Mail Me Art: London

Posted on March 15, 2007 Under Art

Darren Di Lieto has come up with quite the fun idea for a collaborative art project. He's from the U.K., and already has quite the 'chock full' illustration site going-- The Little Chimp Society (LCSV4)-- but is expanding his creativity…

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Jason Thielke + Hecklewood: Toxic Show

Posted on March 15, 2007 Under Art

For all of you who will be in the Portland, OR area in the next month or so, Jason Thielke-- who's an esteemed member of the Spear Collective, and a virtual fixture on JoshSpear.com, will be showing his work at…

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Ted 2007: Final Day Wrapup

Posted on March 12, 2007 Under Life

Saturday morning kicked off the last day of the conference with a mini-concert by They Might Be Giants-- it was definitely the earliest rock concert I've ever seen in my life, and surely the earliest these guys have ever been…

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RefillSeven Laser Deck Show

Posted on March 12, 2007 Under Design

I understood that skateboard decks play host to some amazing design work, but the decks I've seen that are going to be showcased in RefillSeven's Laser Deck Skateboard Show are making me drool. The show consists of deck designs from…

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In Vegas for Community 2.0

Posted on March 11, 2007 Under Life

I flew right from the TED conference to Vegas for Community 2.0. I'll be speaking tomorrow afternoon with A-dog Dignan about all things Brand Utopia. Other speakers include Shawn Gold from MySpace, Sylvia Marino from Edmunds, and JoshSpear.com friend John…

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TED 2007: Day 3 Highlights

Posted on March 11, 2007 Under Life

I've never given this many standing ovations in my life. I think my mind short circuited about 75% of the way through this extraordinary conference. Blogging had to come to a halt and what was being said throughout these presentations…

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TED Highlight: Paola Antonelli

Posted on March 10, 2007 Under Design

A good way to describe the presentation by the Paola Antonelli today, Design Curator of Museum of Modern Art in New York is simple. She said "Design is still mistaken for decoration" and "I'm Italian-- in Italy, Design is Normal..."…

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TED 2007: Day 2 Highlights

Posted on March 9, 2007 Under Life

TED was not only described to me as inspirational, passionate and unique, but also as mind boggling-- sometimes almost exhaustively so. Today started early, I attended the pre-conference breakfast where TED Prize winners from last year updated attendees on their…

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TED 2007: Day 1 Highlights

Posted on March 8, 2007 Under Life

Trying to describe this conference would be like me trying to cut your hair over the phone (Thanks Jonah for the analogy). The energy, enthusiasm and mass of talented and remarkable people in one place at one time is hard…

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TED-Bound: Icons. Geniuses. Mavericks.

Posted on March 5, 2007 Under Life

I'm headed out to the world-renowned TED conference early tomorrow morning-- I received an invite for last year's event but unfortunately wasn't able to attend. I had plenty of warning this time around and I've honestly never been this excited…

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