Tune to rainbow

Hello, it's me again. Authenticity, play the word. Today, I find my inspiration in what it's called Random Hacks of Kindness, Hacking for Humanity, they say. Innovation to make the world a better place. Found an anthem and built a poem upon. Wishing upon a star I make changes that might be visible around me.

Drawing language in a world of lines

My first ever Manga character with better lines and some sense of proportion. I worship my manga icon books while I am trying so hard to understand the language of lines. Having no proper notions, only some feeling inside and some energy melting whenever I get my HB pencils.

About The idea

"If it's simple simple, it's boring. We try for the idea that is so simple that it will make you think and rethink." (Saul Bass, the man who made film titles into stars)

Lovable detail: inserting a graffiti heart with the initials of him and his lover in the closing credits of "West Side Story".

Astro Boy

So I find the Digital Cat, a Brit-Jap ”mashable" manga of modern future Japan. Mixture flavor British satirists tradition and an original story by Natsume Soseki, first published in serialized form between 1905 - 06.
Quick fact about manga it is mentioned when you download it (in limited edition still) here: have you had a crossing thought, "it is influenced by American popular culture and in its contemporary form emerged during the years of the occupation, after the second World War, but the antecedents will be traced back centuries to wartime, propaganda posters, woodblock prints, or ancient scroll drawings." It worths mention, that of course is one view about manga's history.

That from Reimagining Japan, global leaders and experts' insights edited by McKinsey&Company, and on their website, more contributions are expected through a student essay contest.

And then the Digital Cat says: "Humans made everything dark, not technology. I'm a genuine technological marvel. I'm my master's ears, eyes and brain."

Am I never shutting down until blue fatal error? By all means let me restart at this moment.

And though Digital Cat is fun, this corporate book will speak in its own language but the history will follow its own course in that beautiful land of people.

Kindness poem

Can kindness stop an army? Can kindness stem a flood of tears? Can kindness stop a fever? Can kindness bring happiness near?
What can kindness do?

Can we flood into the streets/ And make our actions say /The world is going to change/And it's going to start today.
What can kindness do?

Can humankind be expected /To say we're all connected? /Can it be our only hope? /Can it be our only hope? /Can humankind...be both?

Discovering those words through this inspiring video.

Spirited Away

Antaeus was a half giant, son of Poseidon and Gaia. He would remain strong and fortified as long as he was touching the ground so each time he was defeated and put down he would stand up and come back to the fight.

The nouvelle Utopia

Internet and books, they call it the victory of the first, while their army is divided in some Never-Betters, the Better-Nevers, and the Ever-Wasers.
The Never-Betters believe that we’re on the brink of a new utopia, where information will be free and democratic, news will be made from the bottom up, love will reign, and cookies will bake themselves.
The Better-Nevers think that we would have been better off if the whole thing had never happened. If you still have that private space of books and magazines, some morning when you're allowed to be late of anything and only slowly drinking coffee, keep it. Keep it that way. In some years, it will be an old habit, a ritual of the fairy tales.
The Ever-Wasers insist that at any moment in modernity something like this is going on. Some new kind of organization and structure of our lives is always thrilling to some and chilling to others. Well, what can one say, where's one hopes, one's head, what about one's heart? What seems more like home nowadays talking about reading lifestyle? Talking about it, what is it more, the story or the Information.

To extend, all this in this great utopic New Yorker article right here.

living within

never doubt how characters live by themselves in their own fairytale. via bookstorecouture

And the ocean grew from a sunflower seed

"Standing before it, we look out over an immeasurable, fathomless grey sea.
But the moment when you step on it, your relationship to what lies beneath your feet changes. Each crunching footstep merely displaces a thin layer at the top of the pile. Our weight leaves no impression on the millions and millions of seeds beneath our feet."

Urban Abstract Fears

Urban Abstract from Musuta on Vimeo.

i have no soul but allow me to speak in riddles

via Yvan Rodic. Streets of Tel Aviv.

