Around here, we are already super-excited about Dec. 12, 2012, for many reasons. First, it is our son Riley’s ninth birthday — but also, it’s the date that The Concert For Sandy Relief will be broadcast to over one billion people worldwide. The concert event will air on 34 US networks and television feeds worldwide, in addition to streaming online and on the radio.
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Sharing secrets: Architizer
The principals of Architizer.com believe the internet can transform the way architects do business.
Since launching in 2009 with the mission of connecting architects to a vibrant network of peers, fans, and potential clients, the open community has become the largest and fastest-growing database of architecture online.
Adventures in Publishing: Charlotte Cheetham
Charlotte Cheetham is a French curator in graphic design: her publications and exhibitions projects, about graphic design and art relevant issues, are thought-like spaces for experimental proposals. The blog she has run since 2006 proposes one possible reflection of a landscape and promotes a contemporary adventurous and transversal practice of graphic design that comes closely … Read moreAdventures in Publishing: Charlotte Cheetham
Brilliant directors: Peter Lang
The earliest academic ambitions for Pictures in a Row (Picrow) principal, director, cinematographer and screenwriter Peter Lang took root in his passion for architecture.
Creative entrepreneurs: Tina Roth Eisenberg
Swissmiss is a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg. Besides swissmiss, she also founded and runs CreativeMornings and TeuxDeux. Above, I’m sharing Tina’s presentation from the 2011 Future of Web Design conference. “The talk is mostly about lessons I want to teach my kids, hoping that one day, they will be at … Read moreCreative entrepreneurs: Tina Roth Eisenberg
Get out and vote!
AIGA, the professional association for design, believes designers serve a critical role as communicators, educators and innovators. The association’s 2012 “Get Out the Vote” campaign invited members to create nonpartisan posters and videos that inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote in the 2012 general election. The video above comes … Read moreGet out and vote!
Inspiration from Gaian.me
With its digital album releases including designs, music and articles, The Gaian Project celebrates nature by inspiring people to preserve our planet. Over the past six years a group of more than 10,000 designers joined in – including members from Behance, deviantArt and other major design websites. Steffen Knoesgaard, Fredrik Ekholm and Simon Holmedal created … Read moreInspiration from Gaian.me
Scion’s moving story…
The evolving brand campaign from Scion and its creative agency of record ATTIK debuted in late September, and the newest facet entitled Motivate launched last week. Motivate presents young self-starters in the creative arts community with opportunities to achieve their dreams by winning personal business mentors, up to $10,000 and Scion vehicles. Full contest rules … Read moreScion’s moving story…
Great to know: Libby DeLana
Libby DeLana is a founding partner and creative at the next-generation branding firm Mechanica. I had the very good fortune of meeting her when my clients at Shilo first collaborated with Libby, her partners and their clients at Saucony on the inspirational project featured above. Through our exchanges formulating a PR strategy to promote the Saucony “Find Your Strong” campaign, I was exposed to the deep strategic thinking Mechanica invests into its work, as well as many facets of Libby’s personal talents. At the time, her photographs from Shilo’s location shoot blew me away, and since that first introduction, everything I’ve seen and experienced has made me even more of a fan.
For a bit more background, check out this 2009 profile of Mechanica from northshore magazine.
Q: What one trait or habit got you to where you are today? A: “A sunny disposition, a fierce belief that just about anything is possible and a touch of discipline.”
Be Outstanding
I am all-for smart people doing wise, practical things together, and when I learn about especially cool developments, it really makes me want to shout. For example, Business Insider editor Ariel Schwartz once wrote a great story entitled “SkillCloud: A Platform For Companies To Appreciate Workers Beyond Resumes.” The imaginative and important website Ariel described … Read moreBe Outstanding