GSD&M has posted a slick visual guide to surviving SXSW this year. The advertising company behind Southwest Airlines among many others has made a slew of lists on Pinterest (designers' favorite new toy) ranging from the usual food/booze/venues rundown to ways to escape the madness of downtown both in and outside of Austin. more ›

Mediabistro's AgencySpy broke news this afternoon that an as-of-yet-unnamed creative director at Austin's own GSD&M was fired last Friday after pulling a not-so-bright stunt. It seems that this CD created a GMail address in the name of the Executive Creative Director, and then went on to send out emails to other creative department employees about salary and other information pertinent to their department -- all under the ECD's name, mind you. more ›