well, BCS is pretty much jessica’s and my new favorite place. i suspect because it is so much like Champaign-Urbana, that we felt at home there.

we met so many cool people. i call it the ST (small town) mentality.

i admire the men who put the event together for their ambition and drive. DesignCamp was much more organized than the BarCamp we attended this summer in austin.

neither jessica nor i have been doing much graphic design lately. i picked up a couple web design jobs last month, and it was so refreshing to get to just design for once.

and as i went into DesignCamp, i was most anticipating the discussions about design. to again, even if just for one day, to eat, drink, and breathe graphic design.

but i think i am realizing more and more that i just don’t care that much about graphic design anymore.

don’t get me wrong; i care about design. but i think about it more holistically. as a mentality that drives everything i do.

not just branding.

is the graphic design of this blog important? yes. but what is more important is the design of my entire online presence.

and those are the conversations i am more interested in having.