The Museum of Me
the museum of me displays information from you Facebook account as viewable “exhibits in a virtual museum of your very own. way cool! Media as Memory
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Master Class: How To Make A Great Commercial PART 2
This is the first in a new Co.Create series called Master Class wherein top talents from various creative fields explain, in detail, how they do what they do. Post Super Bowl XLVI is a great time for Co.Create’s first Master Class: How To Make A Great Commercial. An in depth, step-by-step look at how to...
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Master Class: How To Make A Great Commercial
An in depth, step-by-step look at how to conceive, develop and produce a spot, from one of the art form’s top names, Gerry Graf. This is Part One: From the editors: For the past few years, around this time, all eyes have turned to the ad industry and the ad industry has lowered its collective...
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Missed Connections on the New York Subway
A gorgeous piece by artist Sophie Blackwell: I was thrilled recently to be invited to create a poster for the New York MTA Arts for Transit program. Thrilled is something of an understatement. Every year, two different artists create subway related posters which hang in all the new trains in the city. My friend, the...
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It Gives You Wings
If you believe in it, then anything is possible. Here is a stunning, beautifully shot advert for Red Bull Energy Drink
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Love 4 Days
love4days is a social experiment that is a blend of community and digital media. Drawing from real love experiences love4days 2011 utilized the realms of the websopshere to form a collaborative definition of what love is. 2012 brings love.notes. song dedicated to life, freedom,memories, good times, bad times and, of course- love. The idea stemmed from Dana Richardson, a music writer whose...
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Help Give Teachers The Prestige They Deserve
It’s a crappy time to be a teacher. The budget cuts. The overcrowded classrooms. The infuriating constraints of No Child Left Behind. To add insult to injury, teachers just aren’t represented terribly well in the media, whether they’re depicted as secular saints with apples on their desks or lazy union-enabled incompetents who hate your children....
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The man who lived on his bike
a fun short film showing that riding you bike is a way of life. thanks Devaki for sending this my way. “I love being on a bike. It helps me feel free. I get it from my dad. After 382 days spent riding through the streets of Montreal, being sometimes quite cold, sometimes quite hot –...
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Song of the Spindle
Watch the film here: Song of the Spindle A official selection in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, this animated short film called Song of the Spindle by Seattle-based illustrator Drew Christie presents an interaction between a human and a whale to show that the two have more in common than one might think. Among the similarities between humans...
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Missed Connections
A wonderful artist, Sophie Blackwell, uses Craigslist’s missed connections section as inspiration for her illustrations. really fun work. you can find her work and new book here & here
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PunchFork Fun Food
Punchfork is a great site for cooking inspiration. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend you download their app. Thanks to Swiss-Miss
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Your Interview with The President
Now, you can ask President Obama the questions that are on your mind about the direction of the country and vote on others that you think should be asked. He’ll answer several of your top-voted questions during a special interview, which will take place on Monday, January 30, live from the White House. A selection...
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Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met Gala
A gorgeously shot video documenting the Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the opening of the incredible Alexander McQueen exhibit and a live performance by Florence + The Machine. thank you Phil Pinto
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Celebrate the Movies
Just in time for the 84th Academy Award nominations, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is rolling out a digital campaign, entitled “Celebrate the Movies.” Starting Monday, iconic moments from 84 films in Oscar history will be showcased online and on digital billboards in New York and Los Angeles. Today the Academy released the nominations...
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Element of Fun
In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and – SNAP – the job’s a game! - Mary Poppins
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The Dark Side of The Lens
Here is an amazing film by Mickey Smith with Astray Film. A simple yet, so powerful and visually simulating if nothing else. Enjoy! I see life in angles, in lines of perspective – the slow turn of a head, the blink of an eye, subtle glimpses of magic – other folk might pass by. Cameras...
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There was that afternoon,
One of my favorite Duane Michals art pieces. The pairing of text and image is so powerful. This photograph is my proof. There was that afternoon, when things were still good between us, and she embraced me, and we were so happy. It did happen, she did love me. Look see for yourself!
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Here’s to the Crazy Ones
A beautiful designed quote from the 1997 apple computer ad.
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Steve Jobs: Connecting The Dots…
An unforgettable 2005 Stanford Commencement speech by Steve Jobs. ‘Stay Hungery, Stay Foolish.’
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Tomboy
Just watched Tomboy from director Céline Sciamma at the Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City. A great slice of life story of a young kid dealing with friends, family and a sense of place in the world. If you ever get thee chance to see it. please do! *****
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CUPPOW!
This is CUPPOW – our solution for easier drinking from a canning jar. The canning jar already makes an awesome platform for a travel mug: it’s easy to clean, made of heat-resistant glass, cheap, durable, and when sealed it doesn’t leak. The only problem is that with their large openings, canning jars are not great...
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Golden Circle: Why, How, What.
A wonderful TEDx talk by Simon Sinek Simon Sinek is the author of a book called Start With Why and creator of a simple model, “The Golden Circle”, that codifies what makes the most inspiring people and organizations so successful. In this video Simon offers his perspective on the human drive and passion to start...
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Dr. Seuss goes to Burning Man
In case you haven’t heard of the amazing kids book Oh, the Places You’ll Go Pop-Up. It’s a fantastic book. From Burning Man, this mashup-of-the-two is pretty Rad! (via michaelgalpert)
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Dreaming It{aly}
A new gorgeous short film by Matthew Brown. A digital diary of sorts. He really pulls off the idea of dreaming in his editing. Thank you Matthew! Quoted by Matthew “I was asked to go to Basilicata, Italy to participate in a Digital Diary contest for the tourism board to show one of the most...
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Explore your world
Sometimes getting there can be half the fun. Use Google Maps to explore your world and get to your destination on time. Here is a recent ad out that I really enjoyed GOOGLE Start Here
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Lesson From Steve Jobs: If You Want Change Agents, Hire Pirates
Why? Because pirates can operate when rules and safety nets break down. [The following is an excerpt from What Would Steve Jobs Do?: How the Steve Jobs Way Can Inspire Anyone to Think Differently and Win by Peter Sander (McGraw Hill)] “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.” This quote, made back...
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