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Look Inside and Make Your Creative Mark

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Perhaps we’re looking for meaning, or overcoming creative block, or simply have too much free time, yet my wager is on the speed of which our cultural environment is changing. We simply can’t keep up so we are gradually choosing an alternative: finding a place to plant our flag.

What Is Design?

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Something well designed is compelling; we are drawn to its efficiency, effectiveness, elegance, beauty, and often it’s cleverness and humor. You’re a designer when you arrange your clothes in an order that gets you out the door faster in the morning, or when you plan a route to the office. Then why is “design thinking” [...]

Graffiti Art Meets Designer Engineer: James Powderly

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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In my research for my post on Banksy I stumbled onto James Powderly, an incredible high tech street artist. James gives us a demonstration in this video [via The Creators Project]. You'll be shaking your head by the end.

The Vernacular Photograph an Accidental Masterpiece

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Like colloquial speech is to literature, vernacular photography is any type that isn’t intended as art. "There are no accidental masterpieces in painting, but there are accidental masterpieces in photography." - Chuck Close

Jason Fried – “Half not Half-Ass”

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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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.

Technology + Art :: Love, Hate & Ansel Adams

Monday, March 1, 2010

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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.

Pespi Refresh: good cause but what’s missing?

Sunday, February 28, 2010

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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.

Yes and …

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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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.

The Ultimate Cool: Art-o-mat

Monday, February 1, 2010

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I’ve always loved the Art-O-Mat concept. It’s fun and feels contemporary and retro at the same time. It’s the ultimate in cool to have a machine in your venue. The story behind Art-o-mat® The inspiration for Art-o-mat® came to artist Clark Whittington while observing a friend who had a Pavlovian reaction to the crinkle of [...]

A Message for Crowdsourcing Fans from PermissionToSuck.com

Monday, December 21, 2009

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Creativity is principally the domain of an individual enhanced by great relationships, but just as a properly harnessed horse team can pull harder, the right creative team can produce more consistently powerful messages. That said, teamwork isn’t what crowdsourcing stimulates. Consequently, don’t expect a creative product superior to that which you’d get from a reputable individual or strong creative team. Fluffy the cat will probably fetch your morning paper more often.