malbec
I am not a music guru. I love music, and have eclectic taste, but I can't honestly state that I am an authority on the subject. I do have really strong auditory recognition and can 9 times out of 10 tell you who a voiceover actor is, or where a soundtrack came from, but this really has nothing to do with music (I just wanted you to know for my own silly enjoyment). I digress.
Growing up, I always encountered a friend who lived and breathed some new and upcoming band. They ardently claim, "I followed them way before they were cool, and all you MTV watchers are just posers." As I have not actually followed MTV since my older sisters were into the Pablo Real World season, making me one of the few 1st graders who knew what HIV was, I couldn't even claim poser. These days, between iTunes and a few music junky friends, I am a little hipper in the music department than I once was.
My one claim to fame in the music industry is Malbec. The lead singer is a long time family friend (also named Pablo), and his brother dated my best friend in high school, allowing me to indeed proclaim I knew them way back when. Aren't I super hip? Probably not.
Still, Malbec is hip and certainly worth a perusal on iTunes. They're doing some tours around the US and are based in California. Their song The Answering Machine, shown as a video up above, was featured on Chuck. Naturally they're all over social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Check em out.
lovely
This isn't terribly original for a camera company, but I enjoyed the craftsmanship so much I thought I'd share it. Still a lovely story in picture.
manhattan farming
My move to Manhattan is quickly approaching, and I've been delighted to encounter some really great sustainable practices happening on and around the island. After watching Food Inc. with a few friends, we have become better acquainted with the mass world of food production. In an attempt to think more on what I could do personally, I've come across some really great resources in NYC for local produce.
There are several rooftop farms throughout the boroughs, many of which you can volunteer for on weekends and get free produce. I also came across The Science Barge on Good Magazine's website. The Science Barge is part of New York Sun Works. The Barge focuses on Hydroponics, a system for growing plants with water rather than soil, and educates the local population on how to grow their own food at home.
When you think about how many rooftops there are in Manhattan, you realize how much "land" really does exist for agriculture in the city. Can you imagine a future were cities like New York and London became modern gardens? Where a building is known not only for the financial powerhouse that rents it, but by its illustrious fruit tree rooftop garden? What a beautiful Manhattan to envision, where commerce and ecology no longer have to be mutually exclusive.
d.h. lawrence
"Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habits, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen."
An interesting sentiment for modern readers. Lawrence wrote this in 1928 - it's the opening paragraph to Lady Chatterley's Lover, a book almost immediately banned in England on its release. I read it and instantly felt the impulse to share because it shows of cyclical themes are in history. It seems like a description of our current generation.
Due to my lack of incoming funds, and necessity to consume literature, I turned to the Classics section of Barnes and Nobles. All the items are under $6 and if you buy two you get the third free. My high school English teachers impressed upon me the desire to be well versed in the classics, so I thought this was a perfect time to blend frugality with literature.
I finished Wuthering Heights last night, and I have to admit I don't understand what all the fuss is about. It was an engaging novel, and it kept my interest to the end, but I don't understand people's fascination with it. Its one of those novels that some people grow a strong attachment to and reread annually. I guess no one would really get my obsession with Little Women either - to each their own.
Anyway, I suggest you take a look at the classics section at Barnes & Nobles. There are a ton of books, and as the above quote reminds us, times are tough and a good deal is a good deal.
An interesting sentiment for modern readers. Lawrence wrote this in 1928 - it's the opening paragraph to Lady Chatterley's Lover, a book almost immediately banned in England on its release. I read it and instantly felt the impulse to share because it shows of cyclical themes are in history. It seems like a description of our current generation.
Due to my lack of incoming funds, and necessity to consume literature, I turned to the Classics section of Barnes and Nobles. All the items are under $6 and if you buy two you get the third free. My high school English teachers impressed upon me the desire to be well versed in the classics, so I thought this was a perfect time to blend frugality with literature.
I finished Wuthering Heights last night, and I have to admit I don't understand what all the fuss is about. It was an engaging novel, and it kept my interest to the end, but I don't understand people's fascination with it. Its one of those novels that some people grow a strong attachment to and reread annually. I guess no one would really get my obsession with Little Women either - to each their own.
Anyway, I suggest you take a look at the classics section at Barnes & Nobles. There are a ton of books, and as the above quote reminds us, times are tough and a good deal is a good deal.
interactive ecosystem
Such an incredible way to use a space. Funky Forest is an interactive playroom where children create trees with the movement of their bodies.
