Wednesday May 21 8:22 AM
Last day. Need water. Food hurts. Feet hurt. Please send money. The conference has been a resounding success so far. I've better learned how to quantify the ROI of design, how to integrate research into my design process for more successful results, I've met a lot of really nice people and seen some great design.

I was a portfolio reviewer for the people who wanted to show their work and get some feedback. Some of the work was bad, some of it was good, and some of it was really really good. I didn't get a chance to see much of it since I was spending twenty minutes on each portfolio, but the ones I did see I got to explore in-depth. Also, free beer for the reviewers.

The big Black & White party was last night, which seemed successful. It was pretty loud and I'm not much of a dancer, so I spent most of the time sipping $5 ginger ale and trying to scam free drink tickets off of unsuspecting designers.

It's been a great conference, and I'm looking forward to getting home and applying what I've learned.

The keynote is on now, and they'll be shutting off the wifi soon. Next stop: Minneapolis, and my own bed.

I'm really glad I don't have to walk home.