Tracey Eller did some beautiful portraits of my daughter for her senior pictures. More images can be seen here. Consider having Tracey create images for your child’s portrait, maybe a new business photo or even a family portrait for the upcoming holidays.
Creativity
Make Eyewear
About a year ago, maybe longer, I was hunting for a unique wedding gift for some designer friends and happened upon Shapeways: a 3-D printing service. I played around with their online design tools, however opted for a beautiful glass pitcher. David Minich was shopping for eyewear and used Shapeways to create his own business: Make Eyewear. David creates infinitely customizable eyewear. The beauty of rapid prototyping is that you can design just about whatever you want, then print it on demand. What could you make with this type of technology?
Hitler Finds Out Pleasant Street Video Has Closed
My friend Chris Landry is a fabulous videographer and he really does tell great stories. Recently he created this gem:
Paper Wigs
Even with all the technology I handle on a daily basis….I still really enjoy working with paper. Nikki Salk and Amy Flurry have created a dramatic exploration at the intersection of paper craft and high fashion.
What Do You Read?
I was recently asked what professional publications and social media I enjoy engaging with. I hadn’t realized how long the list has become. These are some of my favorites and regulars [in no particular order]:
Social Media:
- WordPress [and WordPress Community]
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- SlideShare
- Tumblr- from time to time
Reading and Research:
- The New York Times
- NPR
- TechCrunch
- Slate
- Whitehouse.gov
- TED
- Wired
- Higher Ed
- iNOCOL: the International Association for K-12 Online Learning
- iste: the International Society for Technology in Learning
- Education Week
- The Rapid eLearning Blog
- Fast Company Blog
- Open Culture Blog
- Daniel PInk’s Blog
- Seth Godin’s Blog
- Various Instructional Design Blogs
- Anything by Cliff Kuang -infographic guru
I am still adding…..so visit again…..after you have checked out some of these good reads….
Chipotle’s Amazing Stop Motion Film
Chipotle eschews the icky practices of factory farming. Michael Pollan would surely approve.