Category Archives: Community

Calling all designers

For any designer looking to find the web standards and design pulse here in the Twin Cities, sign yourselves up for Minnebar (or Barcamp Minnesota). Last year around 400+ people attended this free design and technology event. It will be Saturday, May 10th, 8am-whenever at the Coffman Union(U of M)! With free food and […]

$1000 IAI Grant

I’m on the committee again this year and am hoping to see some great proposals.
Last year the people who were awarded also presented at the IA Summit where their talks
were well received. Is there anything better than getting $1,000 for indulging in geekery?

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE PROGRESS GRANTS
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The IA Institute will award two USD $1,000 […]

Engaging the enterprise in emerging trends

In large and small scale businesses there is a divide — one that separates the business from the more technical folk. In today’s marketplace, it is critical that these two forces meet somewhere in the middle, sharing an understanding of commonplace technical terms, techniques and trends. It’s scary when a business lead is driving an […]

Vita.mn seems to be aging well.

Garrick’s first couple posts and speaking engagement with the editor made me aware of Vita.mn last fall, but in recent months I’ve really gotten into the community they are building over there.
It truly is still a work in progress, but the new features they’ve rolled out over the last few weeks are pretty cool. They’ve […]

GetGoMN.org - MN’s Entrepreneurial MySpace

Scott Litman, Dan Mallin Tom Kieffer along with the UofM, St. Thomas, the James J. Hill Library and slew of other people - including Gov. Palwenty - unveiled GetGoMN.org. (Graeme Thickins did the naming).
I’ve poked around with it a little and my first impression: MySpace + LinkedIn + PeopleAggregator, restricted to MN.
I’m in Graeme’s […]

Minnesota Electronic Theater 2006 (UPDATE)

Just heard this was going on Thursday.
http://www.met2006.org/
Sounds like a Fun Free event.
I rarely hear much from the SIGGRAPH chapter here in the cities, but this sounds like they are active. I’d be interested to see what type of work falls into such a broad ”Computer Graphics” category. I assume it’s mostly 3D, but I’d bet there are a […]

Vita.mn - Now in Available in Paper

I checked out the vita.mn launch party last night at the Fine Line. I thought it was odd to throw the launch months after the site was officially up - then after talking with Matt Thompson, it was clear, the party was for the brand new vita.mn dead-tree edition. Available every Thursday.
I caught a few […]

New Minneapolis Based Advanced Flash/Flex Programmer’s Group Forming

Danny Patterson left this post on the FlashMN mailing list Yesterday:

We’re forming a new group in the twin cities that is focusing on Flash and Flex programming topics. This group is in no way trying to take over the FlashMN group, but should be seen as a compliment to an already great Flash group. The […]

MinneDemo #2 - Dec 11, Acadia Cafe 7pm

Just in time for Christmas, the second MinneDemo will be held at the Acadia Cafe on Dec. 11th starting at 7pm.
As of this writing, Fetchster’s Eric Caron is presenting, as is Scott Vlaminck, and imp’s Dan Carroll (for a quick preview listen to First Crack podcast #68 with Dan)
To sign up (to present or […]

Are You Also Regarded as an IA Leader in the Twin Cities?

When I left Chicago a few years back, my employer there joked that I was moving because the Twin Cities was the place the Information Architecture.
Like all good jokes, it’s funny cause it’s true. There’s a substantial community Information Architects here, lots of independents, even a couple IA ‘pure plays’ (StraightLineTheory, EatonGolden, and dare I […]