(Republished from Carsonified’s Think Vitamin)
Beautiful profile illustrations by Kyle Steed
Stories that begin with, “It all started at SXSWi . . . .” always seem to end in something appropriately best describe in webtalk as “EPIC.” It’s true, in spite of excessive commercialization, long lines, and the frenetic schedule of panels and parties, magical stuff happens in Austin.
Tools like Twitter, Dribbble, and newcomer Forrst have further accelerated and facilitated serendipitous meetings between designers. Suddenly we’ve become a lot more connected to one another, and by connected I mean a variety of things; we’re connected by:
- Conversation
- Content
- Conferences
- Web standards
- New technologies
All of these exciting interactions have led to an explosion in tech culture camaraderie, which brings me to the story of “Design Swap,” a new experiment dreamed up and piped out by designers Trent Walton, Austin, TX, and Yaron Schoen, NY, NY. Read the rest of this entry »