date

Is this 1985 and am I lost in a Leroy Nieman poster?
35K votes to date (you can’t be serious)

I think that’s Houston, and I hear it sucks.
11K votes to date

The only thing missing from the current plate is a six shooter.
8K votes to date (why include it if the reason for a re-design is running out of number combos for this plate?)

Vote. Tell your friends. Vote. Choose Traditional!

Obama bo-bama, banana fanna, mo-mama

January 30, 2008 in Found FUN, Friends with 3 Comments

Shepard Fairey, the famous illustrator behind the “Obey Giant” series, just created the poster you see below (with others in this set).

It’s amazing to me that so many people are stepping up to help with Barack’s campaign. Our friend Nick is designing his website (pro bono – I think it looks great, BTW). These posters were not commissioned and proceeds go to Obama’s campaign.

Seems to me that the free-thinking creative types might be on to something.

Here’s the story. Thanks to Andrew for sending it along to Stalelife.

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