The Washington Ballet's hardest dance moves, in slow motion

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PostTV goes behind the scenes at the Washington Ballet to get six professional dancers to show off the most difficult moves in their repertoire.

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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.

Massimo Vignelli: A Collection of Experiences

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Massimo Vignelli, The Vignelli Canon: 

Throughout our creative lives we have sifted through everything to select what we thought best. We sifted through materials to find those for which we have the closest affinity. We sifted through colors, textures, typefaces, images, and gradually we built a vocabulary of materials and experiences that enable us to express our solutions to given problems - our interpretations of reality.

It is imperative to develop your own vocabulary of your own language - a language that attempts to be as objective as possible, knowing very well that even objectivity is subjective.

I love systems and despise happenstance.

I love ambiguity because, for me, ambiguity means plurality of meanings. I love contradiction because it keeps things moving, preventing them from assuming a frozen meaning, or becoming a monument to immobility.

As much as I love things in flux, I love them within a frame of reference - a consistent reassurance that at least and at last I am the one responsible for every detail.

And that is why I love Design. 

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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 Cult of Busy

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Have you ever had someone say that they’re ‘too busy’ to do something? Think we all have. Do you know what they really saying? They’re saying that they don’t have the time, don’t have the desire, don’t have…the list goes on and on. And if you are reading between the lines you will see if someone is claiming to be ‘too busy’ they are really saying something else entirely.

Matt Knisely on the many excuses we make when we allow unimportant things determine how we spend our time. 

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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: May 23, 2014

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All the links posted on social networks this week: 

