Last night I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation by Michael Beirut sponsored by AIGA Jacksonville. During a brief Q&A time afterward, he referred to the video above by Ira Glass (part three of a four-part series – all of which are great).
I was interested in one of the comments in the comment thread about people either having “it” or not having “it.” I say, regardless of how much “it” you have, it will only get better with work – lots and lots of work.
What about you – got any thoughts on getting better? On the debate about “it”?
Seth Godin has collaborated with some friends and published a new eBook. I’m currently at entry 10 of 70, and it looks good enough to mention – especially in light of thinking about the rapidly approaching new year.
On the heels of beloved Helvetica, comes Objectified, the second documentary film by Gary Hustwit. And like Helvetica, the new film is intended as a conversation among industry experts — this time, of industrial design.
Victors & Spoils is a new ad agency based in Boulder that bills itself as “the world’s first creative (ad) agency built on crowdsourcing principles.” Their stated goal is “to provide businesses with a better way to solve their marketing, advertising and product-design problems by engaging world’s most talented creatives.”
Feel free to go help them design their new logo if you’re into that kind of thing. It’ll be interesting to see how the whole crowdsourcing strategy plays out.
Pictorial Webster’s: Inspiration to Completion is a jaw-dropping wonder to behold. I love the patience required, the expertise with old school craft, and of course – the finished product.
