Made Awesome By…

At Brooklyn Beta, our friendly attendees and their positive attitudes make the conference special. Before October, get to know each other…

• 

  @marthakelly

  http://marthakelly.tumblr.com

  Front-End Engineer for Cheezburger Network, pug lover, and on again off again vegetarian. Loves living in Franklin, TN.

• Aaron Carmbula

  

  @carambula

  http://carambula.com

  Coursekit Creative Director, Friends of Type co-creator, Co-founder of Objective Subject, AIGA/NY Board Member, nerd.

• Aaron Quint

  

  @aq

  http://www.quirkey.com

  CTO of Paperless Post, Open Source Developer (JS,Ruby,etc), SF-NYC, Amateur Charcutier

• AaronRobbs

  

  @AaronRobbs

  http://www.wildandfearless.com

  Senior Designer @MailChimp __I like pizza and going places.

• Aarron Walter

  

  @aarron

  http://aarronwalter.com

  MailChimp UX lead, author of Designing for Emotion, the purple stripe in your rainbow of knowledge from @abookapart.

• Adam Clark

  

  @avclark

  http://www.bottlerocketcreative.com

  Web strategist at Bottlerocket. Drummer at Nate Currin. Drinker of D̶o̶g̶f̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶H̶e̶a̶d̶ Southern Tier 2X IPA anywhere.

• Adam Pritzker

  

  @adampritzker

  http://www.adam-pritzker.com

  Originally from Dnipropetrovsk. Also, see General Assembly (@GA).

• Adam Robertson

  

  @robeam

  http://fffunction.co

  Co-owner of fffunction, a design led digital studio. It will all be okay in the end, if its not okay, its not the end.

• Alex MacDonell

  

  @alex_macdonell

  http://www.alexmacdonell.com

  Designer at Shopify

• Allister Klingensmit

  

  @allisterk

  http://pointpath.co

  Founder of Pointpath Studios, self-proclaimed tinkerer, hack photog, gastronomist, traveler and plenty of other strange bits.

• Aman Bhandari

  

  @GHideas

  bu·reau·crat. passionate abt solutions, data, tech & innovation for domestic+global health. @HHSgov sr advisor to the CTO. Opinions/Tweets R mine

• Ambreen Hussain

  

  @teenybreeny

  Product Manager at Sony Music. I oftentimes bake for my co-workers because they are amazing.

• Andrea Mignolo

  

  @pnts

  http://pnts.us

  Civilized disaster.

• Andreas Birkebk

  

  @AndBirkebaek

  http://andreasbirkebaek.com/

  In charge of QA & Community Management at @gimmebar. Master student at Aarhus University.

• Andrei Zmievski

  

  @a

  http://zmievski.org/

  Coder, photographer, beer lover and brewer, Russian, and San Franciscan. Software architect at @AppDynamics.

• Andrew Cohen

  

  @cohenspire

  http://imandrewcohen.com

  Looking for @cohenspire the lead designer @nextbigsound? He's now @andrewcohen. Say hi!

• Andrew Cornett

  

  @amotion

  http://amotion.me

  I design for Kickstarter and sometimes make moving pictures.

• Andrew Mager

  

  @mager

  http://mager.co

  Hacker Advocate at @Spotify. Exploding the NYC tech scene.

• Andrew Ramos

  

  @andrewramos

  http://andrewramos.com

  An illustrator, designer and maker of things. I like beautiful pencils, thin lines, and smart remarks. Co-Maker of @wrenapp and @madebyparachute

• Andy Budd

  

  @andybudd

  http://www.andybudd.com/

  User Experience Designer, partner at @clearleft and curator of @dconstruct and @uxlondon

• Andy Field

  

  @fieldoffice

  http://fieldoffice.co.uk

  Creative Director @studio24 and playful thinker @fieldoffice. Does IA, UX and most of the bits in-between.

• Andy McMillan

  

  @goodonpaper

  http://goodonpaper.com

  Principal at @fictionco. Half of @wearelikemind. Publisher of @themanual, organiser of @buildconf. Cool your eyes, don't change.

• Anil Dash

  

  @anildash

  http://anildash.com/

  I love NYC, tech & funk. You can see all the things I'm up to at http://anildash.com/ or reach me at anil@dashes.com or 646 833-8659.

• Anthony Casalena

  

  @acasalena

  http://www.squarespace.com/

  Trying.

• Audrey Tan

  

  @audreyhtan

  http://readaudrey.tumblr.com/

  Tech enthused entrepreneur who loves dogs / Founder of @getwaggit / World traveler / Crazy about noodles

• Aymie Spitzer

  

  @aymiespitzer

  http://aymiespitzer.com

  On a treasure hunt in Brooklyn, designing with Hyperakt, making letters and staying posi.

• Bedrich Rios

  

  @bedrios

  http://bedrichrios.com

  Lead designer @gimmebar and Charm City survivor.

• Ben Coleman

  

  @bencoleman

  http://www.bencoleman.org

  Web designer living in Bristol. Founder of http://fffunction.co Climber of mountains, drinker of Guinness.

• Ben Handzo

  

  @benzoh

  http://www.benhandzo.com

  Angeleno, obsessed with mobile and UX, in love with photography, work @citysearch

• Ben Jackson

  

  @benjaminjackson

  http://90wpm.com/about

  Filling up on bread. Making apps for @longform and @artsy. Writing for @TheNextWeb.

• Ben Pieratt

  

  @pieratt

  http://pieratt.com

  Orson Welles directed The War of the Worlds when he was 24 and voiced Unicron in Transformers The Movie when he was 71. How can anyone follow that up?

• Ben Ramsey

  

  @ramsey

  http://benramsey.com/

  Software Architect at @Moontoast and co-organizer of @phpcomcon. I enjoy web development, good beer, and spending time with my family.

