Friday, February 26, 2010

Amazing Stop-Motion Animation

Two currently-seeking-work creatives in London, Tom Wrigglesworth and Matthew Robinson, created this fantastic stop-motion animation by sync'ing HP printers. very fun and clever
(If no flash click here)


HP - invent from Tom and Matt on Vimeo.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Garden Tip Videos

GrowingWisdom.com is a site full of garden tips shared through video.  Here in New England we start thinking about planting and springtime about now.  Here is one of their videos.  Check out the link for many more.(If your flash doesn't work uses this link.)

Monday, February 22, 2010

Seoul Reengineers a Freeway Into a Stream


Most metropolis' are so busy building the future that they don't have time to re-think the past. Not so with Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, the city demolished a downtown freeway to restore an ancient stream that once flowed beneath the thoroughfare. More than 75% of the scrap material from the demolition was re-used to reconstruct and rehabilitate the stream banks and create a commercial corridor. In this episode of e2, we'll see how the Cheonggyecheon is now a thriving tourist destination, proving that going backward can sometimes lead to an even bigger step forward.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

JK Rowling-The Fringe Benefits of Failure

At her Harvard University commencement speech, "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling offers some powerful, heartening advice to dreamers and overachievers, including one hard-won lesson that she deems "worth more than any qualification I ever earned."


J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

The Girl Cell

In this passionate talk, Eve Ensler declares that there is a girl cell in us all -- a cell that we have all been taught to suppress. She tells heartfelt stories of girls around the world who have overcome shocking adversity and violence to reveal the astonishing strength of being a girl.

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