Share Creativity

I was doing my daily checkup on creativity-online and they added a new feature. They added the ability for you to embed, share, and download video. Seems like a minor thing, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who's wanted to download a great commercial from there.

So you want to become a designer?

Liz Danzico, chair of MFA of Interaction Design program at School of Visual Arts (my alma mater) connected with professional designers and digital designers to fill in this blank:

So you're thinking about becoming a designer? If I could tell you only one thing about going into the field, my advice would be __________.

Below are my two favorites, but you can see all of them here.


Jim Coudal / Chicago / Founder / Coudal Partners

Jared Spool / Hotel Room / CEO, Founding Principal / User Interface Engineering

Wow

Go Forth

I'll try not to be corny about this...but a friend of mine was very depressed a couple of weeks ago, and she saw this ad/poster (done by Wieden and Kennedy) in the subway, and said that the tag line "Go Forth" and the copy, "Do the best you can and don't look back" really inspired and motivated her to keep pushing and to "go forth." I just wanted to post this because it's another example of how important and effective advertising is. A lot of times, it goes beyond JUST selling products.

Soulstage: The Roots

I get the chills every time I watch this video. And I want that t-shirt that Quest Love has on too.

Library Design

Collider, one of my favorite design studios/shops did a hell of a job designing the information graphics for the new Surry Hills Library in Australia. Here are a couple of screen shots from their site.

Make Her Say (Kid Cudi, Kanye West, and Common)

The visual aesthetics and editing in this video are very nice.