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How many apps do you have on your phone?  Do you consider yourself an “early adopter” or perhaps a “heavy user” of technology? I promise you if you watch this video, you’ll feel like a rookie. I found the design, the narrative, and the slight of hand strangely compelling and utterly mesmerizing – I loved [...]

This weekend I discovered the official music video of OK Go’s latest release, Skyscrapers. Since then, I’ve watched the video 739 times.  I think I know every last word.  Not kidding. Of course, most of the viewing is because my daughter and I are trying to figure out how the female dancer kicks her legs [...]

If you really want to get think differently, make the box part of the fun. Enjoy this minute and a half of creative goodness. Box Animation from Jordan Clarke on Vimeo. … and no, I don’t have any clue how they did that or what was real and what was computer animation. That’s part of [...]

Have you ever noticed how much art there is in public places?  I don’t mean billboards or architecture or graffiti (though those are all “art” in their own right), but I mean art that exists for its own sake.  It’s not trying to sell you anything; it doesn’t shelter you; it’s not a political message.  [...]

“Art is not about thinking something up.  It is the opposite– getting something down.”  Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way I like thinking about what a New Year holds.  Since I’m not privy to the future I’m sure that any new year will be surprising.  I’m also sure that I won’t have a great perspective on [...]

If we’re going to look at ads in every possible living environment, the best thing companies can do is to at least make those ads creative and entertaining.  I love all of these ideas, but my favorite might be the razor on the lawn. Life is too short for boring things… …and the market is [...]

Nine years ago today, Billy and I were anticipating the arrival of this little nugget… (not knowing if the baby was a girl or a boy). I was 61 lbs up and, mercifully, didn’t have a doctor who worried about weight gain.It was Christmastime, but it was also “Get every detail done so that we [...]

For those of you with a technical bent who may be looking for a last minute gift for someone, might I suggest a homemade project?  I love this…   Video Game in a Box from Teague Labs on Vimeo. Share on Facebook

I love it when a company uses stories to craft their brand image.  Sure, Chevy could have wowed us with the statistics of gas mileage, amazing shots of how they construct their cars, or even glamor shots of their cars zooming down winding, beachfront roads (aka, the Pacific Coast Highway).   However, information is rarely moving [...]

I wish that I could credit where I first saw this fun activity  (Pinterest, maybe?  I hit Pinterest (which is awesome, by the way) for about a half a day and decided that I’d best preserve my time for different hobbies!).  This craft has all of the elements I love in a family activity; crayons, [...]