• benjamin kim

  

  @benjikim

  http://www.editcopypaste.com

  eats hummus…with a spoon

• Brandon West

  

  @brandonmwest

  http://brandonmwest.com

  APIs and IPAs. Developer Evangelist @SendGrid.

• brandonburke

  

  @brandonburke

  Hypertext wrangler. New Father.

• Brian Hoff

  

  @behoff

  http://www.thedesigncubicle.com

  Behoff™ Blowing up websites since 2008. Oh, and I also design, write, and speak.

• Calvin Froedge

  

  @calvinfroedge

  http://www.calvinfroedge.com

  Entrepreneur, open source programmer, travel & history enthusiast. Addicted to learning, and an avid bicyclist. Done quite a bit of traveling!

• Cameron Koczon

  

  @FictiveCameron

  http://fictivecameron.com

  I run @fictivekin. I co-founded @gimmebar, @teuxdeux, and @brooklynbeta

• Cameron Moll

  

  @cameronmoll

  http://cameronmoll.com/

  Founder of @authenticjobs. Designer, Speaker, Author, Mormon, Husband, Dad.

• Casson Rosenblatt

  

  @rose22

  http://ingoodtime.tumblr.com/

  Community Catalyst for the TED Prize by profession, curious nomad by inclination.

• Cennydd Bowles

  

  @Cennydd

  http://cennydd.co.uk

  Digital product designer · Currently writing 'Designing the Wider Web' · Interactions, time signatures, bright lights.

• Chad Dickerson

  

  @chaddickerson

  http://blog.chaddickerson.com/

  CEO, Etsy

• Chandler VDW

  

  @chandlervdw

  http://cubano.chandlervdw.com

  Jesus. Lauren. Web Design and Development. שכר. http://chandlervdw.com/

• Charles Adler

  

  @cadler

  http://www.kickstarter.com

  Co-Founder of Kickstarter.com and constant nomad; lived in NYC, SK, SF, ORD and again NYC. I design, run, cycle, and love to hang with my family.

• Chloe Weil

  

  @secretmildred

  http://chloeweil.com

  Obsessed with boring people.

• Chris Casciano

  

  @placenamehere

  http://placenamehere.com/

  freelance web developer, web standards geek, author 'The CSS Pocket Guide', photographer, hiker in NJ / NYC. see also: @hikenj, flickr: http://bit.ly/cOPBwB

• Chris Dary

  

  @chrisdary

  http://umbrae.net

  Lead Product Architect and Partner at Arc90. CTO of Readability. Creator of Kindling. I'm obsessed with ideas, technology and the reading experience.

• Chris Glass

  

  @glass

  http://chrisglass.com

  Tall, bearded photographin' design dude in Ohio. Let's get two different things on the menu and split 'em.

• chris nojima

  

  @chrisnojima

• Chris OConnor

  

  @opinxit

• Chris Shiflett

  

  @shiflett

  http://shiflett.org/

  Hi, I’m Chris, web craftsman and co-founder of @analogcoop, @mapalong, and @brooklynbeta. I live and work in Brooklyn, NY.

• christianrudder

  

  @christianrudder

• Christopher Murphy

  

  @fehler

  http://www.webstandardistas.com

  A designer, writer, speaker and educator based in Belfast, I write about design and web standards as one half of tweed-clad duo, The Standardistas.

• Collin Reisdorf

  

  @NillocR

  http://paperclipped.com

  Co-founder/UX/UI Designer for Modkit, BFA Graphic Design: Massart, Photographer, Cyclist, and Hedgehogist.

• Creighton Mershon

  

  @cr8tonmershon

  http://workshoplovesyou.com

  Just a dude, designing stuff, hanging out, enjoying life. Proud WORKSHOP co-founder and Studiomate.

• Curtis Herbert

  

  @parrots

  http://curtisherbert.com

  Freelance designer and developer, focusing on web and iOS apps. Gamer, runner, pilot, and all around nerd.

• Dan Cederholm

  

  @simplebits

  http://simplebits.com

  Designer, author & speaker at SimpleBits. Co-Founder of Dribbble. Likes ampersands & banjos.

• Dan Leatherman

  

  @danleatherman

  http://danleatherman.com

  Husband to @ohemilypanda, web person and maker of things that work—founder of @permalightnyc

• Dan Mall

  

  @danielmall

  http://www.danielmall.com/

  Founder/Design Director of @superfriendlyco. Husband to @emilyjanemall. Singer/keyboards at @four24.

• Dan Rubin

  

  @danrubin

  http://about.me/danrubin

  designer, singer, photographer, barbershop harmony aficionado, philosopher, polymath; improving the world through design. also, half-English by birth. ⁂

• Daniel Howells

  

  @howells

  http://howells.ws

  a.k.a. @siteInspire, @52network, @CreativeJrnl, @HelloKulor, @DesignArray

• Daniel McOrmond

  

  @DanielMcOrmond

  http://danielmcormond.com/

  I build things for the web using PHP, JavaScript and NoSQL. I especially like Lithium (#li3)

• Daniel Weinand

  

  @danielweinand

  http://www.danielweinand.com

  Chief Design Officer & Head of Culture @Shopify, photographer, coder, composer & soccer playing godfather

• Dave Dawson

  

  @davedawson

  http://www.iamdavedawson.com

  Whistle while you work.

• Dave DeSandro

  

  @desandro

  http://desandro.com

  Web developer, rainbows, Keanu

• Dave Folan

  

  @BigLittleFlan

  http://www.biglittleflan.co.uk

  Cornwall based web developer, originally from Basingstoke, now in Truro.

• Dave Rupert

  

  @davatron5000

  http://daverupert.com

  Lead developer for @paravelinc, host of the @atxwebshow and co-host of @shoptalkshow, ❤ @jessrupe, also: breakfast tacos. (日本語ＯＫ)

• David Cole

  

  @irondavy

  http://davidcole.me/

  Product designer at @quora. I also make via: @yo_picaro, @sleepoversf, and @playontap.

