Pretty good trailer about 16 advertising folks who lost their job. Here’s a synopsis of the story.
“What do people who were once paid to be creative for a living do when they’re laid off? They get creative with their own lives. Lemonade is an inspirational film about 16 advertising professionals who lost their jobs and [...]
Now that’s more like it. Finally a program that taps into and makes good use of unpaid workers.
(originally posted in the New York Times by Diane Cardwell)
From left, Layla Malavet, Micah Gibbens and Arvin Temkar at the office of Common Cents, a New York service organization.Ángel Franco/The New York Times
Since April, they have spruced up [...]
(originally published on Gizmodo by Sean Fallon)
11-Year Old Writes iPhone Drawing App and Donates Proceeds To Children’s Hospital
He isn’t the youngest kid to write an iPhone app, but 11-year old Cameron is wise beyond his years. He is donating a substantial part of the proceeds from his drawing app iSketch to the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.
Writing to Crunchgear, [...]
Nice to see these this week to bring back some great memories. Happy Birthday Sesame Street!
Thanks Google!
Sevket Sahintas, a cab driver in Istanbul, not only picks up customers during his graveyard shift but occasionally stops to take some beautiful photoghraphy.
Originally spotted on cnn.com.
The quote “in order to move forward, you have to give something back” is from Oprah’s 2008 Stanford Commencement Address. I feel very optimistic that this message resonates strongly within our society today, especially in our youth The two in the video, Quinn and Kelsey, are a perfect example of how little things can make [...]
Originally published on NPR
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Cookie Monster, v.1.0: The Wheel Steeler, as seen above in Jim Henson’s original doodle created for a never-aired snack food commercial.
This week, NPR’s In Character takes a look at a deeply sensuous character who speaks to our most basic appetites and desires.
That’s right: Cookie Monster.
He’s always been blue, always been furry, always been voracious. [...]
Just stumbled upon Atmosphir by Minor Studios. Atmosphir is a free downloadable video game. So what right? Well get this, Atmosphir is a platformer where you can create your own video game advventures which you can share online. So what this means is that its a user created game. You can create levels, share it with friends [...]
“A Cloud of Bags Visiting The Prado” by Luzinterruptus was displayed early morning on March 5th. 80 plastic shopping bags were recycled and illuminated with the wind blowing through the installation. Photos by Gustavo Sanabria.
Originally posted on Luzinterruptus.
Found this wonderful photographer working on large scale projects. And when I say large, I mean LARGE! The above photos were taken from a recently completed project in Kiberia, Kenya. 2000 square meters of rooftops have been covered with photos of the eyes and faces of the women of Kibera. This new work, by far JR’s most ambitious to [...]
