Comments on: Denver’s Future Looks Shiny

By: Lifter Baron

Lifter Baron — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:26:44 +0000

Bryant thanks for the question! I’ll build a post for this one…

By: Bryant

Bryant — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:57:43 +0000

Lifter, I got a question for ya… I grew up in Minneapolis (Edina), moved away to go to school at CSU and now I’m living in denver and working in boulder for a local web development shop… what are the similarities and differences (positives and negatives) between the two cities and their design communities?

By: april

april — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:48:16 +0000

Hi….I’m from the skinny squirrel gallery and would:

a.) like to thank xrocks for mentioning us, and
b.) say that I totally agree with your post.

We are an atypical gallery; we have no money to spend on promoting ourselves nor the talented artists we showcase — we can’t quit our day jobs and open a storefront…and so we invite people into our living room/gallery on First Fridays. We just want to bring attention to the people who don’t have the ‘connections’ and/or the confidence in their work to get into the yuppy-type galleries.

Coming from Chicago, I’m sad to see such a lack of unification for renegade crafters and artists here in Denver. The talent is here, it’s just hard to get the word out with a frugal budget. It would be awesome to put together some sort of ‘Denver Egotist’-style blog to round up all these folks in a way where emerging artists can put their shit out there; be heard.

Until then, I guess it’s just gonna have to be a reliance on Facebook, Craigslist and slowly meeting people at parties.

By: Lifter Baron

Lifter Baron — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:35:41 +0000

I used to live there. Spent nearly 10 years there. I love it here as well. As mentioned, there are a couple things that I can’t stop loving about Denver. I have a ton of friends and partners back in CO. Its my second home.

By: ron

ron — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:32:36 +0000

why don’t you pay attn to where you are now if you dont live here? Seems like you’d rather be here.

By: Lifter Baron

Lifter Baron — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:50:40 +0000

I couldn’t agree more Ryan. It gets me all jazzed up to think about who will be the next one to pitch in or do something inspiring to the rest of the community. Im not sure if I emphasized it enough, but thats the one thing I miss about being in Denver is all of the fresh new stuff going on…

By: Ryan Lee

Ryan Lee — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:13:20 +0000

I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot of little shops popping up here and there. With a lot of giants falling right now, there are a lot of pieces that are in need of picking up. We (Honest Brothers) were lucky to have had a head start on this “weird time” but I’m glad to think of the potential and things to come.

I wish change could happen over night, (trust me design-wise and in my every day life) but it takes time, smarts, and some elbow grease. Denver’s community is what it is. There are some pockets that are very progressive, some that are becoming stale and some that are yet to show their face.

Adaptation will lead to everyones success. If you can’t change, you’re destined to fall behind.

By: xrocksthespot™

xrocksthespot™ — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:41:33 +0000

For sure, I just thought that all those I listed deserved recognition too. ;)

By: Lifter Baron

Lifter Baron — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:43:19 +0000

Im sorry we haven’t been introduced quite yet? How is it that you see your self participating?

By: mike_d

mike_d — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:13:43 +0000

Man you are a homo.