Chris Anderson, Editor-in-chief, Wired Magazine will be discussing the new manufacturing economy tonight at SCAD Atlanta’s media center @ 7:30pm.
Quote from SCAD:
“Anderson’s highly anticipated presentation will identify important new trends in the economy and describe models for seizing the business opportunities these trends represent. The event is free and open to the public, and will [...]
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February 24, 2010
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Chris Anderson @ SCAD Tonight
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February 18, 2010
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Bing-Ovation
By Mason Poe in technology, videoBlaise Aguera y Arcas presentation at this years TED conference is worthy of a standing ovation and a few minutes of your time. In the video, Aguera y Arcas demos new features of Bing Maps. The maps take traditional mapping data, wrap them a Silverlight front end, stitch them together with user generated photos, add [...]
February 17, 2010
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Michael Bierut @ Portfolio Center Thursday
By Mason Poe in NewsMichael Bierut will be giving a talk this Thursday 6:30pm at Atlanta’s Portfolio Center. Here is a quick bio:
“Bierut is responsible for leading a team of graphic designers who create identity design, environmental graphic design and editorial design solutions. He has won hundreds of design awards and his work is represented in several permanent collections [...]
February 16, 2010
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Zune To Series Seven
By Mason Poe in NewsThis week Microsoft showed off their new OS for Windows Phone Seven Series and in the process officially marked a new stylistic direction for mobile design. The new design thankfully abandons the over-abundance of gradients and pill shaped buttons found in Windows Mobile 6 in favor of clean type, a strong grid and interesting motion [...]
February 9, 2010
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Tweets On Buzz
By Mason Poe in NewsI’m sure much will be written about google buzz over the next few days but here are a few tweets that summarize my feelings:
And if you missed the buzz here is a nice video from Google.
February 5, 2010
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Moonshine Project
By Mason Poe in DistillRecently, we have been talking about the process of ‘distillation’ and how it works as a nice metaphor for what we do on a project. In the context of a project, we look to take in a large about of information and then reduce those findings to their essence. We look for the potent fundamentals [...]
February 4, 2010
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The Creative Process
By Mason Poe in NewsI love how the video shows the process of working on an idea from initial sketch to final execution. Now, the subject matter is a bit late (or early) for the holidays but the overall story is fantastic and makes me want to bust out my sketch pad.
January 28, 2010
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Start With Happiness & Work Backwards
By Mason Poe in NewsPeter Sell recently game a fantastic presentation at the APG’s Battle Of Big Thinking meeting in the UK. In the talk Peter gives some background on his ideas ranging from: the abyss of mobil marking, the disdain for advertising, the good old days, his extensive experience as a professional gambler, how Bill Baily thinks of his [...]
January 21, 2010
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Advertiser vs. Consumer
By Mason Poe in NewsA short, and pretty funny video showing a metaphorical relationship between an advertiser and consumer of today.
March 19, 2009
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Evernote
By Mason Poe in IndustryI love Evernote. I know, love for an application is an odd proposition, but once and a while something comes along that is so helpful and convenient that it deserves a special bit affection.
So, what is Evernote? “Evernote is a software application that allows users to capture information of various types, including text notes, mobile [...]
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