We want to bite the hand that feeds us, and swipe the Rolex off its wrist. Several times now, I have been invited to one of these shows, as an award winner or nominee whose work no one in the audience ever heard of. It's like the Best Documentary category in the Oscars.
People clap weakly, out of guilt or politeness.
But they really want you to get off the stage, so they can find out how many awards Titanic won. I am not unique. My situation is unusual because I am friends with the originator of Cool Site of the Day, Glenn Davis , and with the site's original art director, Heather Champ . Back in 1994, Glenn recognized the potential creative power of the emerging web, and launched Cool Site of the Day to honor those who were advancing the medium. Apart , the web designers' magazine and mailing list I co-founded with Brian Platz.