Comments on: Online vs. Offline Design Community

By: @execaspirin

@execaspirin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:35:47 +0000

Niki- I really dig your blog and plan on keeping up with your updates. I know EXACTLY what you mean with this blog post. It's so easy to get whisked away by digital communities and not pay attention the "real world." In my experience, people who you "meet" online are more insightful and generally more friendly than those who you'll meet @ a networking event. However, both are absolutely vital to expanding your network of business contacts.

By: @chrisbean

@chrisbean — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:11:23 +0000

The Bocoup Loft in South Boston: I saw a fantastic talk on webfonts there a month or few back, and they have some upcoming HTML5 presos I want to check out. Plus, they have a giant refrigerator-sized circuit-board-filled old-school computer thing that probably belongs in a museum. And a projector + Wii setup.

By: bebopdesigner

bebopdesigner — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:04:34 +0000

There's Twitter Sunday Morning, I've been to two of them, and it's been lots of fun. (won raffles & stuff)
There is Joomla Day that I've been wanting to attend but they haven't done it in my area. Makes me think maybe I should organise one.
Brilliant post, thanks for sharing.

By: nikibrown

nikibrown — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:24:43 +0000

Thanks Laurence!

Any thoughts on online vs offline design community? Any events you attend or recommend?

By: Laurence

Laurence — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:23:02 +0000

Really good design post, Niki. Pretty much why you are one of the first feeds I click on in the gReader

By: nikibrown

nikibrown — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:58:51 +0000

hah! how could I forget about barcamp? I went to a day of bar camp boston this weekend… although it was REALLY heavy on the dev side (it was held at MIT so i cant blame them)

Perhaps i'll go again next year and do a session on design!

By: @enkayes

@enkayes — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:45:55 +0000

BarCamps are also a good place to meet fellow devs. They are all over and are usually free. Here's BCPhillyhttp://www.barcampphilly.org/