Wow. What an amazing way to use light and space in an engaging and imaginative way for children to play with. Now if they could just make it for adults.
This is the Funky Forest site. Check out the movie link.
interviewing
In my attempt to prepare for interview questions, I looked within myself to answer seemingly vague and rando questions. I did this two years ago when I applied to the Brandcenter. It's an interesting introspective journey.
"What are the last five books you've read?"
"Why do you want to be in advertising?"
"Who do you look up to most?"
"What are your strengths? Your weaknesses?"
Basic questions that any interviewer asks the nervous potential employee on the other side of the table. All the while we're staring back trying to remember what the fuck the title and author's name is of the last book we read.
The fact is that my true favorites are never hard to recall, and that's because they have achieved a certain amount of status (or fame if you will) within my memory.
In my quest to be prepared for trick questions, I discovered something about myself. Shocker! But I take this preparation seriously, so I shouldn't be surprised. I realized that there is a part of me that values the idea of being famous. I have made fun of my colleague Jake Dubs for the intro to his website. He waxes on about fame this, fame that. It seems shallow, but the reality is I want the same thing. I guess I express it a little differently.
Every brand we work for wants some variation of fame - whether it be within their little niche, or on a global scale. Each brand wants to be remembered for doing something, and doing it well.
That's what I want. I want to be remembered for doing this well.
When I think about the people I look up to most, I realize that they all have something in common: they are great storytellers. I value amazing storytelling in all its variations. Amazing storytellers lives in perpetuity, whether it be through image or the written word. Fans/advocates pass on their story for all time - that's ultimately what we hope our consumers will do.
Sometimes storytelling doesn't always come from a brand, it comes from their advocates. When a brand DOES something. When a brand DOES rather than tells - that's when the consumer has a valuable and memorable story to tell. That's the kind of story that others want to listen to and retell.
Yes. I want to be famous. And I want you to retell to everyone how I got there.
"What are the last five books you've read?"
"Why do you want to be in advertising?"
"Who do you look up to most?"
"What are your strengths? Your weaknesses?"
Basic questions that any interviewer asks the nervous potential employee on the other side of the table. All the while we're staring back trying to remember what the fuck the title and author's name is of the last book we read.
The fact is that my true favorites are never hard to recall, and that's because they have achieved a certain amount of status (or fame if you will) within my memory.
In my quest to be prepared for trick questions, I discovered something about myself. Shocker! But I take this preparation seriously, so I shouldn't be surprised. I realized that there is a part of me that values the idea of being famous. I have made fun of my colleague Jake Dubs for the intro to his website. He waxes on about fame this, fame that. It seems shallow, but the reality is I want the same thing. I guess I express it a little differently.
Every brand we work for wants some variation of fame - whether it be within their little niche, or on a global scale. Each brand wants to be remembered for doing something, and doing it well.
That's what I want. I want to be remembered for doing this well.
When I think about the people I look up to most, I realize that they all have something in common: they are great storytellers. I value amazing storytelling in all its variations. Amazing storytellers lives in perpetuity, whether it be through image or the written word. Fans/advocates pass on their story for all time - that's ultimately what we hope our consumers will do.
Sometimes storytelling doesn't always come from a brand, it comes from their advocates. When a brand DOES something. When a brand DOES rather than tells - that's when the consumer has a valuable and memorable story to tell. That's the kind of story that others want to listen to and retell.
Yes. I want to be famous. And I want you to retell to everyone how I got there.
swine flu made fashionable
I think these are fantastic. When I first read an article about the mask designs, I was kind of annoyed. Some of the masks are ranging around $100 - although the maker says they're donating all the money. Still, it irked me.
I contemplated this phenomenon a little further though. What are people going to do? Fear the outdoors? They need to get out and live their lives. Might as well make the situation a bit more lighthearted and go with it. I think this is a great example of how art and expression can be therapeutic.
Check out some more designs.
palm oil
I'm currently working on Ivory soap for my global brands glass. In an effort to understand our competitors better, I came across this video.
It's a Dove onslaught in a totally different way.
The pursuit of manufacturing palm oil has destroyed thousands of acres of forests. The forests are cut down, and in their place are grown fields upon fields of palm oil plants, thereby killing and endangering a multitude of animal species.
Makes you think a little harder about the ingredients used in your household products.
Unfortunately, Ivory uses palm oil as an ingredient as well.
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