• David Kaneda

  

  @DavidKaneda

  http://davidkaneda.com/hi

  Pushing pixels, crafting code, and abusing alliterations since 1983. See @9bits for daily posts on tech and design.

• David Parsons

  

  @drbparsons

  http://giveadamndesign.com

  Designer.

• David VanEsselstyn

  

  @davidvan

  Director of UX & Design at Wireless Generation, and founder of @robotfoundry

• Deroy Peraza

  

  @deroyperaza

  http://hyperakt.com

  Co-Founder & Creative Director of @Hyperakt, a NYC design firm and @LetsSwapIt, where artists and designers can swap art for free. Die-hard Barça fan.

• Don Coleman

  

  @doncoleman

• Drew Wilson

  

  @drewwilson

  http://www.drewwilson.com

  I make stuff.

• Ed Finkler

  

  @funkatron

  http://funkatron.com

  Dork, Dad, JS and PHP feller, FictiveKin brosef, open source nerd, webapp security dude, Spaz developer, general miscreant. See also: @funkalinks

• Eli

  

  @elirousso

  http://elirousso.com/

  PBRnB. Lover. Fighter. Designer. Born & raised in New York City. Co-founder of @Girlfriend_NYC and @N_Y_P_D.

• Elizabeth Galle

  

  @drinkerthinker

  http://drinkerthinker.com

  Writer, coder, knitter. Got a 22-toed cat and a robot husband.

• Elizabeth Naramore

  

  @ElizabethN

  http://www.naramore.net/blog

  Completely inappropriate most of the time. I dig #php #writing #scifi #poetry #goodbeer #fantasyfootball #oldbooks #opensource Also it's all about community, yo

• Elizabeth Ramos

  

  @elizabethramos

  http://elizabethramos.com

  graphic designer. creative coordinator for @oobeapparel. co-founder of Indie @craftparade. loving life in Greenville, SC with my @andrewramos.

• Elliot Jay Stocks

  

  @elliotjaystocks

  http://elliotjaystocks.com

  Designer, speaker, author. Publisher of @8faces. Co-founder of @viewportind. Engaged to @samkabam. Father of @black_labbath.

• Emily Smith

  

  @emilysmith

  http://emilysmith.cc

  IA + User Experience (sans visual design), web strategy, hot tea, veggies, psychology. Don't caffeinate me.

• Enrique Allen

  

  @EnriqueAllen

  http://designerfund.com

  Venture capital, design, Stanford Persuasive Tech & dschool. Love soccer, public art & meditation. Founding team member @500Startups & @TheDesignerFund

• Erica Heinz

  

  @ericaheinz

  http://energy7.com

  Visual geek with a physical bent. Web designer, creative lead. Founder of http://yogoer.com, blogger at http://huff.to/alea73

• erin kissane

  

  @kissane

  http://incisive.nu

  Editor, @Contents. Author, Elements of Content Strategy. Blue canary. Likes reading, complexity, coffee, and the truth. (Not a work account. More lifelike.)

• Erin Sparling

  

  @everyplace

  http://erinsparling.com

  You can't be in two places at once, but...

• Ethan Marcotte

  

  @beep

  http://ethanmarcotte.com/

  Designer, developer. Started that whole “responsive web design” thing.

• Eugene Getov

  

  @refugene

  http://mildbunch.org

  Web Developer inspired by open source technology. Co-founder of Grow.Coop

• Evan Haas

  

  @SirEvanHaas

  @teuxdeux @gimmebar

• Frank Battaglia

  

  @FrankSomething

  Developer at FictiveKin focusing on mobile Apps.

• Frank Chimero

  

  @fchimero

  http://www.frankchimero.com

  ■ and ▲ and ● and ♪

• Fred Wilson

  

  @fredwilson

  http://avc.com

  I am a VC

• gabefriedman

  

  @grumpygabe

  http://www.gabefriedman.com

• Greg

  

  @Questfor101

  http://questfor101.wordpress.com

  I design for charity: water. I just finished up my Master's in Communication Design at Pratt. And I'm on a Quest to eat NY Magazine's 101 Best Sandwiches.

• Greg Tyree

  

  @gtyree

  http://gregtyree.com/

• Greg Wood

  

  @gregwood

  http://gregorywood.co.uk

  designer of web things

• Guille Lopez

  

  @guille__lopez

  http://www.guillelopez.com

  Developer at Svpply, a New York company of designers and engineers working on building a new kind of retail platform.

• Hans verschooten

  

  @hansv

  http://about.me/hansv

  laziness == automation

• Harris Novick

  

  @theMTA

  http://harrisnovick.com

  Software Engineer out of New York, NY, currently coding Ruby and JavaScript at Sony Music. I also write songs and play some instruments.

• Harry Tannenbaum

  

  @htannenbaum

  http://htca.tumblr.com

• HoeflerFrereJones

  

  @H_FJ

  http://www.typography.com/

  Hoefler & Frere-Jones designs fonts. J. Hoefler tweeting. And yes, we are working on webfonts.

• Howard Smith

  

  @Spoticruiter

  http://www.spotify.com

  I loved Spotify even before I started working for the company. Hit me up if you're a developer interested in opportunities to change the world of music!

• Ian Adelman

  

  @ianadelman

  Director of Digital Design at The New York Times. Prev: Dir. of Design/UX @nymag. Founding AD of @slate. RISD alum, DJ/vinyl hoarder, cycler & novice surfer.

• Ian Hunter

  

  @dcian

  I'm now at @ianhunter. Go there: http://twitter.com/dcian

• Ian Storm Taylor

  

  @ianstormtaylor

  http://ianstormtaylor.com

  Co-founder at Segment.io — designer, developer, ex-RISD student.

