New Adventures 2012
posted on January 27th, 2012 by Anthony
So the New Adventures in Web Design conference happened a week ago. Last year I wrote a little piece about my feelings of the conference. My words seemed to go down well and even received an official Mr Collison stamp of approval. That earned me a little place on the front page of the New Adventures website.
No Pressure then.
Everything I wrote last year still applies. Possibly even more. I do feel, however, that I should at least make an effort to write something new.
Once again I’m not going to do an exhaustive run through of all the amazing, thoughtful, intelligent, inspring talks. I’m sure other people will do that. And anyway the videos are already being uploaded, and slides added. I will say that every single one of the eight talks provided something to take away and think about. Some were better than others, naturally, but that’s to be expected. I have just a couple of quick points
- Words sound cooler in an American accent. I think our brains have been reprogrammed to that fact from years of Hollywood conditioning. Cameron Koczon’s finishing line of “if it’s 2013 and if you still haven’t done this – YOU FUCKED UP” – wouldn’t be half as effective in a Brummie drone as it was in his superb Brooklynese.
- In a totally heterosexual, totally comfortable with my sexuality, married with a 3 year old daughter kind of way – Robbie Manson is dreamy. This time it was the Scottish accent, his perfectly measured to the gram delivery and, not least, the intelligence of his words … … … mmmmmm
Aaaanyway.
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