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SXSW Interactive 2009 Sketchnotes by Mike Rohde
Mike Rohde made another wonderful series of SXSW Interactive 2009 Sketchnotes covering talks at this year’s conference. See Previously: SXSW Interactive 2008 Sketchnotes by Mike…
JetBlue Presents The CEO’s Guide to Jetting
JetBlue created a hilarious series of videos produced by JWT and directed by Bob Odenkirk for “The CEO’s Guide to Jetting”, an introduction to commercial…
SXSW Interactive 2009 Photo Caption Contests
While shooting photos at SXSW Interactive 2009 I took a few of them out of context and asked people to come up with captions for…
Space Invaders Street Art Infiltrates Paris
Street artist Invader infiltrating Paris with his Space Invaders pixel art. See Previously: BOMB IT! Graffiti Documentary Interview With Space Invader
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2009 & Ignite SF
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2009, co-produced by TechWeb and O’Reilly, takes place next week, March 31st through April 3rd at Moscone West. Here’s the…
Father Guido Sarducci Explains The Advantages of Being an Artist
Here’s a 1982 promo for the San Francisco Art Institute where Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) explains the advantages of being an artist.
The Rosetta Disk Online – 1,500 Languages In A Browser Window
Thanks to the rather clever folks at The Long Now Foundation’s Rosetta Project, you can now explore the contents of their Rosetta Disk in your…
Extreme Shepherding, Featuring LED Sheep Art and Sheep Pong
The Viral Factory in London made “Extreme Shepherding”, a promo video for Samsung’s new LED TV featuring some creative LED sheep art and a game…
Dave McKean Designs Shakespeare and Mythical Creatures UK Stamps
British artist Dave McKean above does a short film of one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets. Below is a sneak peek at the new line…
Wes Anderson Cosplayers Mocked At Tenenbaum FAIL
If FAIL Blog had a Futura and coke-fueled fling with Wes Anderson cosplayers in the back of the Beauty Bar, its lovechild might grow up…