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Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself — at the university’s 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.
An amazing and inspiring speech.
This year I was lucky enough to be a speaker at the first annual Geekend conference. For three days last weekend self proclaimed geeks descended up Savannah Georgia for talks about design, social networking, technology and gaming.
The keynote speaker Friday night was Aaron Draplin from Draplin Design. He set a hilarious, open and friendly vibe that carried through for the rest of the conference. Get the full list of speakers on the Geekend Facebook page.
Saturday I gave a talk entitled “Connecting Fans With Bands” centered around how at Atlantic Records we are using design and new technology to promote our artists. My goal was to shed some light on how a designer can progress from print, to web and eventually to non-traditional devices using my story as a backdrop. I tried to make the talk one part backstory, one part examples and one part how to with some specific dos and don’ts when making the switch.
And after my talk (and more importantly) I had AMAZING BBQ at Angel’s BBQ. In an alley. Behind a church.
All in all it was an amazing time filled with some of the best discussions about design I’ve had in years. I left energized and excited to get back to making work in NYC. I highly recommend checking out the conference next year.
I’m going to be speaking at Geekend in Savannah on November 7th. My talk is called “Connecting Fans with Bands” and will be cover how Atlantic’s Digital Media Group is using design and technology to create new music experiences.
To find out more about the conference check out the Geekend site or become their fan on Facebook.
As a special side note, those of you who know my design past also know of my love for David Carson’s work. Talking at the same conference as him (thankfully on a different day) is a huge design dream come true and seeing my name on a poster with his is a huge honor.
Anyway, I hope everyone checks out the conference and all the great guests. See you in Georgia!
My alma mader Illinois Wesleyan University is having me return to campus as a visiting artist. I will be in classes on the 12th-13th of February and am giving an hour long talk on my work the night of the 12th. Anyone who is still in the Bloomington/Normal are please contact me so we can meet up.