Will I go next year? Probably. Is it too much like TED? Yes. Do some speakers need training in public speaking? Definitely. But overall, what did I think of the event? Worth the trip.
Some of the things that were mentioned over the 3 days:
- sensitivity – use it with food, music, sound…
- stop blaming arabs for everything
- shoot in the rain
- shoot square
- “never trust your first ideas. they are too obvious to be inventive” – Heribert Birnbach
- watch out for rolling projects
- in digital design never ends
- “motion graphics move when a designer can’t decide where to put them” – Ian Anderson
- “don’t be a cunt all your life” – Ian Anderson
- something about 666 and technology is the devil
- taking risks with people builds intense loyalty
- “you cannot discover a new world with an old map” – Andy Stalman
- hug strangers
- write all over your body and walk around the streets. and look up
- big balls or big ears. take it as you like
- “trend and genuine creativity exclude each other” – Heribert Birnbach
Also, took some photos. With my phone.
