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TEXAS MONTHLY REVIEWS NEWSPAPER BLACKOUT

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

So here’s a funny story about how weird life is right now:

I get back from a long night out with pals at SXSW, and Meg is on the couch reading Texas Monthly. (We’re subscribers.)

I’m in the can, and all the sudden I hear this little squeal come from the living room.

“Your book’s in Texas Monthly!!”

And just like that, our first review. The magazine had been sitting on our coffee table for at least 3 days.

Thanks Mike Shea!

UPDATE: What’s even cooler about this is that Marc Burckhardt (fellow Austinite and very nice guy) did the awesome Selena cover.

NEWSPAPER BLACKOUT AT PECHAKUCHA NIGHT AUSTIN

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Austin Kleon at PechaKucha Night Austin 07 from PechaKucha Night Austin on Vimeo.

Above is the video for my Newspaper Blackout Pecha Kucha presentation last month in Austin.

What is Pecha Kucha?

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

It was incredibly difficult to time and plan out, and it’s probably the best presentation of my work that I’ve come up with. The audience was really amazing. Thanks to everyone who came, and thanks to Carla and Herman for inviting me.

Here are all my slides in one deck.

And here’s the 20-second time-lapse video that’s in the presentation:

MACHINES AND MEMORIES

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Why you should pre-order the book

THE IDEA CROWNED

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Why you should pre-order the book

FIND ME AT SXSW!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

My SXSW sketching bag…ready to go. See my drawings from last year.

SXSW starts Friday. If you’re in town for the conference, here’s where you can find me:.

Sunday, March 14 @ 11:00PM, I’ll be doing 10-minute mentor sessions with folks on blogging and publicity. You can sign up here.
Monday, March 15 @ 3:30PM, Visual Note-Taking 101 – this is my panel with my friends Dave Gray, Mike Rohde, and Sunni Brown. You should NOT miss this, as we have a really special surprise for people who show up. Really special. Something you can take with you…
At 5:50PM, on Monday, ~~barring any postal disasters~~ I’ll be doing my first ever signing of Newspaper Blackout at the SXSW bookstore! That’s right: come get the book before it’s in stores! Super-pumped about this. ~~(Note: might not show up on the bookstore schedule, since we’re shipping them last-minute.)~~
Tuesday, March 16 @3:00 PM, I’m interviewing Ian Albinson & Alex Ulloa of The Art of The Title for Studio SX
At 9:00PM on Tuesday I’ll be part of a panel over at Stagira Studios on the relationship between art and money, with my friends John T. Unger and Hugh MacLeod.

Phew! Of course, I’ll be roaming around, hitting up a ton of panels, films, and music acts. (I have a platinum badge this year.)

You can see my schedules online (although I’ve resorted to planning on sticky notes):

http://my.sxsw.com/user/schedule/austinkleon

http://sitby.us/austinkleon/

If you want to meet up, @reply me on Twitter (@austinkleon). I’ll also be trying out these GoWalla and FourSquare thingies…I’ll be carrying around a bunch of cool postcards for the book, so come find me.

If you have a tip for something I just have to see, or you want to invite me to a party, leave it in the comments!

And of course, if you’re not going to the festival, follow me on Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr: thanks to the magic iPhone, I’ll be posting photos of my notes and drawings throughout the week.