Monthly Archives: March 2012

Introducing TEDEd

Ted is known to stir our curious mind, and now they want to take it a step further with TEDEducation. This is a collaboration between educators and animators to depict those topics which tantalize our creative juices and our curiosity. … Continue reading

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Something Unexpected Comes To TED

So, today’s a TED day with the release of so many Ted2012 talks! A speaker by the name of Colin Robertson was speaking on crowdsourcing solar to the TED audience, when his nightmare began: his MAC froze. His spinning beach … Continue reading

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Presing’s Back

                        If you collect sketchbooks, then you probably know about Comix Buro, the French art publisher. They’ve got an amazing line of illustrators, including some of my favorites both … Continue reading

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The Dimensions of Art

                    Ohata Shintaro makes his paintings come to life in the most unique way by combining 2D with 3D. My Modern Met caught up with his new exhibition, Polaris, at Yukari … Continue reading

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A Fantasy of Lines

                  If you can compare an illustrator to some of the greatest classic children’s illustrators of the 19th century, then you know that the illustrator is talented. And My Modern Met has … Continue reading

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We Need An International People’s Day

Seriously, we are so good at celebrating individual groups. And in many ways, it’s good to recognize the unique characteristics of groups as a show of respect for their ways, their cultures, and their contributions. But have we gone too … Continue reading

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Reggie Watts – Candy for the Mind and Soul

I found this video through a share by @ProgrammingMate, and seriously thought that I’d hit the mother load. And you know that the star of the video, Reggie Watts, is the real thing when he’s invited to present at Ted2012. … Continue reading

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Remembrance

                      It was a year ago today that Japan suffered the most horrific of natural disasters, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami that devastated so much of the … Continue reading

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Code For America, and Then The World

I saw the Ted Talk by Jennifer Pahlka and was intrigued by this idea, so I went to that repository of everything video, Youtube, to search for more on Code For America. There were a few more talks by Jennifer … Continue reading

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RIP Moebius

The Long Tomorrow – Moebius with Dan O’Bannon (video courtesy of shivabel) http://youtu.be/8QozLSpjQc0 I hadn’t logged into my computer until just now, only to hear the extremely sad news of the loss of a major figure in the comics industry, … Continue reading

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