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Jason Fried – “Half not Half-Ass”
If one more person relates the K.I.S.S. principle like it’s a revelation I swear I’ll throw them in the middle of Time Square at rush hour and yell: “OK Smart-ass keep THAT simple.” Nearly impossible, Jason Fried would die to do it.
Continue reading...Technology + Art :: Love, Hate & Ansel Adams
1. March 2010
Film delayed gratification long enough so those behind a camera needed to see the image in their minds eye and exhaust possibilities to make it happen at the moment of exposure. Technology has changed that – call it postvisualization.
Continue reading...Food for Thought – James Geary’s Metaphor
25. February 2010
Visual metaphor is not only the staple of advertising but the backbone of all art. James Geary points out in his TED presentation (embedded) that metaphor is when we perceive X = Y. Though, in our struggle to understand visual abstractions, I believe we search for metaphor rather than analogy. We adore closure.
Continue reading...How Long Did That Take You?
22. February 2010
Artists are asked relentlessly, “How long did that take you.” The response goes – more or less polite - something like, “why do you ask?” It shouldn’t, but time does matter, somehow, in some way – it has a peculiar relationship with creativity or vice-versa. In numerous ways time doesn’t respond the way you’d expect when creativity is involved.
Continue reading...Yes and …
18. February 2010
I live for the thrill – a captivating moment in the creative process when engagement turns exciting. Nothing else matters but refining how it sounds, looks, reads, feels. My concentration is off the immersion chart. It’s nothing like drilling for oil – more like sharing demonstrative dreams at 20 - 20,000 MHz.
Continue reading...Creativity is to crowds as friends are to Facebook
15. February 2010
“I don’t know art but I know what I like.” – while this might be true, I’ll have to insist that Townes Van Zandt is still a much better song writer than Barry Manilow regardless of record sales. Perhaps Mr. Manilow would agree albeit with the possible disclaimer: “hey, I’m a POP writer” – to be clear, POP means popular, not better.
Continue reading...VW ‘Punch Dub’ Ad is the Winner of the Super Bowl Spots
8. February 2010
Just in case you were wondering about my opinion, Volkswagen is the ad winner - for my money (not that it has anything to do with my money) - of the 2010 Superbowl spots and here's why.
Continue reading...Humility is the Quiet Skill of Creativity
4. February 2010
If being an expert at anything means you abandoned your need for approval then it has real value. Unfortunately, revered talent has much more to lose than those rewarded for trying.
Continue reading...Is Your Best Work Ahead of You?
1. February 2010
It’s important that we know our best work is yet to be produced. Our best is what is in us now, not what we – or others - admire about the past. Jazz Composer, Maria Schneider, has a story to illustrate this point.
Continue reading...In a Quest for Originality, Don’t Forget How to Be Good.
28. January 2010
“Don’t try to be original, try to be good.” – Paul Rand. On first read I thought, “hell, I can be good, just don’t ask me to be original”. Original is like asking me to be something I’m not; original is someone else.
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- Pespi Refresh: good cause but what’s missing?Pepsi uses the internet to field ideas and award favorites monthly with large sums of cash to finance a cause. Excellent. OK – that said, let me risk more by sounding overly cynical by asking about statistics regarding ROI for cause marketing. Here's a better idea. […]Bruce DeBoer
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4. March 2010
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