I just picked up the book this weekend, and I found myself trying to explain to my husband why I pretty much wanted to curl up with it and read all weekend. Is has been pouring, as it does during winter in the temperate rainforest, and coffee and a good book seem like the ideal way to pass the time. Plus, this book lets me hold on the SXSW vibe a bit longer (“I met him, and got a couple of big smiles” and “I absolutely heart him, what a sweet guy”). Anyway, I started explaining to him what the...… →

Hi, I’m Andrea This is the personal site of Andrea Schwandt-Arbogast. I live in Eureka, California, and I am the Web Manager for Humboldt State University. I have been working professionally as a web designer since 1999. Prior to that I was pursuing a career in Biology. I have a Master’s in avian behavioral ecology from Wake Forest University in North Carolina, the result of 14 months of research in the Galápagos Islands. My life didn’t end up following the original plan, and somewhere along the way I fell into web design. And I knew I was at home. I...… →

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OK, it was worth it. I had some reservations about going, and then some trouble getting there, and I had a bad cold the whole time, but SXSW was definitely worth the trouble. I have heard mixed reviews about the panels, but for me there were a couple of gems that alone would have made the trip worthwhile. Jason Fried’s “How to Make Big Things Happen With Small Teams” was excellent, and more than enough to make the boss happy for sending me. Curt Cloninger’s “How to Hotwire the Creative Process” was also very interesting, and I’ll be taking some...… →

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