Persistence of Experience
So I haven’t posted in a while. I don’t have a particular problem with this, as I believe every “creative” should experience two distinct cycles – renewal and production. I was doing a ton of writing and felt the need to renew – and focus on a shift into digital shopper marketing. If that sounds ...
Instagram and Twitter as Litmus
One of my favorite uses of twitter is tracking new implementations of technology – I have the good fortune of following what you’d call the ‘early adopters’ of new tech. It usually goes like this: @person1 has posted image using technology. Then @person2, @person3, and so on. You often see these folks (and myself – ...
Future of the Book?
The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo. Now, I’m a bit of a sucker for IDEO. Basically we all just try to keep up, and often most of us just don’t. I have very fond memories of reading, from rereading William Gibson‘s Neuromancer about once a year to chucking the entire Lord of ...
Surprised & Delighted
Occasionally one runs across hidden surprises in everyday objects. Surprises that are not meant to outright market the object, but more capture imagination after purchase. It’s fair to say the above is one such object – its a shoe box. The brand in question is Primigi, a maker of kid’s shoes, and admittedly a brand ...
this is how you eat a cupcake
she somehow got chocolate actually up her nose. Posted via email from preposterous posterous
Massive Change
Lately, I’ve been thinking, or, rather, obsessing about Facebook lately. Or, more specifically, the massive population and the average amount of time spent using it. 55 minutes a day. Times 500+ million users. 700 billion minutes a month. And its rising. I’m sure some of this can be tracked to creative expressions and communicating with ...
The Key of E
“Capilary dilation of the so called blush response, fluctuation of the pupil. Involuntary dilation of the iris.” The above are from my most beloved film, Blade Runner, discussing elements of the “test” given to determine a subject’s humanity. Replicants were made to exist alongside humans, and be much like humans; but they lacked a trait ...