• Inayaili de Len

  

  @yaili

  http://yaili.com

  Web Design Lead at @Canonical. Love naps.

• Jack Cheng

  

  @jackcheng

  http://jackcheng.com

  Writer, designer and maker of things. Co-founder of @disrupto, creators of @memberly. Recurring themes: time, memory, recursion.

• Jackie Balzer

  

  @jackiebackwards

  http://jackiebalzer.com

  I write CSS like it's my job (it is). I lead an army of CSS badasses @Behance. Sass rules. @brianmcallister is my other person. My cat has asthma. I'm awesome.

• Jake McGraw

  

  @jakemcgraw

  http://jakemcgraw.com

  web application developer NYC y'all

• James Duncan

  

  @jamesaduncan

  http://www.joyent.com/

  Gardener, Skier, Technologist. Working for Joyent and living in a bunker somewhere north of Montreal.

• Jamin Jantz

  

  @jaminjantz

  http://zrly.it/jamin

  Zaarly // Chaos // Process // Words // Order // Results //

• Jared Verdi

  

  @jverdi

  http://www.jaredverdi.com

  co-founder @thumblabs. mobile/web/startup geek.

• Jason Hawkins

  

  @jasonhawkins

  http://www.makefilmwork.com

  I make iOS apps. I also like talking about space stuff.

• Jason Santa Maria

  

  @jasonsantamaria

  http://jasonsantamaria.com/

  Designer by day, designer by night.

• Jeff Loiselle

  

  @phishy

  http://jeff.loiselles.com

  Principal Software Engineer at the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard ~ Curing cancer one line of code at a time. Music enthusiast and sailor. PHP & iOS Developer

• Jen Simmons

  

  @jensimmons

  http://jensimmons.com

  Web designer, strategist, developer, and teacher. Host of The Web Ahead at http://5by5.tv/webahead

• Jenna Wendy Shapiro

  

  @jennawshapiro

  Former NYC Teaching Fellow, founding team at KIPP AMP and TFA School Director. Ready to get back to work after a year of learning at HGSE.

• Jenni Schwartz

  

  @jschwartzdesign

  http://www.jennischwartz.com

  Graphic/Web Designer, Social Media Consultant, Tech Nerd, Music Lover, Hula Hoop, Zumba and Pon de FLO Enthusiast, Michigan Wolverine, New Yorker

• Jennifer Brook

  

  @jenniferbrook

  http://flickr.com/jenniferbrook

  Systems and comforts.

• Jeremy Jantz

  

  @jeremyjantz

  http://www.headlampcreative.com

  Designer at @Treehouse. Work at @CoWork.

• Jeremy Keith

  

  @adactio

  http://adactio.com/

  An Irish web developer living and working in Brighton, England.

• Jeremy Zilar

  

  @jeremyzilar

  http://silencematters.com

  Blog Specialist at the New York Times. Husband to @oubliette, Father of @keplr. jeremyz@nytimes.com

• Jessi Arrington

  

  @jessiarrington

  http://luckysoandso.com

  WORKSHOP co-founder, graphic designer, passionate about conserving our planet and about color. I'm a pretty lucky so and so.

• Jessica Hische

  

  @jessicahische

  http://jessicahische.is/awesome

  Letterer, type designer, cat lady, maker of silly & non-silly projects: http://www.jessicahische.is/aprocrastiworker/

• Jim Jones

  

  @JimJones

  http://www.pursuitofnow.com

  designer

• jodify

  

  @jodify

  http://www.jodi.org

  Friend of Tom. Director of UX @boltpeters, headquartered @studiomates. Pie wrangler.

• Joe Gebbia

  

  @jgebbia

  http://www.airbnb.com

  @airbnb Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

• Joe Leech

  

  @mrjoe

  http://joeleech.net

  Drinking tea & making the internet a better place one site at a time: recovering neuroscientist & UX Director at @cxpartners. In China I am 红豆 乔 Red bean Joe

• Joe Lifrieri

  

  @hugsformonsters

  http://hugsformonsters.com

  Product Designer at @hugeinc

• joewest

  

  @joewest

  Made on equipment shared with milk.

• johanna kollmann

  

  @johannakoll

  http://johannakoll.posterous.com/

  UX, agile, lean startup, collaboration, music, graphic novels, hiking and listening to stories. Co-founder DesignJams.org. Product Manager @sidekickstudios.

• John Borthwick

  

  @Borthwick

  http://about.me/johnb

  CEO @betaworks

• John Ford

  

  @iamjohnford

  http://johnford.is/

  Web virtuoso, WordPress Hacker, VaultPress Safekeeper, Automattician, pixel-perfect CSS-er. I eat IE bugs for breakfast.

• Jol Perras

  

  @jperras

  http://nerderati.com

  I'm a physicist turned Big Data geek, and a @FictiveKin. Life is weird like that.

• Jon Chretien

  

  @jonchretien

  http://jonchretien.com/

  Web Developer @Spotify

• Jon Gibbins

  

  @dotjay

  http://dotjay.co.uk/

  Web developer. Accessibility geek tweeting as @a11y. Co-founder of @analogcoop and @mapalong. Closet musician.

• jon heslop

  

  @jonheslop

  http://jonheslop.com

  Living in West Wales, works for The Do Lectures and Hiut Denim. Married to @alexheslop, oh yeah. Rides a bike. Makes things. Chops wood.

• Jon Tan

  

  @jontangerine

  http://jontangerine.com/

  Designer. Working on @mapalong with friends at @analogcoop from @mildbunch HQ. @fontdeck co-founder.

• Jonathan Motzkin

  

  @JonathanMotzkin

  http://makewellmade.com

• Jonathan Stark

  

  @jonathanstark

  http://jonathanstark.com

  Mobile consultant and web evangelist who believes that wireless computing is transforming every aspect of society.

