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1984 Really Wasn’t Like 1984

Lee Clow of TBWA/MAL gives some fascinating background on Apple’s 1984 ad and explains why it only aired once.

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creativeCurrents: ZhongwenMovies.com

Did you know that my brother is fluent in Mandarin, has a Master’s in Mandarin studies, has done print and broadcast translation work for global news services, and built this crazy dope website to help you learn Chinese? Well he did. Cause he’s awesome. If you are looking for a fun way to learn some [...]

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creativeCurrents: Address Is Approximate by The Theory

Google Street View stop motion animation short made as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins. Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and [...]

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We’ll miss you, Steve

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow [...]

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Google Goes for the Heart

This is 5 – 10% too heavy on the cheese, but I love the concept. The implications of how you can communicate with someone you don’t yet know, or store/share communication that someone can’t yet appreciate, is very interesting. The pacing and music score work particularly well. Funny that it’s technically promoting Chrome and not [...]

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The Solution was People

So, at some point I decided I was done blogging about anything until I got my little project completed. I like to make tiny little work vows. After making some changes based on the feedback of friends and family, I finished writing/editing it in February, But, ever since I deciding the publishing industry was based on [...]

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HTML5 Graphic Novels: Anyone Want to Work on One?

Man. Fast Company had this article on HTML5 Graphic Novels a couple of weeks ago that I can’t stop thinking about. The possibilities for dynamic storytelling are endless. What fascinates me about these types of things are the way in which text, animation, video, and functionality have the opportunity to be seamlessly integrated into the right sort [...]

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Google Instant — Search at the Speed of Hype

So, if you’re technophile or have a bad case of webobsessionitus, you may have noticed Google Instant getting a bit of attention yesterday. You know what? I really don’t think anyone cares at all. This is much ado about nothing. Now, I have great admiration for Google, no doubt. Despite my growing concern that their [...]

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Facing Facebook – The Social Network

CONS: I have this overwhelming gut feeling that the story arc on this Facebook film will end up falling flat on it’s face. A movie about a website? Not a website about a movie? PROS: There’s no one more perfect than Jesse Eisenberg to play Mark Zuckerberg. Great casting. A movie about a website! Not [...]

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The Wonderful World of Wireframes

I’ve recently become quite lost in a strange and fascinating place. I like to call it the Wonderful World of Wireframes. What happens in this place? Things are concepted. Ideas get shared and discussed. Clients make decisions and grant approvals. It goes on. While I’ve worked with wireframes and sitemaps extensively in the past, I [...]

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