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COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.
http://blublu.org/
Blu is a mural/graffiti artists who has worked around the world and is now making mural animations. They use stop-motion to capture an animate these murals. After working on my stop motion, I can not even imagine how long this took to plan and create.
Idea Creation
From Seth Godin's blog http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/
Where do ideas come from?
1. Ideas don't come from watching television
2. Ideas sometimes come from listening to a lecture
3. Ideas often come while reading a book
4. Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them
5. Ideas hate conference rooms, particularly conference rooms where
there is a history of criticism, personal attacks or boredom
6. Ideas occur when dissimilar universes collide
7. Ideas often strive to meet expectations. If people expect them to
appear, they do
8. Ideas fear experts, but they adore beginner's mind. A little
awareness is a good thing
9. Ideas come in spurts, until you get frightened. Willie Nelson wrote
three of his biggest hits in one week
10. Ideas come from trouble
11. Ideas come from our ego, and they do their best when they're
generous and selfless
12. Ideas come from nature
13. Sometimes ideas come from fear (usually in movies) but often they
come from confidence
14. Useful ideas come from being awake, alert enough to actually notice
15. Though sometimes ideas sneak in when we're asleep and too numb to be
afraid
16. Ideas come out of the corner of the eye, or in the shower, when
we're not trying
17. Mediocre ideas enjoy copying what happens to be working right this
minute
18. Bigger ideas leapfrog the mediocre ones
19. Ideas don't need a passport, and often cross borders (of all kinds)
with impunity
20. An idea must come from somewhere, because if it merely stays where
it is and doesn't join us here, it's hidden. And hidden ideas don't
ship, have no influence, no intersection with the market. They die,
alone.
This is an interesting list of how and where ideas come from. I particularly like the first one. Always having the T.V. on in the background is something I need to work on because I feel it can be distracting and stifling to creative thought.
Where do ideas come from?
1. Ideas don't come from watching television
2. Ideas sometimes come from listening to a lecture
3. Ideas often come while reading a book
4. Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them
5. Ideas hate conference rooms, particularly conference rooms where
there is a history of criticism, personal attacks or boredom
6. Ideas occur when dissimilar universes collide
7. Ideas often strive to meet expectations. If people expect them to
appear, they do
8. Ideas fear experts, but they adore beginner's mind. A little
awareness is a good thing
9. Ideas come in spurts, until you get frightened. Willie Nelson wrote
three of his biggest hits in one week
10. Ideas come from trouble
11. Ideas come from our ego, and they do their best when they're
generous and selfless
12. Ideas come from nature
13. Sometimes ideas come from fear (usually in movies) but often they
come from confidence
14. Useful ideas come from being awake, alert enough to actually notice
15. Though sometimes ideas sneak in when we're asleep and too numb to be
afraid
16. Ideas come out of the corner of the eye, or in the shower, when
we're not trying
17. Mediocre ideas enjoy copying what happens to be working right this
minute
18. Bigger ideas leapfrog the mediocre ones
19. Ideas don't need a passport, and often cross borders (of all kinds)
with impunity
20. An idea must come from somewhere, because if it merely stays where
it is and doesn't join us here, it's hidden. And hidden ideas don't
ship, have no influence, no intersection with the market. They die,
alone.
This is an interesting list of how and where ideas come from. I particularly like the first one. Always having the T.V. on in the background is something I need to work on because I feel it can be distracting and stifling to creative thought.
Improv Everywhere
The mp3 experiment: Over 3,000 New Yorkers downloaded an mp3 with a combination of music and secret instructions. Everyone started out at a store in Times Square and at exactly 6pm they pressed play...
For the holiday season: An ambush handbell concert.
Improv Everywhere was started back in 2001 by Charlie Todd. He put together a group of New Yorkers (they're called agents) who put on strange or unexpected pranks through out the city, and now around the world. Some involve a small choreographed group or large groups in the thousands all working together to surprise people and bring a little whimsy into their lives. This group reminds me of the uni qlo ads we watched in class.
More videos can by found here http://improveverywhere.com/missions/
Also join there mailing list if you want to participate
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Firebelly Designs
[Above is an interview with the founder of Firebelly Designs]
http://firebellydesign.com/
Last Thursday Firebelly Designs came to Pratt Manhattan to speak about their design firm and work.
I found this company to be very inspiring and just the type of firm I would like to work for or start one like it on my own. Their philosophy is to only work for sustainable and socially responsible organizations. They also have their own grant for comprehensive design given away each year to an organization in need. This is just the kind of firm I would like to work for because I could use my skills to help change and influence the world, without losing my soul. It's very exciting that a design firm can prosper with this philosophy. I always thought that working for non-profits meant no profit for me either. Also, they believe in getting off the computer and creating hands on work. This is very appealing to someone like me, who comes from an illustration background.
[Below is a photo from their installation at Pratt]
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