• Jonathan Vingiano

  

  @jgv

  http://jonathanvingiano.com

  art and code and stuff. co-founder of @okfocus.

• jonny gotham

  

  @jonnygotham

  http://jonnygotham.com/

  Designer. Tinkerer. Happily ever after-er.

• Joseph Cohen

  

  @josephcohen

  http://coursekit.com/jobs

  ceo @coursekit. always seeking beauty.

• Josh Brewer

  

  @jbrewer

  http://t.co/vgBqhtGs

  Husband, father, and friend. Principal Designer at Twitter, Co-creator of http://t.co/XkFeCXVa.

• Josh Clark

  

  @globalmoxie

  http://globalmoxie.com/

  Designer, developer, mobile maven, 11th strongest man in Maine, author of Tapworthy, creator of Couch to 5K, rascal.

• Josh Kill

  

  @joshkill

  http://www.joshkill.com

  Director of Platform @ Squarespace

• Josh King

  

  @joshking

  http://www.joshking.me

  Disappointed idealist. Allergic to cats but pet them anyway.

• Josh Smith

  

  @joshsmithnyc

  http://www.joshsmithdesign.com

  Graphic Designer

• Josh Stewart

  

  @josh_stewart

  http://workshoplovesyou.com

  Graphic Designer, co-founder of WORKSHOP and Studiomate.

• Josh Stylman

  

  @jstylman

  Trying to figure it out, like everyone else...

• Joshua Blankenship

  

  @blankenship

  http://blnk.in/blog

  If you havin' URL problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a niché ain't one.

• Joshua Sortino

  

  @JoshuaSortino

  http://joshuasortino.com

  UX Designer at Disqus, founder of Fusion Web Designs, responsive design zealot, and occasional speaker.

• Julia Vakser Zeltser

  

  @juliavakser

  http://www.hyperakt.com

  Co-Founder & Creative Director of Hyperakt, an independent Brooklyn design firm with a passion for creating work that effects change in the world around us.

• Julian Gutman

  

  @juliangutman

  http://www.juliangutman.com

  Bohemian Industrialist - Reinventing Email

• Justin Childress

  

  @justinc

  http://www.justinchildress.net

  Acoustic objectivist. Not an intergalactic time traveler. Graphic designer at Switch Creative Group in Dallas.

• Keir Whitaker

  

  @keirwhitaker

  http://www.keirwhitaker.com

  Web Developer (WordPress, PHP, JS). Co-Founder @viewportind, @insitestour & @insitesbook. Smashing Mag Editor, Fan of F1, Coffee, Cocktails and slow media.

• kellan

  

  @kellan

  http://laughingmeme.org

  technological solutions for social problems. CTO, Etsy. (if you follow me, consider introducing yourself with @kellan message) #47

• kellianderson

  

  @kellianderson

  http://www.kellianderson.com

  I amass machines that make things. Some might call it a studio-bunker mentality… URLS: http://www.kellianderson.com/blog / http://dribbble.com/kellianderson /

• Kenny Luna

  

  @kennethrluna

  http://misterluna.me

  Always Enthused.

• Kevin

  

  @kvnsmth

  http://kevinsmith.cc

• Kevin Cheng

  

  @k

  http://kevnull.com

  Co-Founder of @incrediblelabs. My past: #newTwitter, Raptr, Yahoo Pipes. My book: http://seewhatimean.org. My webcomic: http://okcancel.com. My everything: @c

• Kieran Lynn

  

  @octothorpnyc

  http://www.octothorpstudio.com/

  Designer, developer, Brooklynite (by way of Portland), coffee connoisseur and @studiomate.

• kimbost

  

  @kimbost

  http://www.kimbost.com

  Workin' on the street cred.

• Kitt Hodsden

  

  @kitt

  http://ki.tt/

  #drupal dev, #ultimate frisbee player, @hackerdojo co-founder, master gardener, huge #kickstarter fan, but, you knew that, right?

• Kristen Taylor

  

  @kthread

  http://kthread.com

  drinker of raw milk, founder of @saucymag, @ITP_NYU adjunct prof // alum: @galvanizeus (founder) @poptech @knightfdn @pbs @studiomates

• Kristina Halvorson

  

  @halvorson

  http://braintraffic.com

  The 2nd edition of Content Strategy for the Web is here! http://j.mp/ylqdTa (also, CEO, Brain Traffic, etc. etc.)

• Lachlan Hardy

  

  @lachlanhardy

  http://lachstock.com.au

  I work at Microsoft and like to do other things good too.

• Larry Legend

  

  @larrylegend

  http://www.houseoflegend.com

  iOS developer and founder of House of Legend. Obsessed with great design, UX, music, and the web.

• Laurel Hechanova

  

  @hechanova

  http://thisisaok.com

  Diversity jackpot.

• Lisa Denlinger

  

  @lisamusing

  http://lisamusing.com

  I work as a web developer. I also like making pottery, bicycling, trail running, and eating fried pie in Portland, Oregon.

• lucien zayan

  

  @theinvisibledog

  http://www.theinvisibledog.org

  Lucky and Happy Founder - Director of The Invisible Dog Art Center New ideas must use old buildings. -Jane Jacobs

• Luke Wroblewski

  

  @lukew

  http://www.lukew.com

  Digital product design & strategy guy in Silicon Valley, CA. Known for Mobile First, Bagcheck, Web Form Design, & more...

• Magnus von Koeller

  

  @magnusvk

  http://www.vonkoeller.de/about

  German, living in NYC. Software Engineer. Columbia MBA. Entrepreneur. Co-founder @BestVendor.

• Mandy Brown

  

  @aworkinglibrary

  http://www.aworkinglibrary.com

  Writer, editor, designer & publisher. Co-founder of A Book Apart & Communications Director at Typekit.

