I am so blessed at Renaissance Church, being able to spend time with amazing artist, designers and passionate people. This Good Friday, during our combined worship service with other churches in the area, Alli Coate designed this amazing Word wall that unravelled over the course of the serice.
If you have missed the whole SOPA debate and doesn't understand what it stands for and why it is a terrible thing for the United States and for the World, here is a short info graphic video that summarizes the story:
'Following your dreams' is perhaps one of the most frequently used cliches and advice given to young people, however as we mature, our dreams seems to be further and further out of reach, and we seemed to have lost touch with its meaning and power. In my talk at TEDxHuntsville, I explore the idea for following your dreams by starting projects on the side - the Wright Brothers have done it, the founders of Twitter has done it, Google does it and 3M does it. This is my story, or at least the beginning of my story, of how projects have help defined my passion, guided me through an amazing journey, allowed me to follow my dreams and made me who I am.
This is simply breath taking.
I found this cute video of animated video, which reminded me of the good old days of Sesame Street, without the explosion of course (probably would have love it as a kid).
I saw this on TED recently and was so captivated by it, telling the story of magic through the use of technology. Who knew that magic and iPods can go together and so well.
I stumbled upon Conan O'Brien's 2011 Dartmouth college Commencement Adress online. When I started watching it, it was background noise for work, but as the speech proceeded, I found myself glued to the screen and had dropped everything that I was doing. It was a fabulous mix of comedy and hard truths. The comedy was what I expected, but the serious message delivered seriously was the highlight and earned him a standing ovation.
For this month's Monthly Design Review, I have invited my friend Rosary Coloma from Australia to lead us in a conversation that is close to our hearts, no matter where you are from and where you live. Moved by the devastating natural disasters that have hit many parts of the world recently we want to explore the ways in which the fields of architecture and design may pro-actively be used for the greater good, in these tragic scenarios.
Rosary Coloma wears many creative and entrepreneurial hats. Rosary is currently the director of Coloma Projects – a new creative enterprise based in Sydney, Australia, that carries out “project management for The Arts and creative industries” (Rosary’s “elevator pitch” to sum up activities ranging from curating to producing and then some). She is also currently undertaking a Masters of Business Administration with a major in Arts Management. Rosary has a background in the Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Design.Rosary’s other passion is raising awareness on social issues. She has been involved with community volunteer work, for example, participating in a service project in a developing nation (The Philippines) as a 19 year old. In 2010 she spoke about the devastating typhoons that struck the Philippines, at the “Global Pecha Kucha for Haiti” fundraising event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. She is interested in exploring the possibilities of melding creative enterprise with social enterprise.RSVP on Facebook
Thursday, May 19th 8pm at The Salt Space (1158 Broadway 5th Floor Entrance on W 27th St.)
Rosary Coloma wears many creative and entrepreneurial hats. Rosary is currently the director of Coloma Projects – a new creative enterprise based in Sydney, Australia, that carries out “project management for The Arts and creative industries” (Rosary’s “elevator pitch” to sum up activities ranging from curating to producing and then some). She is also currently undertaking a Masters of Business Administration with a major in Arts Management. Rosary has a background in the Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Design.Rosary’s other passion is raising awareness on social issues. She has been involved with community volunteer work, for example, participating in a service project in a developing nation (The Philippines) as a 19 year old. In 2010 she spoke about the devastating typhoons that struck the Philippines, at the “Global Pecha Kucha for Haiti” fundraising event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. She is interested in exploring the possibilities of melding creative enterprise with social enterprise.RSVP on Facebook
Thursday, May 19th 8pm at The Salt Space (1158 Broadway 5th Floor Entrance on W 27th St.)
A brief background about Monthly Design Review - It started in 2009 as an experimental magazine, it became a salon meet up bringing like minded designers, entrepreneurs and thinkers together to push our understanding of design and how we could make it accessible by creating conversations.
Morgan Spurlock's TED Talk very much sums up how a great story unfolds and how to push the right buttons in people to get to the truths. Often at time that leads to awkward and yet entertaining truths. Enjoy:
What an amazing way to begin the end of this year's TED, with Kathryn Schulz giving one of the most remarkable talks this year conference. She turned the table on what we perceive is right and wrong. And why it is important to stand on the other side on this equation so that we can see clearer what we believe still is or was true. 'The miracle of the mind isn't that we can see the world as it is. It is that we can see the world as it isn't.'