Yamanote loop

Car free day yesterday. Two wheels versus subway loop? S-ar putea sa-ti ia trei zile pe bicicleta fata de o ora metrou - diaries from Tokyo aici - but get some sunscreen and start building pedaling muscles. You'll make smile of the day.

the little thing that makes magic

Garance Doré scrie despre Scott Schuman, that would be The Sartorialist. And of course, it's de l'amour. Scrie despre prima carte a fotografului care a adus pe catwalk moda strazilor din lumea intreaga si pe care a semnat-o sambata intr-un Colette emblematic.

She's French, il est Americain. S-au intalnit probabil prin flash-ul aparatului de fotografiat in stilul oamenilor frumosi si liberi care se plimba pe strada zambind. Au creat povesti din felul in care tanara de pe scaunul opus din metrou isi legase esarfa turcoaz si ochii verzi care priveau peste ochelarii cu rame rosii sprijiniti de degete cu oja lincoln park after dark. Intr-o fractiune de click clack au turnat un lung metraj inceput dimineata cu gust de cafea in fata umeraselor cu haine si au incropit scenariul din franturi de emotii si accesorii cu imaginatie. Au lasat final deschis pentru ca si ceilalti trecatori sa se inspire in timp ce asteapta la semafor propriile reflectoare. 

turn back slow motion

SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.

interesting slow motion images 

Pe balansoar "Politist" si mai cum?

Credeam ca-i zice "Politist, adjectiv" dar babele Marx sunt de alta parere.

Social media honeymoon - perspectives. Re:seminar "ProBlogging"

The world is a stage fara doar si poate. Pe aceeasi directie cu "observ, invat, analizez deci ..." se va incadra probabil si urmatorul post. Am participat joi seara impreuna cu Raluca la Re:seminar destinat bloggerilor si (per)formarii acestei comunitati. Tema principala: brandingul si pozitionarea in mediul online, ideea unui astfel de eveniment avand la baza un bun principiu: schimbul de opinii si transferul de informatii si knowledge are the key and the inspiration pentru evolutie si specializare. 

Pacat de lipsa Anitzei: blogul sau este dedicat profesiei de comunicator prin filtrul experientei relevante si al pasiunii pentru social media si ar fi putut comenta cum se cuvine. In ceea ce ma priveste, este un blog pur personal, inceput pe cand locuiam in afara, parea ca studiez comunicarea din optica academica si exprimentala dar mai degraba ca abilitate diferentiatoare a omului fata de animale - sau nu.

Prin urmare, I'm no pro inside "the web building", am venit la eveniment in postura de observator, urmarind mediul online indeaproape din perspectiva comunicator. Obligatia "morala" de a urma participarea la un eveniment cu un "articol consistent" despre care a vorbit Alex Negrea, o inteleg ca pe o recomandare de profesionalizare catre care se tinde ca si comunitate si se adreseaza membrilor. Ceea ce mi se pare valoros ca si constientizare si actiune. In plus eficient. Aici BTO dar si comunitatea itself. 

Desi este un blog atat de subiectiv incat nu rezista presiunii vreunui discurs inchegat din perspectiva omului de agentie, am zis sa ma opresc totusi pe cateva idei relativ hibride - basically, apreciind evenimentul.

La geneza unui brand se deseneaza un univers de valori si reguli care ii traseaza si influenteaza actiunile viitoare, chiar si reinventarea. O profesie este incadrata intr-un set de misiuni si reguli de desfasurare sub un manual de principii deontologice (chiar si teoretic). Unul din slide-urile Cristinei "Joe" Popov continea de altfel "the W's": Cine esti si Cine vrei sa fii? 

Paragraful de mai sus se refera - pe ocolite - la afirmatia "blogosfera nu exista" - cea care mi-a atras cel mai mult atentia. Sunt ceva pasi de parcurs pentru a descoperi/identifica cine esti si ce faci ca membru activ al unei comunitati  Forma fara fond este relativ perimata. Nu cred ca poti convinge pe termen lung fara a avea in spate specializarea, atu-ul principal care te recomanda si te sustine. Un alt slide al Cristinei mentiona criza si reinventarea brandurilor, o simpla transmutare il face evident sub umbrela brandingului personal. Nimic nu dureaza prea mult, nici macar atractia pentru idoli, dar ai aflat deja de atatea ori povestea asta, traiesti in epoca potrivita. Afara e un public avid de a mesteca mereu ceva nou si care sanctioneaza greselile si nu numai. Masa publicului este in esenta un tip subiectiv, cu toate toanele pamantului. Te place azi, maine te reneaga. Fii cel mai bun la ce faci, construieste-ti arma din specializare, invata in fiecare zi si reinventeaza-te si poate vei avea sanse. 

