Thoughts on Prototypes
By: Smith Schwartz |
Last weekend I was invited to speak about my experiences traveling and designing at Prototype Camp here in Chicago. It was great to rally around the idea that our pursuits are invariably works in progress, and the faster you can get real-world feedback, the better your work ultimately will be. This is a big, important concept that applies to the...
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Video: Well-Designed Travel at Ignite Chicago
By: Smith Schwartz |
Listen up! I’m talking about stuff that’s really important! (jk/jk/lol) A few months back I did a (only slightly embarrassing) talk at Ignite Chicago. I spoke about our lives and how we live the way we live. Ignite is a fast-paced 15 seconds-per-slide kind of talk, so I may have come close to breaking JFK’s world record trying to fit...
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On Work and Travel
By: Smith Schwartz |
A few weeks back, I had an email exchange with a friend-of-a-friend who’s considering taking a break from the daily grind and moving to Ecuador for a short period of time. We’ve been having a nice back and forth about work, travel and logistics and I realize that even though we’ve been working and traveling for over a year, I...
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Ignite Chicago: Well-Designed Travel
By: Smith Schwartz |
Tonight, I’m so excited to be presenting at Ignite Chicago. I’m basically going to be speaking about how we’ve been doing what we’ve been doing for the past year. It’s gonna be a good time. If you’re free tonight and want to come out, there are still a few tickets left. If not, here’s a transcript. You’ll just have imagine...
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