The Timelapse Project: El Morro & El Yunque

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Waxing nostalgic about Puerto Rico, where I grew up, I discovered The Timelapse Project by Sentido Común, an exploration of distinct landmarks offering a unique view of the passage of time, the hidden details of the inanimate objects that surround us, and the dance between light and object.

Through this series of cinematic explorations of distinct landmarks, Sentido Común aims to offer a unique view of the passage of time, the hidden details of the inanimate objects that surround us, and the dance between light and object. Director of Photography: Miguel Zayas Adititonal Camera Operators: Julio Rivera Robert Peña Lorenzo Ortiz Post-Production Work: Lorenzo Ortiz Emanuel Rodriguez Music: "The End of August" Performed by: Yanni

Through this series of cinematic explorations of distinct landmarks, Sentido Común aims to offer a unique view of the passage of time, the hidden details of the inanimate objects that surround us, and the dance that occurs between light and object. Selected images from this sequence appear in the "Yanni: Live at El Morro" PBS Special and DVD. These images served as inspiration for this installment of The Timelapse Project. Cinematographer: Miguel Zayas Invited Cinematographer: Frank Elias Adititonal Camera Operators: Julio Rivera Robert Peña Post-Production Work: Lorenzo Ortiz Emanuel Rodriguez Music: "Prelude" Performed by: Yanni

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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 Ten Commandments of Teaching

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In honor of National Teacher Day here are the ten commandments of teaching:

1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.

2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.

3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.

4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.

5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.

6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.

7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.

9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.

10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

- Bertrand Russell

 

(via brainpickings.org & swiss-miss.com)

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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.

Richard Branson on the role of creativity in business

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Good leadership is simply about being — really loving people, being great at motivating people, being great at bringing out the best in people.

 

(via curiosity.com) 

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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 (5/6/12)

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All the links posted to Twitter and Facebook this week: 

  • Leoš Janáček was crazy: What I’ve Learned This Week owl.li/1juOzR
  • Technology Review’s Emerging Technologiesowl.li/aALqY
  • Textual Playlists owl.li/9hZTZ
  • The genius of Alfred Hitchcock - in picturesowl.li/aAIpG
  • New World Symphony Tries Remix of Classical Music for iPod Generationowl.li/aHhhI
  • 20 Great Art Institutions to Follow on Tumblr, From the MoMA Library to the Museum of Wildlife Art owl.li/aAGFS
  • Creative Collaboration Lessons From A NY City Ballet Pas De Deux owl.li/1jqWEz
  • Top 10 most expensive works of art sold at auction - in pictures owl.li/aHh4N
  • Scott Wilson: Do What You Think Is Right & Apologize Later owl.li/aAGwP
  • From the 99% Conference Radiolab Explores Creativity and Failure owl.li/aHhBT
  • Management Secrets: Core Beliefs of Great Bosses owl.li/aADrP
  • 8 Visionaries on How They Spot the Futureowl.li/axYg2
  • MIT & Harvard open classes: ‘The Single Biggest Change in Education Since the Printing Press’ owl.li/aGjHs
  • Is Instagram the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Photography? owl.li/1jnOYP
  • Michael Bierut on rebranding Mohawkowl.li/axW5F
  • So fantastic: Harvard and M.I.T. Offer Free Online Courses owl.li/aG0FY
  • Urban Legends: See 45 Years Of Street Art From Around The World owl.li/axVZ3
  • Adobe CS6 gets a new interface and over the top new packaging. owl.li/axDNk
  • The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams owl.li/9hZOS
  • No Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. Understanding social media in Chinaowl.li/axCWG
  • 3 Simple Tips for Better Meetings owl.li/axCPw
  • Henry Rollins Advice For Young Peopleowl.li/1jl7kO
  • The Poster that Launched a Movement (Or Not): Does political graphic design matter?owl.li/aDfaY
  • ‘Carnivàle’ Creator Bypasses Hollywood, Launches Transmedia Story ‘Haunted’owl.li/axwwi
  • Creativity Top 5: May 1, 2012 owl.li/1jjt6e
  • Can an Algorithm Write a Better News Story Than a Human Reporter? owl.li/axwn2
  • The Origins of the World’s Most Important Typefaces owl.li/9hZNl
  • Don’t Overthink It: 5 Tips for Daily Decision-Making owl.li/axwaZ
  • Three Years of Kickstarter Projects. Amazingowl.li/aDfkP
  • Fantastic History of Neue Haas Grotesk and Helvetica owl.li/axvYV /via @daringfireball
  • The design of a signage typeface. Another great type story via @daringfireballowl.li/axw3x
  • Facebook’s ‘Life-Saving’ Feature: Organ Donation Status on Timeline owl.li/aD7v7
  • Do you worship the tools of your trade as much as ballerinas worship their pointe shoes? owl.li/1jiOAs
  • 2012 Logo Trends - LogoLounge.comowl.li/aADdk
  • Adobe & HTML, is a compilation of all the things Adobe is doing to support HTML. Interesting resource. owl.li/axhfi
  • Modern Web Development Part 1 – The Webkit Inspector. An in-depth look.owl.li/axgD2 /via @paul_irish
  • A Look At Art with Stephen Fry owl.li/9hZMb
  • Fantastic essay on punctuation marks. [PDF]owl.li/axcU5
  • ‘Prometheus’ TV commercial to feature live tweets, Zeebox tie-in owl.li/aAAC5
  • Is it time to ditch the pitch? Isn’t there a better way to buy design? owl.li/axaGm
  • What Are You Tweeting For? owl.li/1jg43D
  • How Geniuses Think - thinking strategies commonly used to creative geniuses.owl.li/aAqWA
  • Thinking in a Foreign Language Makes Decisions More Rational owl.li/ax6ZF
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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.

Leoš Janáček was crazy: What I've Learned This Week

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  • Thanks to Free Comic Book Day I discovered that, when added, opposite sides of a 20-sided die total 21. In normal 6-sided dice, they total 7. The general rule seems to be that how ever many sides a die has, the total of the opposing sides equal one more. 
  • Prolific design writer Steven Heller works on ten books at the same time. His current book 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design is a must read for anyone interested in visual communication. 
  • Leoš Janáček was crazy. His composition Intimate Letters, his “manifesto on love,” was written in honor of a woman he was obsessed with. How obsessed? He wrote her over 700 letters. Of the work he said “You stand behind every note, you, living, forceful, loving. The fragrance of your body, the glow of your kisses – no, really of mine. Those notes of mine kiss all of you. They call for you passionately…”
  • Seeing something I created on a t-shirt worn by a complete stranger in the streets of NYC will never get old.
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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.