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Source: poptech.org

As I continue to consider organizing a conference for the benefit of the Refresh Tallahassee family, I thought this post made a great (and sobering) point about the value of web design conferences in general.

The summary: My verdict for the future of web design is to stay away from expensive conferences. If you are a conference person and can spare the money, good on ya! But don’t be fooled into thinking that you have to attend them to keep up with future web design trends. Attending smaller, local meet-ups with like-minded people and following the ‘celebrities’ via Twitter is a much cheaper and rewarding experience.

The source: brizk design blog

That being said, stay tuned for details about our next meeting in late May. It looks to be another GREAT one. In fact, we may even hold the event in the Planetarium at the Challenger Learning Center!

Source: How To Organize Information And Improve Your Design

The State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota (former Manatee Community College) is looking for a Web Development Specialist. They are using the OmniUpdate CMS. “Salary depending on experience”, but on a rainy February day in the Capital City the idea of moving south and being closer to beaches may seem particularly appealing. Also, this job is at the Bradenton campus, less than five miles away from the Ringling Museum of Art – just the place to go when you need inspiration for that Rubens-inspired Drupal theme you’ve been pondering.

Last night I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation by Michael Beirut sponsored by AIGA Jacksonville. During a brief Q&A time afterward, he referred to the video above by Ira Glass (part three of a four-part series – all of which are great).

I was interested in one of the comments in the comment thread about people either having “it” or not having “it.” I say, regardless of how much “it” you have, it will only get better with work – lots and lots of work.

What about you – got any thoughts on getting better? On the debate about “it”?

Every bit helps. If you’re looking for good organization through whom to contribute to the disaster relief effort in Haiti, I recommend World Vision.

Moving from “ease of use” to “joy of use.” Source: The Science of Fun: How Fun Helps Improve Your Design

Seth Godin has collaborated with some friends and published a new eBook. I’m currently at entry 10 of 70, and it looks good enough to mention – especially in light of thinking about the rapidly approaching new year.

How a web design goes straight to hell… perhaps you’ve experienced this too. Thanks for the tip, Chris!