Monthly Archives: February 2012

Husband/Wife Brings Street Art To World – Through Kickstarter

Michael Aaron Williams is a street artist who has a different take on street art, though his sentiment falls in line with all street artists I’ve seen. Michael uses cardboard to symbolize the fragility of his subjects, the people who … Continue reading

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Icarus

                        I came across one of my favorite paintings by Herbert J Draper called the Lament for Icarus and just had to share it with you all. Mythology mixed … Continue reading

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Sick Day

I’ve finally succumbed to the tortures of illness….the pain renders me incoherent… Forgive this sick day. It simply must be. But please at least enjoy what’s left to see.   Until later…  

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Everything Is A Remix

http://vimeo.com/36881035 And to end our Vimeo day, watch this really great video series called “Everything Is A Remix” by Kirby Ferguson. It’s a four-part series talking about the flaws that are inherent in our IP regime. This is the last … Continue reading

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DreamGiver

You all know how much I love finding new talents from animation schools, and it looks like I stumbled on another great team. This animation team, led by Tyler Carter, is from Brigham Young University’s Center of Animation and they have … Continue reading

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Inception Park

Stumbling through Colossal on my latest visit, I came across an eye-opening video called “Buenos Aires – Inception Park” that was done by Black Sheep Films. Doesn’t that look like ridiculous fun!!!! A city that has been converted into a … Continue reading

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Looking At Creativity Anew

What do you do when you’ve reached that magical place of glory with one of your creations? Expectations are always so ridiculously unhinged that you will keep creating magnificence from that point on. But what if it doesn’t? Are you doomed to … Continue reading

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Failure Is Necessary

Let’s spend this day listening to some words from a few well-known authors. We all know and love JK Rowling for bringing us the wonderful world of Harry Potter and Hogwarts. But this commencement address at Harvard back in 2008 … Continue reading

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Whole Earth Catalog

      If you listened to Steve Job’s commencement address, then you heard him extort the amazing creation that was the Whole Earth Catalog. Unless you were a reader of it back when it was in publication from 1968 … Continue reading

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Soul Mates

                  Men do get creative when the big moment pops into their lives. I just found this sweet proposal done by Drake to Stacy on DesignTaxi in the form of an infographic. … Continue reading

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