Had a spectacular time at BarCamp Philly 2009.
Fascinating mix of people from many professional and creative worlds. Here is a brief wrap up of my personal high points:
I had the pleasure of leading a mini-workshop on "Applied Imagination." In the photo above one of the participants shared his insights. I got a lot of great feedback on this session.
This image is from another mini-workshop I led called "Drawing For Non-Artists." My goal was to get people comfortable with representing whatever was in their heads on paper by breaking it down into simplified forms. People enjoyed this one a lot too. Brought me back to the days when I used to teach art in public schools in New York City.
Had a blast doing graphic recording of three sessions. Somebody was kind enough to take this snap of me doing a graphic capture of a session on the present and future of FaceBook.
This is an uncropped photo of the facebook graphic recording.
This one is from Carlos Silva's session "Train Your Client."
Above: graphic recording of Mark Magliocco's fascinating session, "10 Emerging Web Trends." When Mark brought up all the various "Camps" he's had a hand in producing since the last BarCamp Philly, someone joked that he should start yet another "TrendCamp," where people would talk about emerging tech and societal trends. I met a lot of great people. Chris Myers of UArts set me up with rolls of white paper, corkboard walls, and his own stash of day glow markers. You rock, Chris! Also met Whitney Hess in person, who gave a great talk on going independent. I quit my day job awhile ago, but I keep learning from other folks' experiences. Great to meet Rob Linsalata from M (a creative agency based in Philly) at the applied imagination session. Of course BarCamp doesn’t stop with the daytime activities. I had a blast shooting the breeze with the infamous Will Evans at the National Mechanics Shmitten Kitten 90’s Dance Party. Finally, huge, huge thanks to everyone who helped make the event rock. Particular thanks to Roz Duffy, Kelani Nichole, JP Toto, and Kara Lafleur. A fantastic event like this doesn't happen by itself. Take a bow!