• MarcoSuarez

  

  @MarcoSuarez

  http://www.marcosuarez.com

  Lead designer for Zaarly. Artist. Musician. Coffee Connoisseur.

• Marcus Whitney

  

  @marcuswhitney

  http://marcuswhitney.com

  One lucky dude.

• Maria Popova

  

  @brainpicker

  http://brainpickings.org

  Interestingness curator and semi-secret geek obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic

• Marie Williams

  

  @the_simplist

  http://thesimpli.st

  Technophile, blogger, 한국어 학생, lover of life and perpetual smiler. Co-curator of PhotoAdvent.org. The world is my oyster.

• Mark DiCristina

  

  @markdicristina

  I help people make things at MailChimp.

• Mark Johnson

  

  @wmdmark

  http://DUOInteractive.com

  Web designer, developer, and teacher. Partner at DUO Interactive. Cofounder of @PathwrightApp.

• Mark Weaver

  

  @markweaver

  http://www.mrkwvr.com/

  Designer / Illustrator / Artist

• marsha grasett

  

  @alicetheblue

  Art Director, Designer and Storm Chaser.

• Martha Taylor

  

  @supermommartha

  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1463057303

  Jessi and Amy say, Martha is the coolest mom on the planet. She's as handy with a sewing machine as she is with a circular saw. Respect the Super Mom.

• Matt Baily

  

  @creativefauna

  http://www.creativefauna.com

  An English guy working as a front end developer for the awesome Threespot in DC.

• Matt Biddulph

  

  @mattb

  http://www.hackdiary.com/

  Previously: BBC, Dopplr, Nokia. Currently: (null)

• Matt Brown

  

  @brownthings

  http://thingsthatarebrown.com/

  Communication Designer at Facebook. Founder of design agency Things That Are Brown.

• Matt Convente

  

  @mattconvente

  http://www.mattconvente.com

  Lead front-end developer & product designer at @Grovo, aspiring linguist, identical twin.

• Matt Raw

  

  @mattbot

  http://mattraw.com

  UX Lead at @blenderbox by day, letterpress special helper at @campbellraw by night. Designer of @codecards, nerdy letterpress greeting cards. Avid homebrewer.

• Matthew

  

  @Squaredeye

• Matthew Buchanan

  

  @mrb

  http://matthewbuchanan.name

  Mac nerd, designer, nitpicker, perfectionist and connoisseur of fine sarcasm. Bio by @gruber.

• Matthew Rothenberg

  

  @mroth

  http://mroth.info

  Former head of product @flickr, current head of product @bitly. Building something new.

• Matthew Stellato

  

  @mstellato

  http://www.matthewstellato.com

  Front-end Developer and UI Designer

• mattRaoul

  

  @mattRaoul

  http://www.mattraoul.com

  Creative maker, internet geek, clean eater. CCO & Co-founder of @nestio.

• Max Fenton

  

  @maxfenton

  http://maxfenton.com

  Chatting about reading and writing on screens. Also = @maxisreading & @maxbrains

• Meagan Fisher

  

  @owltastic

  http://owltastic.com

  Web designer. Lover of owls. Eater of food. Owner of the most humongous cat animal ever. My twitter stream is just me being defeated by things.

• meghan p

  

  @dead_arm

  http://palagyi.com

  Currently 'wristwatch'. Formerly 'stay off my numbers', 'you better switch to 1%', and 'like a boss'.

• Melissa Schmechel

  

  @makewellmade

  http://makewellmade.com

  Makewell is a graphic design studio that specializes in identity, branding, print, web and packaging design located in Brooklyn, NY.

• Melissa Washin

  

  @melissaWashin

  http://www.melissamakesthings.com

  I run my one-woman graphic design studio in NY. Love pumpkin ale. And life.

• Michael Bester

  

  @mibester

  http://kimili.com

  Present: Proprietor of @kimili, a small web dev shop. Javascript, HTML, CSS, web development & design nerd. Husband. Dad. Past: Guitar geek. Future: Who knows?

• Michael S Galpert

  

  @msg

  http://www.michaelgalpert.com

  I like to wear many hats one of them is so awesome its called Aviary.com Want to get in touch: TXT MSG TO 50500 and you will get my info

• Mike Meyer

  

  @mikemeyer

  http://meyer.fm

  Now tweeting from @meyer.

• Mike Precious

  

  @mikeprecious

  http://www.mikeprecious.com

  Designer by trade, wielder of the guitar, husband and dad.

• Mo Scarpelli

  

  @moscarpelli

  http://www.moscarpelli.com

  Filmmaker + multimedia journalist. 'The world owes you nothing, it was here first.' - Mark Twain

• Naomi Atkinson

  

  @naomisusi

  http://naomiatkinson.com

  English designer and illustrator who loves the web, and never says no to tea.

• Nate Abele

  

  @nateabele

  http://nateabele.com/

  Lead developer & chief fanboy of Lithium, the light, fast web framework for PHP 5.3. Inefficient things upset me. I don't like Mondays. Or socialism.

• nate bolt

  

  @boltron

  http://about.me/boltron

  Currently running @boltpeters, @ethnio, and @1197is. Wrote Remote Research. Photo nerd.

• Naz Hamid

  

  @weightshift

  http://weightshift.com

  Founder & principal of Weightshift, a digital design studio, and co-founder of The Weightshift Workshop, a product design concern.

• Neil Wehrle

  

  @neilw

  http://neilwehrle.com

  VP of UX @betaworks, husband and dad in brooklyn

• Nicholas Sloan

  

  @nickasloan

  http://nasloan.com

  World-renowned t-shirt owner. PHP user, and Python fantasizer. Proud resident of Pittsburgh. World class high-fiver.

• nick disabato

  

  @nickd

  http://nickd.org

  i'm a designer and publisher. i made @slang; now i help others make @distance. i like good beer, delicious burritos, and you.