Citeam intr-un feedback ulterior - de luat aminte ca accentul pentru brandingul personal se pune doar pe "socializare". This is dangerous. Desi mi-e familiar mediul care umfla acest tip de actiune la dimensiuni de baloane din filmul "Up" stim, in mare parte, ca este doar un element dintr-o serie de actiuni complexe. Nu o sa comentez foate mult insa, pentru ca se relativizeaza totul sub firul rosu al subiectivismului. 

Atitudinea va face intotdeauna o diferenta. Poti sa fii "tanar" si sa fierbi. Poti sa fii modest si firesc pentru ca stii prea bine despre ce vorbesti. In orice tip de interactiune exista "chimia" dar si "seductia" publicului caruia te adresezi: vanzatoarea de la magazin sau o sala cu 89 de specialisti. Culmea este ca poti sa abordezi fix aceeasi atitudine cu amandoi si sa obtii dialog din ambele parti. Superelitismul face rau elitismului. 

Finally, conclusion - si pista de dezvoltare - ma leg de afirmatia si de discursul interesant al lui Costin si de un articol aparut pe The badpitch blog intitulat "TMZ Speed vs. CNN incredibility". Viteza internetului si credibilitatea mainstream media, din perspectiva a ceea ce tocmai s-a intamplat pe 25 iunie - o unda de soc resimtita in toata lumea - reala si virtuala. 

”The TMZ Beats CNN Pile On” is not a story about old being beaten by new. It’s several issues twisted together. If this is about speed vs. credibility, new media will usually win speed and mainstream media will usually win in credibility. But more importantly, if mainstream media sacrifices their credibility, they have nothing left."

And here-both sides might find it interesting: the Web 3.0 presentation: How to do social media right in 2009. Refresh the approach and your vision. "Chill out and get real".

Ilustratia provine de aici.

bring me back the nihon-jin flavor

Cel mai probabil - unlike other places in the world, in metrourile din Tokyo apare Brad Pitt pe toti peretii vorbind la telefon. Campanie pentru Soft Bank, companie de telefonie mobila. Sau Beyonce pentru o apa minerala. Just like that. Si chiar nu ne asteptam la asta. Mass-product image campaigns de asemenea calibru. Si pe acelasi principiu, de campanii pe care nu le regasesti altundeva decat in Japonia, unde orice e posibil din punct de vedere marketing iar consumatorul obisnuit cu aproape orice, McDonald's tocmai si-a deschis un magazin complet nebranduit in Shibuya, Tokyo, urmare a unei campanii virale de teasing de cateva luni pentru a introduce Quarter Pounder. More details: McDonalds Japan's dip into no-brand marketing comes as quite a shock. Eu nu prea am vazut multe magazine de tip fast-food in Tokyo, si nici prea pline - exista un autohton Mos Burger, remember Rox? - in mod evident, nu vor ceda unui astfel de tip de alimentatie. Dar campania a starnit ceva interes, din cate am citit pe un blog plin de lucruri interesante: Trends in Japan.

Credit crunch

provided by The Economist here. Pentru ca atunci cand tragi linie pe 2008 sa nu uiti ca lucrurile au mai multe perspective.

Court-métrage Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld

Trailer-ul:


si mai mult pe site-ul Chanel.

Obamanifest

Obama graphisme. Merita vazute rezultatele Manifest Hope, un concurs organizat de MoveOn, ce a ales cinci opere de arta"pro Obama" care sa-i sustina campania de-a lungul tarii. Mai mult de 1000 de lucrari au fost jurizate.


Here is: Progress - Hope - Shepard Fairey

Sau: United / Change -Shawn Hazen

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