Daily Inspiration 6.17.13: Make Good Art – Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman. Inspirational commencement speech about making good art. “Cat exploded…” ‘Nuff said.
Read More »Daily Inspiration 5.24.13 – THIS IS WATER
Sometimes I feel like I need to listen to this David Foster Wallace commencement speech at the beginning of each day until I finally have memorized it by heart. I’ve had a bit of a time of things recently, and this wisdom from DFW has more meaning than ever.
Read More »Daily Inspiration 3.9.13 – Amanda Palmer’s TED Speech
I don’t need to say anything with this one- just watch it and see for yourself…
Read More »Daily Inspiration 2.10.13 – The Exquisite Forest
If you haven’t heard of visual artist Aaron Koblin, go and check out his portfolio immediately. I promise, it is very worth it. One of Mr. Koblin’s most recent projects, The Exquisite Forest, really caught my eye. Based on an idea put forth by a group of artists called “The Exquisite Corpse”, in which a sentence is made by each new person adding one word to the sentence without seeing what was previously added, The Exquisite Forest creates a similar experience using animation and visuals to create a collaborative representation of a theme. These “trees” are all available to view on the forest’s website. The project is a result of a collaboration with Chris Milk, The Tate Modern, where the forest was also on display, and Google Creative Lab.
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