Author Archives: Carolyn

About Carolyn

I'm the creator of this site. A technical communicator who is now spreading her wings in the creative world. It'll be baby steps, but I'll be offering up my own creations to you as time goes on.

Learning The Ropes

http://youtu.be/abG2p9MwVRo It’s Friday and I thought that I’d forward this hilarious Pixar short called “Lifted”  that Reddit rediscovered. You know what it’s like when you’re trying on the wheel for the very first time, and you have someone grading your … Continue reading

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Yeah, This Is What Passion Sounds Like

I’ve been more than addicted to the song, Somebody That I Used To Know (original by Gotye, then redone by Walk Off The Earth), but I’ve never heard a jaw-dropping acoustic version of it until now. And can I say that WOW, … Continue reading

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Actors Against Acting Athletes

First of all, let’s be real: this spot has Gary Oldman in it. Need I say more? The guy is a flipping genius of an actor. So when you hear this PSA come from someone as accomplished as him, well, … Continue reading

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Sweatshoppe

This incredible Vimeo video is the creation of the new media art duo known as Sweatshoppe (aka Blake Shaw and Bruno Levy). They have an art style that uses a technology that they created to “paint” or wheatpaste their videos … Continue reading

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Jennifer’s Armor

                        I was going through Juxtapoz when I caught this gorgeous image called Armor by Jennifer Hom. Jennifer creates some incredibly brilliant illustrations that centers around her love for … Continue reading

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Advice I Wish I’d Had Earlier

So, was this scene in Peter Pan your favorite one too? I love this tattoo (on Piccsy) because it’s definitely one of my favorite scenes from the story.                   The flying scene reminds … Continue reading

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Brain Sharing

I just found this 2009 Good video on YouTube, and found it pretty accurate for a discussion we’ve all been circling lately: IP. Lincoln Schatz is a video artist who wants to start brain sharing with people that he admires … Continue reading

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A Funny Thing Happened…

http://youtu.be/QAMgkpQYOSQ Ha, this should get your Monday off to a great start. Marvel released a one-shot with Agent Coulson after he left Tony Stark’s lab. The title of this sweet little clip is “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way … Continue reading

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Starting Slowly

Sometimes the way we choose to get comfortable makes little sense to those around us. We all have those little quirks that no one but us can understand. I caught this pic of Squarish Wheel’s “doofus” on Reddit, and had … Continue reading

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And A Few More Thoughts From PDF 2012

The last thought that I had after listening to many of the talks at PDF 2012 is that people are tired of things staying the same and have lost their trust of status quo. Unfortunately, unlike how Alex Torpey believes, … Continue reading

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