  • Was Shakespeare Aware of the Scientific Discoveries of His Time? http://owl.li/wYDbW
  • Architects Give the Classic Chess Set a Radical Makeover http://owl.li/wYDry
  • This graphic designer makes "smell maps" of cities around the world http://owl.li/x2cBc
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 400,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use http://owl.li/x2dYH
  • The Future is Here: What's Next For Mobile Phones? http://owl.li/wYDEe
  • The philosophers’ guide to gratitudehttp://owl.li/x3h9e
  • James W. Rouse’s Legacy of Better Living Through Design owl.li/wYDpC
  • Photog Rose-Lynn Fisher captures tears of grief, joy, laughter and irritation in extreme detail, they are different owl.li/wYD1y
  • NASA releases "Global Selfie" owl.li/x9GVp
  • Cooper-Hewitt Gets Crafty and Honors Etsy with a National Design Award owl.li/wYDmc
  • ◉ Gretchen Rubin: The 4 Ways to Successfully Adopt New Habits -smartercreativity.com/blog/2014/5/20…
  • Future of Storytelling: Scent Storiesowl.li/wYBLk
  • How Did Computers Uncover J.K. Rowling’s Pseudonym? owl.li/wYDkq
  • 36 Free Film Noir Movies owl.li/wXS18
  • Text Me, Ishmael: Reading Moby Dick in Emojiowl.li/wYDiG
  • How America’s Leading Science Fiction Authors Are Shaping Your Future owl.li/wYDfy
  • The Rise of Nintendo: A Story in 8 Bits «owl.li/wXJNv
  • Chipotle Cups Will Now Feature Stories by Jonathan Safran Foer, Toni Morrison, and Other Authors owl.li/wSkoV
  • MIT harvests fog to make water in one of the driest places on Earth owl.li/wXEPA
  • Interactive Poster Charges Phones And Encourages People To Donate Bloodowl.li/wSkjj
  • Scientific Typeface Illustrates 26 Great Inventions owl.li/wT2L6
  • ◉ How does a work of art come to be considered great? -smartercreativity.com/blog/2014/5/20…
  • Extraordinary, photo-realistic paintings of warer.owl.li/wSiXr
  • Elon Musk on the Flawed Premise of Tesla and the False Promise of Fuel Cells owl.li/wSmzr
  • 5 Ways Design Thinking Can Help You Get Hired owl.li/wRtws
  • Internet Machine - Invisible infrastructures of the internet owl.li/wSkxF
  • In London, A Pop-Up Restaurant That Lets Customers Pay With Instagram Picturesowl.li/wSkst
  • The Creativity Top 5: The Best Brand Ideas of the Week owl.li/x4LUa
  • Exercising the Mind to Treat Attention Deficitsowl.li/wRtqJ
  • Amazing: Magnificent 19th-Century Library Shelves 350,000 Books owl.li/wRsTk
  • Tim Burton's Early Student Films: King and Octopus & Stalk of the Celery Monsterowl.li/wRtpj
  • The Library of Congress Wants to Destroy Your Old CDs (For Science) owl.li/wRsPm
  • Freeing Up Space on iPhones. owl.li/wRtmI
  • Exploring New York City’s Abandoned Island, Where Nature Has Taken Over owl.li/wRrJ6
  • NPR compiles The Best Commencement Speeches, Ever owl.li/x3Ild
  • New Tech City: Sleep and Your Screens, Not Friends owl.li/wRtjq
  • AMC embraces the power of Tumblr to debut its new series "Halt and Catch Fire" owl.li/x3rit
  • ◉ Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make Your Feel Safe -smartercreativity.com/blog/2014/5/19…
  • Leaked NY Times Innovation Report applies to ad agencies, too owl.li/x3jAI
  • Can Email Be Responsive? owl.li/wPn3D
  • The Strange, Secret History of Isaac Newton’s Papers owl.li/wRthZ
  • A Question Of Biggitude: What's The Largest Creature On Earth? owl.li/wRtcg
  • Long Before Jack Daniels, George Washington Was a Whiskey Tycoon owl.li/wOwju
  • Cultivating a creative workforce owl.li/wNrjq
  • How to Use Donor Data to Boost Fundraisingowl.li/wOwfp
  • Is Corporate Storytelling Replacing The News Business? owl.li/wNqUP
  • The science of symmetry owl.li/wOuIx
  • Understanding the New Battle Over Net Neutrality owl.li/wNqdl
  • Tell a Meaningful Story With Data owl.li/wOuAV
  • ◉ All In The Timing: Learned Last Week -smartercreativity.com/blog/2014/5/18…
  • How Scholastic Kept Its Relevance In A Digital World owl.li/wNpW2
  • Instagram Ads Are Getting Instant Recallowl.li/wOtH4
  • How Data Visualization Answered One of Retail's Most Vexing Questions owl.li/wNtR8
  • Draw My Left! No, No, My Other Left! A Hidden Bias In Art History Revealed owl.li/wN4Pl
  • 'Opera can make us see, feel and hear the world differently': UK's opera chiefs tell us why their art form matters owl.li/wIJD5
  • From Marketing to Writing: 5 Brilliant Marketers Who Became Successful Writers owl.li/wN4oZ
  • Inspiring the Creative Economy: How Cities Increase Economic Activity Through Innovation and The Arts owl.li/wIJvm
  • How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? Here’s How To Tell owl.li/wN02v
  • Psychologists find people who were allowed to play freely as children have greater social success as adults owl.li/wIJqV
  • The 70, 20 ,10 Approach to Innovationowl.li/wMZIl
  • Are Sundays Dying? owl.li/wIJmc
  • Efficiently Simplifying Navigation, Part 2: Navigation Systems owl.li/wLUOA
  • "The role of the critic is, for me, about connection." owl.li/wJzXm
  • Two Things Experts Do Differently Than Non-Experts When Practicing owl.li/wIxCJ
  • To Be a Better Leader, Learn How to Learn. Join a Study Group.owl.li/wIiWN
  • Email Is For Setting Expectations owl.li/wIkmL
  • A Series of Minimalist Posters Featuring Women Who Changed Science owl.li/wIgUp
  • Why Motivating Others Starts with Using the Right Language owl.li/wIkiQ
  • TED Radio Hour: Brand Over Brain: TED speakers explore the seductive power of brands. owl.li/wIgMQ
  • 99U Conference Recap 3: Rethinking the Way We Lead owl.li/wIjdq
  • The Surprising History of Making Alcohol a Powdered Substance owl.li/wIgGn
  • 99U Conference Recap 2: Rethinking the Way We Work owl.li/wIjbr
  • 99U Conference Recap Vol. 1: What Are Your Creative Values? owl.li/wIj78
  • For 20 Days, This App Connects Two Strangers Who Will Never Meet owl.li/wIgrR
  • Apple, Amazon and the uncertain future of the book startup owl.li/wIbwF
  • Logo style swap highlights the importance of appropriate visuals. owl.li/wIgmO
  • The Chief Of Microsoft Research On Big Ideas, Failure, And Its New Skunkworks Groupowl.li/wGKXb
  • ◉ Recommended: The Intellectual Devotional Health owl.li/wGv70
  • ◉ Talking Art In A Capitalist Worldowl.li/wGwKd
  • 100 Years Of Type In Design, Curated By Monotype owl.li/wId2u
  • How A Grown-Up Field Trip To A Museum Can Improve Your Work (And Life) owl.li/wGKSr
  • Ogilvy Brazil is Training Tattoo Artists to Spot Signs of Skin Cancer owl.li/wIcSk
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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.

Gretchen Rubin: The 4 Ways to Successfully Adopt New Habits

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When someone (even yourself) gives you a rule to follow what do you do? Are you a Rebel, refusing to follow all directives? Or are you more of a Obliger who will respond to outer rules, but so much to inner rules? In this 99U talk, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin shares the four personality types when it comes to adopting new habits or “rules.” Knowing your personality type and its pros and cons are instrumental for us to adopt new habits and behavior.

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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.