Unexpected Stories: Disney Tarantino Mashup

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via fuelthefuture.adweek.com

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Clever animated mashup to promote the just concluded Whistler Film Festival.

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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.

Creativity Top 5: December 13, 2011

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via creativity-online.com

Love Ice Cube waxing architectural, but the real winner is Coca Cola. They strike again with inspired experiences that truly embrace their open happiness motto and put a smile on your face. Have kleenex handy for this one. Where will happiness strike next, indeed.

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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.

PBS Arts: Off Book - Episode 11: Product Design

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Subscribe to the new Off Book channel at http://www.youtube.com/pbsoffbook We swim in an ocean of products. Behind each one, there is someone (hopefully) thinking about the way we experience it. In this episode of Off Book, we explore three aspects of product design: build quality and engineering fundamentals, humanism and sustainability, and speculation on the future of the product experience.

We swim in an ocean of products. Behind each one, there is someone (hopefully) thinking about the way we experience it. In this episode of Off Book, we explore three aspects of product design: build quality and engineering fundamentals, humanism and sustainability, and speculation on the future of the product experience. In discussion with the 4th generation owner of a classic brand, a brilliant designer of socially progressive products, and an MIT researcher looking to revolutionize the product experience through 3D printing, we'll capture a sense of the values and challenges in the contemporary world of product design. 

Featuring:

Dr. Harvey Moscot, Moscot Eyewear
Yves Behar, Fuseproject
Peter Schmitt, MIT Personal Robotics Group

 

PBS Arts: Off Book is a web-based series that explores cutting edge art and the people that make it. The 13 episode series focuses on the process, motivation and meaning of a new generation of artists.

Previous installments: 

Episode 1: Light Painting
Episode 2: Typography
Episode 3: Visual Culture Online
Episode 4: Steampunk
Episode 5: Hacking Art & Culture with F.A.T. Lab
Episode 6: Street Art
Episode 7: Etsy Art & Culture
Episode 8: Video Games
Episode 9: Fashion of Artists
Episode 10: Generative Art - Computers, Data & Humanity


 

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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.

Tony Schwartz: The Myths of the Overworked Creative

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Are you over-worked and under-energized? At Behance's 99% Conference, energy expert Tony Schwartz breaks down our productivity myths and shows us how to get back on track.

Time is finite, but we act as if it were otherwise, assuming that longer hours always lead to increased productivity. But in reality our bodies are designed to pulse and pause - to expend energy and then renew it. In this revelatory talk, energy expert Tony Schwartz debunks common productivity myths and shows us how to regain control over our energy so we can produce great work.

Tony Schwartz is founder and CEO of The Energy Project, a company that helps individuals and organizations fuel energy, engagement, focus, and productivity by drawing on the science of high performance. Tony has written four bestselling books, including The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, published in 2010.

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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.

The Week's Links (12.11.11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@) this week: 

  • IQ Doesn't Always Measure Intelligence: What I Learned This Weekowl.li/1g7rxL
  • Infographic Of The Day: The Metals That Enable Our Gadgets Are Vanishingowl.li/7QWKU
  • For Creative People, Cheating Comes More Easily owl.li/7QtkU
  • How Exercise Benefits the Brain owl.li/7Ohuf
  • During REM Sleep Stress Chemicals Shut Down And The Brain Processes Emotional Experiences owl.li/7Ohtf
  • The Future of Computing: A special report by NYTimes.com owl.li/7QTBm
  • MIT Media Lab Director Wants to Grow US Entrepreneurs owl.li/7QxoE
  • Larry Smarr - An Evolution Toward a Programmable World owl.li/7QtN0
  • The Futures of Entertainment 5 owl.li/1g3SFJ
  • Twine, A Tiny Gizmo That Holds The Internet's Future owl.li/7Qr0e
  • Pogo's Latest Is A Fantastic Real-World Remix That Should Not Be Missedowl.li/7QWFr
  • 100 Incredible Views Out Of Airplane Windows owl.li/7QufT
  • Suzanne Dean: the secret to a good book cover owl.li/7OCBB
  • 3.2 Million Ink Dots + 210 Hours = Hero owl.li/1g2C0t
  • Could Pulitzer changes mean an award for live-tweeting? » Nieman Journalism Lab owl.li/7Oi4w
  • Introducing the Regifting API: Free Tools to Destigmatize Regiftingowl.li/7Ohzz Great idea by @brainpicker
  • Kodak's long fade to black owl.li/7OhrQ Or what happens when technology gets in the way of your business model.
  • Announcing the 2012 TED Prize: The City 2.0 owl.li/7QCo2
  • Errol Morris on the art of the interview » Nieman Journalism Lab owl.li/7Oho6
  • Smarter Gum Chewing owl.li/1g1lLq
  • Staying Strong Under Stress owl.li/7OgKo
  • Creativity Top 5: December 5, 2011 owl.li/1g0JqN
  • In the Cloud, whose laws rule? owl.li/7Ogvb
  • National Endowment for the Arts forms federal task force on arts researchowl.li/7Ogrw
  • Internet Access and the New Divide owl.li/7Og8i Or what happens when you are one of the few without access to the web.
  • The Title Design of Saul Bass ( A Visual History Lesson ) owl.li/1g07xh
  • Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) owl.li/7Og4R
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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.