I've recently paid more attention to things that I try to imitate on the web, but use in every day life. The thing that I find the most irksome and concerning is the lack of visual and/or physical interaction with a lot of buttons. The web, especially of late, has done a great job to emphasize the importance of this for user experience, conversion rate, and just general sense of accomplishment. But the real world, unfortunately, didn't think that far ahead, or at least it didn't always think with their users in mind. Read More »

SXSW 2012 was my third time going to this wonderful annual conference held in Austin, TX. I was fortunate to experience this year's edition with a few seasoned veterans as well as a few newbies. This being my third time, I went in without too lofty expectations but still hoping to get a good amount out of it. It didn't start off too well when I arrived in Austin to cold rainy weather but soon changed for the better and was able to have a great time with good takeaways. Read More »

This past SXSW was my first time attending (many props to @browsermedia& @kerrygunther); and I was super stoked to be able to go -- a vacation, a chance to learn new kick ass webness, awesome food, awesome music, and awesome people. For the most part, that's exactly what it was. Austin seems like a great town, filled to the brim with great taco joints and beer dispensaries (aka bars), so I was glad I finally got to experience that. I met some very cool people, heard some even cooler people speak, and tried to meet up (unsuccessfully) with seemingly the coolest people I follow on twitter. Plus, I heard a bunch of great bands, all for free. Overall, it was awesome, and I wish I'll be lucky enough to go again at some point. However, I had a few qualms with the conference itself. Read More »