#design camp

[lostfortydesign]

@designcamp was a real blast this year. I met some awesome people and even learned a thing or two.

[dinnickhowellslikes]

[nailsyall]

Thanks for having me, IBM x the Thinkery! I had a great time teaching dotting tool nail art. Check out the amazing designs folks made with nothing but a little bit of polish and a lot of creativity. (I don't know where that sign came from BUT I LIKE IT!)

[serrvonstate]

In September, SERRV brought four of its international partners to Madison and Chicago for a design camp to provide artistic inspiration and a better representation of the American craft market. Check out their experience!

[maddysettle]

Excitement and Anticipation

Tonight, I set out to write a blog post about college and life here in Menomonie. I got a couple paragraphs in and realized that it was incredibly jumbled, and I need a little more time to figure out exactly what I was trying to articulate about my final year of school.

So! In the meantime, I just want to make a quick post about the ridiculous amount of awesome things that I have in the near (and some in the not-so-near) future! Including, but not limited to:

Design Camp Last year, I went to AIGA MN's Design Camp for the first time. It was a total blast, and it was also where I got a better idea of what I wanted to do for a career, and simultaneously connected with Fred Beecher, who would become my boss/mentor/personal hero at The Nerdery (see my previous blog post). This year, not only do I get to go back, but this time with some of my closest friends in tow and a seat at the collaboration lunch with one of my ultimate design heroes, Jessica Hische. I might be fangirling about it. Just a little!

Four Fists Show

Two of my favorite rappers (Astronautalis and POS) are coming together to make a collaboration called Four Fists, and in a week they're having a CD release show at the Triple Rock! I am INCREDIBLY psyched for this!

Zombie Crawl

Yep, Menomonie's having their annual zombie crawl pretty soon here. It's the weekend preceding homecoming, so it will be interesting to witness the incredibly high intoxication levels two weekends in a row...but mostly, I'm just excited to dress up like a zombie and walk around town talking to other zombies!

Snow*Mobile Conference

This is the furthest thing away from now, with it not happening until February. My professor, Bert Fraher, just sent out an email giving us a heads-up about an Interactive Design Conference in Madison focusing on desigining for mobile (Snow*Mobile), and if you are a student and you volunteer for a few shifts of work, you can attend for free! I've already signed up and I can't wait to go.

I'm pretty much always excited about something, and there's a lot more I'm looking forward to than what I listed above, but these are the things that are especially on my mind today! Oh, and finally finishing Game of Thrones. I'm almost caught up!

If you're going to be at Design Camp this weekend, shoot me an email or a message or a Tweet or a carrier pigeon, and we can chat face-to-face in the magical land of Nisswa.

[idcompany-ru]

Microsoft Design Camp

Мы всегда стараемся рассказывать о значимых событиях и интересных мероприятиях, которые посещают наши сотрудники. Правда, обычно вся «слава» достается разработчикам или Кириллу, специалисту по продвижению приложений. В этот раз мы расскажем о наших дизайнерах: Елене Менжулиной, Оксане Кулаевой и Александре Сотниковом, которые накануне Нового года стали участниками Microsoft Design Camp.

Наши коллеги единодушно признали самыми интересными презентацию Дмитрия Карпова, который рассказал о современных тенденциях в дизайне приложений, и доклад Евгения Гаврилова из креативной команды Windows Phone о фундаментальных изменениях, произошедших за последний год в Microsoft. Кроме того, нашим специалистам довелось поучаствовать в сессии вопросов и ответов. Там они обсудили особенности дизайна детских приложений с представителями компании — Константином Кичинским и Евгением Гавриловым. Самым полезным в практическом плане оказался мастер-класс Егора Гилёва из компании Parcsis по использованию сетки в дизайне для Windows Phone.

Стоит сказать, что подобные конференции — это прекрасный способ получить уникальный опыт практически из первых рук и заодно почерпнуть свежие идеи. Лена, Оксана и Саша могут заслуженно гордиться своей работой — наши приложения для платформ Microsoft всегда в TOP категорий, а недавно «Вкусные истории. Салаты» даже стали призером особого конкурса для разработчиков под Windows Phone и Windows 8.

[zestcag84]

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