Permission To Suck

Love it beyond reason ’cause any resonable person would quit.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs

Interview with Creative Soul – Rhiannon Giddens

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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Wait. Who is that singing? I take some pride in my early discovery: At Ribfest 2005, September at Five County Stadium, Zebulon, NC., while there to support the featured band – good friends, great band – and, oh yeah, eat some ribs – surprise – a magnificent voice stopped our tracks dead. Rhiannon Giddens – more »

Now … a Message from Karl Lagerfeld

Thursday, February 3, 2011

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"The minute you think the past was better, your present is second hand - yourself becomes vintage. It's OK for cloths, not so great for people."

Creativity is Interesting, Virtuosity is Inspiring

Monday, December 6, 2010

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Well… to be honest, I’m getting little tired of hearing about how creative I must be; F%$# you, I’ll be who I am – you go and be fresh and new and different, I’m going to concentrate on being a better me. I want to be a virtuoso.

Branding with Authentic Poetic Faith

Friday, October 15, 2010

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A good brand constitutes “poetic faith”. They tell a “semblance of the truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief”. The critical word here being: "willing".

Moments of Interaction, Emotion and Intimacy – Doug Menuez

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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We’ve been dealt a line of crap so many times we don’t believe as much of what we see and less of what we hear. What started as a 70’s T-shirt, “question authority”, has morphed into a societal mantra, “question reality.”

Who’s My Daddy Now? I Want to Rebel

Sunday, July 25, 2010

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Creativity confronts the status quo; “established authority” if you will. Creativity is by nature disruptive; always asking questions and refusing to follow. With our shift from authority to authenticity, wouldn’t it make sense that creativity has shifted too?

The Message Follows Motivation – Terry Richardson knows

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Terry Richardson reminds us that photography can be a very basic tool. By reducing it to a simple capture of emotions the authenticity is preserved, the blather is eliminated and it feels as personal as discovering photos on a friend’s Face Book page. Needless finesse of the craft is sacrificed to capture the raw motivation of the moment.