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Alt Design Summit

by , posted on January 12th, 2012 in Creativity, Features



It's a Classic Play Newspaper!

Next week, I’m hopping on a plane and heading to the Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I’m kind of nervous.

I’ve learned to accept some things about myself over the years. The biggest one is this: I’m crap at being succinct. I use extraneous words when I write and talk. Actually, when I talk it gets even more confusing.

I’ve been told (on numerous occasions) I talk waaaaaay too fast. Once, I listened to a conversation between a group of my cousins and I realized it must be chromosomal. I’m also a bit of a loud talker. Which is great when you’re delivering a speech about autism/behavioral therapy to a bunch of bored psych majors in a university lecture hall. It’s terrible everywhere else.

I think I’ve made my point. I need a filter.

So to avoid embarrassing rambling, I’ve developed a plan. Well, actually a paper. It’s an 8-page tabloid sized paper that features some of our favorite CP! activities. The cover reflects the four pieces inside: sunsets/star gazing, movie night, farm field trip and popovers. And of course the glitter is my nod to Alt. Inside there are photos and brief introductions to each piece and QR codes (oooh! so fancy) for people to scan to get the full story here.

The back features a movie poster for the Red Balloon short we made last spring. It also has a QR code so people can watch the film right there on their smart phones.

The best part of this project: It was one of the first Dave and I worked on where everything went really smoothly. I only had one freak out. And Dave? He actually encouraged me to use glitter. I know! That stuff never goes away.

I should have a few extra copies for you guys. I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, can you do me a favor and cross your fingers that the trip goes smoothly and I don’t embarrass myself too much.

One more thing: if you’ll be at Alt, let me know and I’ll save a paper for you. There’s a creative craft project on the inside I think you’ll enjoy.

Deep breaths…


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12 Responses to “Alt Design Summit”

  1. Deb Says:

    January 12th, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    So glad I discovered you before ALT!! Thank goodness for twitter! We blog about similar subject so I can’t wait to meet you! And your paper sounds fascinating. Can’t wait to see it! xo

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 12th, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    YAY! Deb, I’m so happy for twitter too. Now I’ll know at least one person there.

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  2. joslyn Says:

    January 13th, 2012 at 10:42 am

    it is going to be a GREAT trip! so, so excited to hang out with you in person finally! and i WANT one of those papers…such a genius idea.

    see you next week!
    xoxoxo
    joslyn

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 13th, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    I’m really excited about next week! Hanging out with everyone and attending the pannels and all. I’m trying to be all calm, cool and collected, but considering I actually squealed (I’m so demure) when the papers arrived this morning (in front of the FedEx guy no less!), I think it’s clear how the calm, cool, collected thing is going. ; )

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  3. Julee Dyer Says:

    January 13th, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Hi Jennifer, I’ll be at ALT next week too. And I’m nervous for almost the opposite reason (tend to be too quiet, only to regret it later). Maybe we can split the difference somehow.
    Looking forward to meeting you!!
    - Julee

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 13th, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Oh Julee! So happy we’ll get to meet in person!! And yes, hopefully we’ll split the difference. See you next week!

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  4. estelle Says:

    January 13th, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I just found you through your really beautiful post over at Simple Lovely and now I’m even more excited to be going to ALT. I hope I get to meet you in person. For now, I’m happy to be exploring your blog. Next week is going to be off the charts inspirational.

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 13th, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Estelle, thank you so much for dropping by! I read your practicing creativity posts. We’re total kindred spirits. Also, I hope we get a chance to meet at Alt!

    PS When this bit you wrote: “I’m really hoping that a daily practice of creativity will help me release some of the pressure I feel in my studio. The pressure to create perfection, every single time I sit down to the sewing machine or pull out my camera. I would like to feel a bit more free and loose and have a bit more (gasp) fun.” I raised my fist in solidarity. You = awesome!

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  5. Jenny Solar Says:

    January 15th, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    AAHH! I can’t believe I waited too long and they sold out :( I hope you have a blast and you’ll have to tell me how awesome it was so I sign up next year!

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 15th, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    I KNOW! *sob* But, if it’s as good as I’m hoping it will be, we will make plans to go next year!!! This year, I’ll be the guinea pig.

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  6. katie Says:

    January 15th, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    I’m so glad I found you through Simple Lovely! I’m going to Alt, too. Thank God for another person who speaks too quickly and a lot. That’s me! (Unless I’m super nervous and then I trip over my words, too…so I’m sure to do that at Alt. Ack.) Would love to grab one of those amazing papers and meet you in person!

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 15th, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Katie! Oh, oh, oh! You have no idea how happy I am to find you too. Let’s be party buddies. At the very least, let’s try to meet up at one of them!!

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