• Nicklas Persson

  

  @takete

  http://takete.com

  celebrating the angular shape in whatever way we may seem fit.

• Noah Stokes

  

  @motherfuton

  http://esbueno.noahstokes.com

  Partner @bold / A Design & Development Studio

• Nora Snyderman

  

  @norasnyderman

  http://www.norasnyderman.com

  designer at cuban council, procrastinator, friend

• Pat Dryburgh

  

  @patdryburgh

  http://patdryburgh.com

  One of the top 50% most attractive users on OkCupid.

• Patrick McKenzie

  

  @patio11

  http://www.bingocardcreator.com

  I'm a small software developer. Blog: http://www.kalzumeus.com Business: http://www.bingocardcreator.com

• Paul Johnson

  

  @Paul_Johnson

  http://www.duointeractive.com

  Cofounder of @pathwrightapp. Partner & Product Design at DUO Interactive.

• paul lau

  

  @paulingford

  http://www.paul-lau.com

  Web and Mobile designer at The New York Times.

• Paul Reinheimer

  

  @preinheimer

  http://blog.preinheimer.com

  Senior PHP Developer working in Biomedical Information Science. Also: Photographer, Baker, Cyclist, Author.

• pete

  

  @gustavthree

  http://www.pete3.net

  Interaction Designer / Business Strategist / Obsessive Foodie / Builder @gothamsmith

• Phil Coffman

  

  @philcoffman

  http://www.philcoffman.com

  Husband, father, creative director @element, & founder of @methodandcraft.

• Ralph Brandi

  

  @thereisnocat

  http://www.thereisnocat.com/

  Advocating Semantic Markup since 1987. Now working at Razorfish, despite being too old to be born digital. Married to @JerseyGrrrl.

• Randy J Hunt

  

  @randyjhunt

  http://www.randyjhunt.com

  Creative Director at Etsy among other tales of triumph, victory, and love.

• Raul Gutierrez

  

  @themexican

  http://www.mexicanpictures.com/headingeast

  I hate cheese and cats.

• Richard Rutter

  

  @clagnut

  http://clagnut.com/

  User experience designer & web typography evangelist. Co-founder of Fontdeck & Clearleft.

• Rob Giampietro

  

  @robgiampietro

  http://linedandunlined.com

  Principal @projectprojects, teacher @risd, writer-in-residence at linedandunlined.com, co-creator of otletsshelf.com and @themavenist. Occasional pizzatweeter.

• Rob Hunter

  

  @trueitalic

  http://www.trueitalic.com

  Product designer and art director. With @GCsports. Highly recommend @momentdesign. Not actually Scottish.

• Rob Spectre

  

  @dN0t

  http://brooklynhacker.com

  Just your average self-produced superhero.

• Rob Weychert

  

  @robweychert

  http://robweychert.com/

  Small man. Big mouth.

• Robert Eerhart

  

  @RobertEerhart

  http://www.whoooz.nl

  Organizer of the EECI and http://inspireconf.com events. ExpressionEngine specialist.

• rogie

  

  @rogie

  http://www.komodomedia.com

  Designer, Illustrator, Social Windbag, Beer Snob and Jesus Lover. @finegoods market artisan & curator.

• Russ Maschmeyer

  

  @StrangeNative

  http://strangenative.com

  Teaching computers how to use people

• Ryan Brill

  

  @ryanbrill

  http://www.ryanbrill.com/

  Senior Frontend Developer at SolutionSet.

• Ryan Hamilton

  

  @ryanahamilton

  http://ryanahamilton.com

  Designer & Builder of a nicer internet. A lover of well-crafted #beer, #food, #style and #websites.

• Sahadeva Hammari

  

  @sahadeva

  http://sahadeva.com

  Entrepreneur (one startup sold). Designer (BisinessWeek Best of the Web, etc.) CollabFinder.com is my latest.

• Sam Brown

  

  @sambrown

  http://sam.brown.tc

  user interface designer @foursquare

• Samantha Warren

  

  @SamanthaToy

  http://www.badassideas.com

  Web Designer & Problem Solver. Maker of http://styletil.es. Design Director @phase2tech. My middle name is Toy. Really.

• Sarah Parmenter

  

  @sazzy

  http://www.youknowwhodesign.com

  Web Designer. Speaker. Virgo. Perfectionist. Owner of You Know Who, established 2002. Personal Blog: http://www.sazzy.co.uk

• Scott Belsky

  

  @scottbelsky

  http://www.scottbelsky.com

  Leading @Behance in the noble pursuit to organize the creative world; Publisher of @The99Percent; Author of Making Ideas Happen; Investor

• Scott Harrison

  

  @scottharrison

  http://www.charitywater.org

  founder, ceo of charity: water (www.charitywater.org). Photographer, husband, follower of Christ.

• Scott MacVicar

  

  @scottmac

  http://www.macvicar.net

  Scottish PHP Ninja working for Facebook

• Scott Trudeau

  

  @sstrudeau

  http://sstrudeau.com

  Michigan ex-pat in Brooklyn, web nerd, banjo novice, loves food, mildly abrasive :: CTO @ Apartment Therapy

• Sean Coates

  

  @coates

  http://seancoates.com

  Web, Beer. I work on @gimmebar and other awesome technical things at @FictiveKin.

• Sean Gaffney

  

  @seangaffney

  http://seangaffney.cc

  I'm often unsure of what to do with my hair.

• Shane Reustle

  

  @Reustle

  http://ShaneReustle.com

  @visualrevenue engineer, @barcampnyc organizer, @hackerunion root member

• Shawn G

  

  @shalosophy

  http://www.shalosophy.com

  I am a web developer. I work at Sony Music with some truly amazing people. On weekends you'll most likely find me in the LES.

