May 15, 2007
WebVisions 2007 in Portland, Oregon
Downloading Inspiration in the City of Roses
I had a great time at this year’s WebVisions in Portland, Oregon. Twelve Horses was kind enough to send me, Steve James = Interactive Designer, away for the two-day event at the Oregon Convention Center. I didn’t learn so much about design, but rather something much bigger and important: people. Almost all of the presentations I attended were based on the user experience in some aspect. It was inspirational to hear these speakers talk about projects and the scenarios they faced when endeavoring new work. Additionally, they all admitted that there is not a cookie-cutter solution for a client. It helped confirm that all clients need to be approached in a unique manner.
I was able to attend an informative CSS presentation, Ruby on Rails breakdown, and an AJAX demo. These were much more geeky and Web savy presentations. After the seminar, I was able to chat with some inspirational friends and former collegues in Portland and tap their noggins on the latest trends in the Web world. I also managed to find some great food, entertainment and nature while running around the rainy city. Oh, and I sucked the town dry of all their great coffee! It was one of the greatest times I’ve had in Portland and I will be back next year with out a doubt.
Check out SOME of the places I frequented while I was at the conference!
Posted in Web & SEO, Web Design
May 16th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Good to see you are endeavoring to endeavor! ;~)
A lot of sushi on that Google Map. Not getting your fill of all-you-can-eat sushi here in Reno?
May 16th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Surprisingly, I enjoy Reno sushi better. Sorry Portland - $15 all-you-can-eat sushi is just a no-brainer.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Did you get to see Hilman Curtis speak? That looked like an awesome lineup of speakers. Wish I could’ve been there!
Yes, I’ve traveled far and wide and for whatever reason, Reno has some of the best sushi on the planet. Baffles me, but it’s true. I was in Atlanta last week and the so called “sushi hotspot” was horrible!
May 24th, 2007 at 9:43 am
All-you-can-eat Reno sushi, what do you have on that Las Vegas? That’s what I thought.