As many of you know, we lost Mike Dolas this week. Mike was my friend, mentor, and traveling companion the past decade or so. Mike’s wife Lura was a treasure as well. Gil and I would often dine with them, Lura firmly attached to Gil’s arm and Mike leading the way for me. One never [...]
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Here’s a great performance art piece, testing the willingness of New Yorkers to lend a hand. Tweenbots were built and set loose around Manhattan, with hope that people would help them make their way from point to point. The site is an interesting read. Next time I go to NYC, I’m just going to tape [...]
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I just joined Adobe’s prerelease program for their new app building software suite. It’s really incredible. This video shows the software being used at Conde Nast. Easy to see how these tools could have a big impact, not only in the magazine world, but for children’s publishing as well. I’m looking forward to exploring the [...]
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Here’s an interesting YouTube clip of a sequence from Pinocchio with the dialogue track removed. This really highlights how much a great score can add to a film. Incredible.
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Here’s some beautiful and creative animation for preschoolers, created by Veronica Lassenius. Innovative and sweet. SAARI – “Crepes” from Veronica Lassenius on Vimeo.
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Here’s something interesting. The power of visuals. Take a look. And listen.
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The publishing business works on mostly a returnable model, meaning publishers accept returns. The inventory a bookseller does not sell can be returned to the publisher at any time. This idea was offered up by publishers to retailers during the depression, enticing booksellers to carry more inventory and not be burdened with the risk. Of [...]
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I downloaded the Pro HDR app for my iPhone a few weeks ago. Here’s a couple of photos I took the other day in my dining and living rooms. Not the most interesting subject matter. But, it was handy. Um er, meanwhile… Taken with my phone, the images highlight the strength of HDR. The morning [...]
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From Dentsu London. Pretty interesting..
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Reminds me to keep it simple. Here’s a link to Simon’s Cat site, if you don’t get enough of him here.
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