• Simon Collison

  

  @colly

  http://colly.com

  Designer by day, insomniac by night. Proud member of Fictive Kin. Speaker at design events, and I write stuff. Organise New Adventures. Love Iceland, love NYC.

• Simon R Jones

  

  @simonrjones

  http://simonrjones.net

  Founder web agency Studio 24, member WaSP Small Business Team, organiser Refresh Cambridge. In to PHP, UX, web standards, accessibility and excellent cheese!

• Skylar Challand

  

  @sskylar

  http://oak.is

  Founder of @oakstudios, editor of @idsgn, working on @dropmarked, @siteleaf, and @quarterly, headquartered at @studiomates.

• Snook

  

  @snookca

  http://snook.ca/

  I write at http://snook.ca. I wrote http://smacss.com. I work at http://shopify.com.

• Spencer Fry

  

  @spencerfry

  http://spencerfry.com/

  I co-founded @typefrag '03 and @carbonmade '07. I play squash and soccer. Love biking, music, and art. Developer in training.

• Steven Ray

  

  @StevenRay

  http://39argyle.com

  Enjoyer of enjoyment, adventurist, mobile UX-erciser, uninteresting tweeter, &!.. Partner @39Argyle

• strongest

  

  @strongest

  http://www.strengthofone.com/

  Art Director, Designer, Artist, Musician, Punk

• Sven Lauwers

  

  @svenlauwers

  http://svenlauwers.com/

  New breed of entrepreneur, business creator, listener, thinker, facilitator, friend, social media & internet marketing geek, networking guy, sports lover, dad

• terry chay

  

  @tychay

  http://terrychay.com/blog/

  PHP Terrorist

• Theresa Summa

  

  @theresaanna

  http://theresaanna.com

  Web developer, resident of NYC, creator of things, chatterbox, and an ENFJ. The world is my soapbox, but I promise to try not to abuse it.

• Tim Brown

  

  @timbrown

  http://tbrown.org

  Type Manager for Typekit. See also: @nicewebtype

• Tim Falls

  

  @timfalls

  http://timfalls.me

  community'ing @SendGrid (^tf) & @BoulderBeta

• Tim Hopkins

  

  @TimHops

  http://timdidit.com

  I design websites, assist old people across busy intersections, and scribble down the occasional word or two.

• Tim Hwang

  

  @timhwang

  http://brosephstalin.com

  shave and a haircut, two bits

• Tim Plunkett

  

  @tmplunkett

  http://drupal.org/user/241634

  Drupal developer, Philadelphia resident, WKDU DJ

• Timo Kuhn

  

  @newforms

  http://newforms.ch

  Electric Music Consumer. Graphic Maker. Web Producer. Bklyn Resident. I'm designing tings with the fine folks at http://carbonmade.com

• Timothy Meaney

  

  @timothymeaney

  http://about.me/timmeaney

  CEO @kindlingapp; Partner @arc90; man about town.

• Tina Roth Eisenberg

  

  @swissmiss

  http://www.swiss-miss.com

  I am a Swiss designer gone NYC. Besides my blog, I created @teuxdeux, @creativemorning, @studiomates and @tattly.

• Todd Park

  

  @todd_park

  U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President. Tech entrepreneur-in-residence at the White House

• Tom Watson

  

  @twatson

  http://tincorporated.com

  Product Designer at Facebook and curator of Simple Desktops. Not short.

• Tommy Unit

  

  @TommyUnit

  http://tommermeehan.blogspot.com/

• Tova Raykin

  

  @imtova

  http://www.tovaraykin.com

  Australian designer, developer and communicator in nyc. working on design + development for @ustralian.

• Tracy Osborn

  

  @limedaring

  http://limedaring.com

  Designer, front-end developer, future superhero. ♥ Designer Fund, 500 Startups, and founder of http://weddinglovely.com.

• Travis Schmeisser

  

  @rockthenroll

  http://rockthenroll.com

  Senior User Experience Designer at 80/20 and a totally solid dude.

• Trent Walton

  

  @TrentWalton

  http://trentwalton.com

  Founder & 1/3 of http://paravelinc.com

• tuesday bassen

  

  @tuesdaybassen

  http://tuesdaybassen.net

  Illustrator, co-curator at @studiosstudio, and NYC Project Manager at @thisisycn. http://etsy.com/shop/tuesdaybassen

• Tyler Galpin

  

  @TylerGalpin

  http://galp.in

  Product/Web/UI designer, entrepreneur, beef & car aficionado. Creative Director @GetFTW Co-founded @LostTypeCoop. Running my studio at Galpin Industries.

• Tyler Mincey

  

  @FictiveTyler

  http://fictivekin.com/

  Member of @FictiveKin working on @GimmeBar and other hijinks. Ex-Apple guy in iPod/iPhone Product Development

• Tyson Gach

  

  @tysongach

  http://tysongach.com

  Web designer & audio engineer. Always in pursuit of spectacular coffee.

• Val Head

  

  @vlh

  http://valhead.com

  Designer, consultant, and speaker. Co-conspirator behind @WebDesignDay and Viewsource Workshops. Writes for @CreativJS. Not the boss of my cats.

• viktoria harrison

  

  @vikharrison

  http://www.charitywater.org

  bold defender of the brand, creative director at charity: water (www.charitywater.org)

• William Spencer

  

  @wspencer

  http://charitybribes.org

  Interviews on how to build a great advertising portfolio: @breakinginbook :: Bribe celebrities for good: @charitybribes

• Yaron Schoen

  

  @Yarcom

  http://t.co/JiMakYoH

  Design Lead at Twitter NYC. Founder of @madeforhumans. Co-founder of @floatschedule. Digital thought ninja.

• Zack Sears

  

  @zacksears

  http://zacksears.com

  Designer at Kickstarter. Maker of things at @itsallopticks. Occasional leatherworker @madebylodge + @sledmade.