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Ithaca Porchfest

Back in 2007 some of my neighbors started Porchfest, an afternoon of stoop concerts by musicians of all ages and skills. It was an instant hit with “shows” staggered throughout the afternoon. It grew each year (I performed with some friends on my balcony back in 2010 or something) and is basically a half-day festival Ithaca Porchfest

My local graphic design community

Life as a remote worker can be isolating. This is really my only complaint about the work from home setup, which I’ve been doing on and off since 2012. I live in Ithaca, New York which is barely a small city (feels like a large town, really). But there are designers here doing unique creative My local graphic design community

Design Crawl Ithaca

It has never been a better time to be a graphic designer in Ithaca. I write this as someone who has made a living here doing just that since 2006. We have an abundance of talent in this town and through our new inclusion with AIGA Upstate New York we also have some programming to Design Crawl Ithaca

Create Upstate 2017

Create Upstate is a great design event that has lived in Syracuse, NY for the past three years. It was wonderful there, but this year the organizers decided to take it on the road…to Ithaca! Upstate NY covers a lot of territory, so having people come from all over the state (and from beyond) to Create Upstate 2017

Ithaca Hackathon

There was a lot going on in town yesterday, but I was able to stop by Singlebrook’s latest hackathon (hosted at their place, sponsored by many other local businesses). I didn’t have time to participate but I was able to take a bunch of photos, catch up with friends, and talk/listen to local innovative people. Ithaca Hackathon

Ithaca Festival Parade

Each year at the end of May all of Ithaca seems to come out for the Ithaca Festival parade! Sometimes it rains but this year we had beautiful weather. There’s no shortage of photos from this eccentric gathering though I’m happy to add mine to the pile. My kid makes a brief appearance below because Ithaca Festival Parade