Procrastination Animated

The DMCI was this years branding partner for the 2010 PromaxBDA ANZ Conference. They produced 2 conference openers and all print and marketing collateral. ism studios worked in collaboration with the DMCI to produce music and sound design for the 2 openers. The conference theme was CREATIVE SURVIVAL KIT and our approach was to explore a day in the life of a 'creative'. This piece revolves around the theme of 'PROCRASTINATION'. CREDITS Creative Director - Nathan Drabsch Stop Motion, Illustration and Design - Chris Edser Audio Design & Composition - ism studios (Mark Brandis)

Ah, all the things we do to avoid the blank page.

Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

A 1990s Disney Animation Studio Software Demo

We've come a long way.

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

Journalism in the Age of Data, a Visually Stunning Documentary

If you have a spare hour, then feast your eyes on Geoff McGhee's video documentary "Journalism in the Age of Data," which explores the exciting potential and occasional pitfalls of modern data visualization.

via good.is

There is so much data floating about that at some point it all becomes meaningless, impossible to process because we can't relate to it. It seems everyone recognizes the challenge and many have begun to create infographics to present information.

The problem is that many infographics are not infographics at all or are not very good. Bad infographics just muddy our understanding of the data.

This well-worth-your-time documentary explains data visualization and showcases some of the best work. In the end data visualization is about taking complexly large amounts of data and beautifully presenting it in a manner that makes us grasp proportions instantly.

Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The World's Smallest Stop-Motion Animation

In order to celebrate a revolutionary science technology, using a cellphone and a microscope, why not create the world’s smallest stop-motion animation.



The making of:
 

Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

Pixar's Randy Nelson on collaboration

Fantastic. In 9 minutes he adresses collaboration vs. cooperation, how one must be able to translate ideas and most importantly be interested.

 

Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.