99U Conference 2013 Speakers

This year's inspiring lineup for the annual spring conference

The speaker line-up for this year’s 99U conference—which we helped co-found with Behance in 2009—was announced earlier today. The conference, set to be held on 2-3 May 2013, will feature talks by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque, Hosain Rahman of Jawbone and returning speaker Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere, as well as other notable creative professionals like author AJ Jacobs of “Drop …

Aperture: Hello Photography

The medium's most authoritative publication launches an outstanding new take on the subject in both words and pictures

If the world is drowning in imagery, consider the newly designed Aperture Magazine your most dependable life preserver. As the esteemed print publication heads into its 61st year, they have paused to acknowledge the increasing surplus of imagery inundating our lives and ask, “What should a photography magazine be?” when the medium itself is highly in flux. To help readers wade through this visual flood, …

Portland Made

ADX and Supportland showcase the city's artisans online

By Elissa Hall Portland has deemed itself the city that works. The metropolis earns its slogan through a long history of industry and craftsmanship and, in recent years, Portland has upheld its slogan with a noticeable surge in production of highly designed, craftsman-based handiwork. Kelley Roy recognized the new, growing artisan community in Portland when she founded ADX in June 2011, a community space that …