With the amount of time I seem to spend lately plugged into the cloud, I decided to reflect a bit on the tangible sources of information and creativity: books. Unsearchable, vulnerable to wear and tear, bulky, and prone to fading – what sustains hard copy books in the face of so much digitization?
After some shameless critiquing of the less-admirable speakers at BigOmaha, it’s time to give some props to those presenters that really made the conference worthwhile. Exemplary businessmen, social activists, straight-talkers, community advocates, and wine-lovers; an inspirational collective to say the least.
BigOmaha was really good overall, but like any major event it had its downsides. These came in the form of some presenters who seemed to be lacking in drive and focus in their talks. In this article, we’ll do a rundown of those speakers that were not-so-hot.
I thought it appropriate to give a general overview of the recent BigOmaha conference (May 7-8) with some impressions of the demographics, organization, and vibe from the crowd. I think the conference was a success overall (especially for this being its first year). Dunno if it was worth having to drive through Iowa though…
There’s been a lot happening on the Web lately. Twitter is constantly in the news. There’s a guy using Craigslist to kill people. “Social Media” is now the newest trigger-happy member of the buzzword family. It raises a lot of interesting questions and observations about how our culture is being changed by this giant connecting force, and what some of the impacts of those changes may be.
The identity establishment of SilverPen Publishing, home of aspiring writer, review, and theologian – Matthew Stublefield.
Part seven in the Design series of collaborative conversation exercises. Matthew Stublefield explains how design ability isn’t everything, and that other skillsets exist to compliment visual representation.
Part six in the our Design series of collaborative conversation exercises. Matthew Stublefield examines the content behind the presentation, and how design serves little purpose without something of quality to promote.
Part five in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. We explore a bit more about the alternate uses and definitions of design, specifically in regard to how it is used in propaganda, politics, and warfare.
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