A guide to the top design panels for SXSW 2010

Discussion of the tools and techniques for developing applications utilizing multi-touch and gestural interactions. We'll be covering how to easily set yourself up for developing/prototyping multi touch applications for new and emerging devices. We will share some of the pitfalls and lessons from our own touch application development experience.

More and more, users are interacting with web sites and software on a conversational, physical, psychological, and emotional level -- just like we've always interacted with other people. UX designers, then, must stop thinking about interfaces as dumb control panels and begin using technology to envision interfaces (literally!) as human beings.

You've been told "fail early, fail often," but is it true? Can failing really improve your chances of success? How can you tell between a failure, and a lack of follow-through? Hear about some not-so-well-known projects from entrepreneurs who have failed many times, and sometimes been successful as a result.

Great art direction could change the face of the Web. Although a common role in the design industry, art direction is often neglected in interactive design. Drawing inspiration from other media, how can art direction improve our process and push web design to a more cohesive, effective, yet innovative level?

The gap between good and great: there are tried and true ways to improve; but the best road isn't someone else's. Forge your own Desire Path: how personal projects will take you where you want to go. Join Thinking For a Living Network's inside discussion on doing what you love.

Is WordPress killing web design? Leading creatives from the world of web design debate whether CMS tools have made designers lazy, and created a new set of design conventions that designers feel obliged to follow.

Design thinking is a burning hot topic. Some are hailing it as the golden road to the new economy. This session will help you understand just why that is and how you can use design thinking to create lasting equity for your brand that improves people's lives.

The world of web typography is changing at a record pace, what progress has been made in the last year and where do we need to go? This panel is a follow-up to last year's popular discussion and continues addressing debates around real-fonts on the web.

So you're a web designer - congratulations. Now what? You have some decent projects, a few awards, and you know where you want to go. But how do you keep clients from holding you back? Stop making the logo bigger. It's time to fight the good fight - and win.

Does your branded web video pass the "I'd rather be watching porn/kittens" test? Looking at the most viewed branded and unbranded web videos of the past 6 months, and the key metrics behind them, our audience will vote to decide which web videos reign supreme. Trophies included!