Putting On The Wizard Hat

(This article was taken from 36Point.com. Follow my San Fran adventures there!)

Well- it was bound to happen.

When I first started working for self-proclaimed "media mogul" Donovan Beery- I can't say it never entered my mind. I mean- Donovan was so busy flying all over the country to interview graphic design's brightest stars- that he would have to cave in at some time:
He'd have to ask me to go in his place.
So, just as the faithful servant in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (yes, the Mickey Mouse version- nobody saw that new one), I slaved away completing my daily design tasks at Eleven19- just waiting for that old, mysterious wizard (Donovan) to leave his magical wizard hat to me.
And then it happened.

Donovan realized that the all-new HOW Interactive Design Conference in downtown San Francisco would be taking place shortly after his return from the AIGA Pivot Conference in Phoenix. He had already traveled quite a bit that year (surely spreading his media mogulish power everywhere he went) and so he turned to me, with that old, mysterious, wizardly gaze and said:

"Ben, you're going to San Francisco"
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Yes, I'm excited. Yes, I'm nervous. And no… I've never done a podcast before. But then again- this aint no "Design Matters", right? I mean- The Reflex Blue Show is kind of known for it's wild, last-minute, nitty-gritty, unedited realism, right? Well- I'm kinda counting on that anyway…
Tomorrow morning I have my debut podcast session with Donovan and Nate. This could be terrible… or this could be beautiful. Either way- won't you join me on this fantastic journey?
-Ben LuedersAssistant Designer
Eleven19 Communications