Extraface Wins SXSWCards Business Card Competition!

I’m very pleased to have taken home first prize in Joshua Strebel’s SXSW Business Cards Competition. My handmade, DIY card got more votes than those of some of the most talented and best-known designers and creatives. Heh, nothing has changed; these people will continue to be the ones you should look to when you are… Continue reading Extraface Wins SXSWCards Business Card Competition!

Good Things At Super Deluxe

A few recent things at Super Deluxe I really like: Bathing With Bierko: John Malkovich – This hits a comedy sweet spot for me. When done well, I like awkward-funny a whole lot. But it’s also a real interview that does, in fact, shed light on John Malkovich in its own way. Thankfully, Bierko in… Continue reading Good Things At Super Deluxe

Friday Heh List

(…which will be published on a rolling, additive basis today…) The Rossitano Report(World Premiere heh) – Just born! From the mind of Craxy comes this tribute to all of the the hats worn by Judah Friedlander’s character Frank Rossitano on 30 Rock. Each blog entry is good for all of the hats worn in a… Continue reading Friday Heh List

SXSW Recap: Bespoke Business Cards

Today I’m going through all my notes and memories and business cards and free stuff from this past weekend’s SXSW interactive. This was my third time attending. It felt much bigger than last year, and that both helped and hindered my travels through it. On the upside, there were lots of fresh faces and more… Continue reading SXSW Recap: Bespoke Business Cards

Introducing Hashpip.es

At SXSW I had quite a few hallway conversations about what I consider the Twitter hashtag problem. As a constructive contribution to the ongoing discussion, in between sessions I threw together a way to strip out hashtags from Twitter a account and create a new, hashtag-free account using Yahoo Pipes and Twitterfeed. You can see… Continue reading Introducing Hashpip.es

Once A Nerd, Always A Nerd

I can’t wait for SXSW. Around this time last year I wrote about it being my first trip back after a six year hiatus, and it lived up to all of my expectations. One of the things I mentioned in that blog entry was all of the discussion around Ev Williams and Pyra Labs during… Continue reading Once A Nerd, Always A Nerd

Know Your Extraface Side Projects

Here are a few of the side projects I’ve started, thought about starting, or am in the middle of, all in various stages of animation from just born to undead zombie. If this looks like a foolishly large number of balls in the air, mental clutter, or a team of horses pulling in 5 different… Continue reading Know Your Extraface Side Projects