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Will It Blend? Will It Sell?
A few years ago I presented a forward thinking proposal to a very large company. In this proposal we explained how, if the company created compelling enough content, our ‘advertising’ could actually generate revenue, or at least help pay for itself. We were called naive, and scoffed out of the room.
I’ll never forget that presentation. [...]
Posted in Thoughts and Observations Tagged Advertising, blender, Blendtec, iPhone, Marketing 1 Comment
Extreme Whiteboarding
Whiteboarding is a term often used in creative circles to describe a free-form brainstorming session where participants write their ideas on a… wait for it… white board. This animator uses the whiteboard to create a stream of consciousness style animation with perpetual innovation and refreshment of ideas. It is a brainstorm come to life. It [...]
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New York City Columbus Circle Fake Miniature
Inspired by all the fake miniatures on Flickr, I decided to make my own. This is a photo taken from the Time Warner building of Columbus Circle at the SW corner of Central Park, and then treated with a series of blurs to fake a narrow depth of field which tricks your brain into thinking [...]
Posted in Creative, Featured Tagged Columbus Circle, construction, fake, minatures, New York, NYC, taxi Leave a comment
The First 10 Creative People Who Come to Mind (in no particular order of importance or stature)
1. Albrecht Dürer
2.Douglas Coupland
3. Dave Eggers
4. Edward Tufte
5. Nicholson Baker
6. Chris Ware
7. Hergé
8. Nick Bantock
9. Bruce Mau
10. Liam Lynch
This list was created very quickly and reveals more about me than it does about creativity. After a quick review I realize how highly I view authors and designers. 9 out of 10 on this list are [...]
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10 Questions About Cathedral Balloons
The next time you’re in a public place with high ceilings, look up. Look for the dead balloons, the ones that didn’t make it outside, the ones that got stuck in the rafters. The ones that strived to touch heaven but were held back by their heavy coloured casings. Look for the shrunken and shriveled [...]
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Hitting The Creative Snooze Button
Every day we have our routines. We wake up a certain way, we get dressed a certain way, we eat or don’t eat a certain way, and we worry and fret about our days a certain way. Everyone is busy, especially creative people. We live a delicate balance of working to live and living to [...]
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