SXSWi is little over a week away and I’m really looking forward to attending. To coincide with it’s 6th anniversary and the conference, Springbox is planning an open house on Monday, March 15th. If you’re planning on attending SXSWi or know someone who works at Springbox (waving back at you), then head over to the site and RSVP. You’ll have a chance to check out our offices, get an idea of what we do day to day and enjoy some free drinks and entertainment. Do it!

Recently Thread & Water announced that they are partnering with The Water Project to help support their efforts in providing clean water to Haiti. This is where all of the proceeds from the shirt and print sales will go. The Water Project is working closely with Living Water International, who are on the ground in Haiti repairing wells.

The support for Thread & Water so far has been awesome and I want to thank you for helping us get this far! The needs of the Haitian people are still great and very real, so please continue to partner with us in getting the word out. Tell friends, family, coworkers, send tweets and post on Facebook.

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a collection of designers and developers teamed up and contributed their talents to help raise funds for clean water for the Haitian people. I was honored to be asked to participate in this endeavor. Visit Thread & Water to find out more information and to browse the shirts and prints available for purchase (100% of the proceeds will be donated). Please pass the word so we can make as big of an impact as possible!

Special thanks to Kory Westerhold for organizing this whole thing.

Rest assured a “better” tool, a “better” process, a “better” way will always come along. However, what will remain unchanged is the need for you to know what works best for your personal, project, and client needs—and to adapt when it really is a better way.

Great article by Cameron Moll about focusing on your own processes rather than seeking to replace them by those of others. I love learning about how other people accomplish their work and can at times learn new techniques or ways to approach a project, but it’s important to remember that my own work experiences are even more valuable.

If I could find a way to fund Joshua Longbrake as a storyteller I would. Not only does he take incredible photographs, but he has a natural gift at capturing the narrative of his life. Check out this set of photos from a recent trip he took from Portland to Seattle (I think).

In a couple of days I’ll be leaving for a much needed vacation. We’re heading to Canada for the first time to visit family and are anxious to get on our way. Obviously my posts will slow to a screeching halt, but I hope to take photos while I’m away and post some when I return.

Oh and contrary to the graphic above we will not be traveling by fighter jet.

Help-Portrait is an initiative, lead by photographer Jeremy Cowart, where on 12.12.09 photographers around the world will donate their time and talents to take photos of anyone in need. I love the idea and am making plans to participate here in Austin. If you are a photographer and interested in serving your local community, head over to Help-Portrait and sign-up.

In effort to help spread the word and help add to the momentum leading up to the 12th I’ve created some desktop & iPhone wallpapers that you are free to download and distribute. Just click on the image of the wallpaper you’d like and download a zip file containing various sizes.

For those browsing on your iPhone here are the 4 iPhone-sized versions for you to save directly to your phone.