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designmom
Basic Info
  • LOCATION:
  • Normandy, France
  • BIRTHDAY
  • June 14th, 1974
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Profession
  • Before I found social media, I was a graphic designer and art director. Now, I author Design Mom. I'm also a founder of Alt Summit and Kirtsy.
Interests
About Me
  • I love my busy, happy life. I'm madly in love with my husband, Ben Blair and want to spend as much time as I can with our six kids - Ralph, Maude, Olive, Oscar, Betty and June. Also. I love social media. And I think everyone should start a blog! : )
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Emily & Cooper, Thank you for having us. We love The Motherhood and love your live chats!

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for this Alt Summit chat. I'm sure it's obvious, but this is a topic we love to talk about! : )

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

Another great question, Emily! I saw lots of Instagram happening. It's like how a designer tweets.

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

Another way to get a sense of the conference is to read the after-conference recaps that attendees write. If they sent Alt Summit the link, we add it to our blog. You can find all the recaps here: http://www.altitudesummit.com/blog/ (scroll down, because there are at least 5 lists of recaps...)

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

I think one of the most striking things to come out of Alt Summit each year is collaborations. Over the next year, we'll all see projects, websites, and businesses emerge that came from two creative people meeting in person at Alt Summit.

In fact, as attendees make their plans for the conference, I think it would make sense to come with an open mind toward collaboration.

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

Someone asked me once why people talked so much about what to wear to Alt Summit, and I told them I think it's because that's how design-y people honor each other -- we pay attention to the details.

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

Here's a link to the Pinterest keynote: http://vimeo.com/user10165343/review/35759983/820bd84fa4

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

That's a great question, Cooper! I imagine ever attendee had a different AHA moment. But for me, it was listening to Ben Silbermann's keynote address, and realizing just how much work and thought went into Pinterest.

The AHA! was just me accepting the fact that really cool things require really hard work.

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

WHAT IS ALT SUMMIT?

It's an awesome conference for design and lifestyle bloggers. Attendees come to talk shop, share ideas and find people to collaborate with.

Alt Summit's official name is actually Altitude Design Summit. It takes place by the very high Wasatch Mountains, so Altitude and Summit are quite fitting. : )

Here's the conference website.

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

Hi Everyone! We're so excited to be here today. We can't wait to chat about all thing Alt Summit!

I think Erin O. has a great idea - to start with a quick overview of the Summit. I'll do that and post it right at the start of the chat.

Join the Kirtsy Girls -- Gabrielle Blair, Sarah Bryden-Brown, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick -- to hear all the Alt Summit highlights. Big things like panels, keynotes, parties and sponsors. Plus little details like gift bags, business cards, and twinkle lights. If you attended, we want to hear your favorite parts too! If you missed Alt Summit, come join us to get a glimpse of what it's like.

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about 23 hours ago

designmom posted on Forum Discussion Generation Huggies Mom Bloggers

Five fabulous Mom Bloggers are telling the Generation Huggies story. A lucky mom is going to win $30,000 and another 30 will be featured in the upcoming Generation Huggies ad campaign.

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over 3 years ago