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Category Archives: Art/Style/Culture
Billy Collins: Everyday moments caught in time
Messenger Bag
Flying people in NYC
Burning Man at Night
Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work
I knew of Marshall McLuhan as the cultural icon of the 60s. Was familiar with a few of the more popular quotes. But like the subtitle says, I knew nothing of his work. And I probably wouldn’t have read this biography had it been written by anyone else. I’ve read several of Douglas Coupland’s novels and enjoy his style. Some insight into what we are experiencing now can be found in this slightly depressing story of a brilliant man, waaay ahead of his time. Continue reading
Learfield videographers
When I started messing around with putting video online, I was one of the few in our company doing so. Oh, there were lots of folks who knew more about video than I, but the crude tools and results in those days wasn’t worth the effort to most folks. Today, we have lots of talented young men and women doing video. I’m discovering more every day.
Here’s a nice one by Allison Blood, one of the new reporters in or Missourinet newsroom.
Slightly revised Gadekunst from Allison Blood on Vimeo.
It would be a sad thing if, after 15+ years of Internet, I was the go-to guy for putting a video clip on line. Which was the case for a while. But no more. I think I’ll use this post to link to the work of these talented men and women.
Your business card a billboard for your brand
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“In my universe a powerful brand should be able to explain their mission in a single paragraph–the fewer words, the better. But what most brands forget is that their business card is indeed their ‘napkin,’ a blank canvas enabling them to communicate the essence of their brand (or fail to do so).
We live in a super-cluttered world where no one has time for anything. We’re bombarded with text messages, TV commercials, billboards and online ads, and so companies need to know what they stand for. It’s a fact that you cannot remember more than three television commercials in a row, let alone recall the design of your average business card unless they manage to rise above the cacophony and stand out in a way that’s completely relevant.”
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Tree house tea house
Takasugi-an, a tea house in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The angle makes this look a little more perilous than it is. But still, you gotta really want some privacy to go up there for a cup of tea.
I love tree houses (but who doesn’t) and look forward to the next Tree Houe Project on the Prairie Garden Trust (next spring I am told). Check out more photos of the tea house.
Instagram becoming a favorite social tool
Every time I peek at Instagram, I find remarkable new images. This one by someone calling themselves purposofenvy. You can see more of his/her photos here.
Not sure why I find instagram so appealing. I think it’s that the photo is the extent of the communication. You can intuit (?) a lot about someone without a bunch of words. The photo is the story.