SXSW Design Workshop

The middle of March is always my favorite time of year. The days start to get longer, flowers start to bloom and web workers from all corners of the world flock to Austin, TX for South by Southwest Interactive. On March 12th, I'll be making my 4th trek to Austin and I'm looking forward to seeing old friends, making new ones and learning from experts who do what I do. New to SXSWi this year is the concept of workshops. With the huge scope of interactive programming at the festival, it's sometimes difficult to find talks and panels to attend that are relevant to your specific interests. Once you ...

02/22/2010 | 2 Comments | Filed Under: Design Read More

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Jason Beaird

I like to climb on things. Can I have a banana? Eep. Eep. I'm not really a monkey, I just play one on the internet. In real life, I'm a web designeloper. Here on my personal site, I tend to sidestep all things professional for more trivial faire. When I do write or speak about what I actually do for a living, I tend to do so elsewhere. Feel free to drop me a line if you have questions, or use that frighteningly descriptive hyperlink below to learn more.


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