By way of introduction, I would like to share with you this video of Redwood’s interpretation of Web 2.0. As the Creative Director of MediaTrust, I am always interested in the variety of ways that the industry has been redefining and visualizing Web 2.0. What I like most about this instance is that, aside from the Rolling Stones meets Rocky Horror Picture Show lips, Redwood decided to step into the customer’s shoes for a change.

 
So a little bit about me, as I plan on being a more active contributor to RelevantlySpeaking and it might help frame up my point of view, and why I post the things I do. My informal education really began at age 19 when i started tending bar in NYC in the early 80’s. Talk about jump starting a career in social media. My formal education came 10 years later when I went to University of California at Davis. I took my degree in environmental design and started my career as a designer with an exhibit design firm in California. Since then, I have worked for HP, frog, webassociates and with clients such as Apple, Quiksilver and RIM.

My interests are quite broad, but for the purpose of this blog, and our audience here, I will try to post things that are relevant to social media and the impact that design has on media and advertising. I would also encourage comments and crosslinks to items that you might also consider as important to this growing community here at RelevantlySpeaking.

My name is Christopher Smith. I can be reached at csmith at mediatrust dot com.