poxcon

PoxCon brings together artists, designers, hackers, and creative problematizers to create, celebrate, and critique contemporary computer cultures.

Spend the day developing projects and tools at the Hackathon. Swing by in the evening to catch the PoxAwards and Keynote Presentation.

10AM - Late at defibrillator gallery, 1463 W Chicago Ave. Chicago IL 60642, USA

10:00AM - 6:00PM
PoxLabs Hackathon: Creative Problem Creating
Programmers, writers, and artists are invited to join PoxLabs for a day of developing paradigm-shifting problems to yet imagined solutions. Learn how PoxParty employs creative problem creating strategies to develop cutting-edge tools and services that push the envelope off the cliff. Bring a shelved project or be a part of creating something completely new. Coffee and brainstorming begins at 10am.

4:00PM - 6:00PM
InterFace Painting: Artistic Forms
Everyday digital interfaces have become stale and static. PoxParty's OSX tool, Inter FacePainter, encourages the creation of dramatic and beautiful user interface design. Stretch your creative muscles with an Expressive UI/UX Design form sketching session with still lives. The resulting sketches will be compiled into an app-showcase.

7:30PM
Pox Design Awards
The first annual Pox Design Awards will share work from the PoxLabs Hackathon and honor exemplary artware projects.

8:00PM
Keynote Address: The Party is Over
With core PoxParty methodologies and approaches being embraced by Silicon Valley and startups world-wide, PoxParty continues to challenge technology. PoxParty is excited to share the synergetic results from an extensive internal strategic planning initiative. Get the inside scoop on current products and sneak peaks of tools in the PoxParty pipeline.

POXCON SPONSORS

http://dfbrl8r.org/exhibit/pox-party
http://poxparty.com
http://poxlabs.tumblr.com
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