The Week's Links (4/3/11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@smartercreative) this week:

  • Lapham’s Quarterly
  • OMG was first used in 1919.http://ow.ly/4sbvQ
  • BMW to Launch NYC Tech Incubator With $100 Million Investment Fund | Fast Companyhttp://ow.ly/4s3Yj
  • Did you know the word gullible is not in wikipedia?
  • Make Serendipity Work for You - Harvard Business Review http://ow.ly/4aeH9
  • Notes on Creativity and Design from the notebook of Brendan Dawes http://ow.ly/4areN
  • Famous Objects from Classic Movieshttp://ow.ly/4aq7j Can you name the movie from the object? Great game.
  • The power of lonely - The Boston Globehttp://ow.ly/4lYGj what we do better without other people around.
  • Picture Book Timeline http://ow.ly/4aq2z
  • A Teen Eye for Design | Fast Companyhttp://ow.ly/4lHsw What would happen if design were taught in middle school.
  • Douglas Adams Brilliant Insight http://ow.ly/1bZYO6
  • Jesting Our Limits: Do April Fools’ Day Pranks Alienate or Engage People?: Scientific Americanhttp://ow.ly/4r2tH
  • The naysayers - Everybody’s wrong about something… http://ow.ly/4ava9
  • Norman Mailer and Marshall McLuhan expound on violence, alienation and the electronic envelope.http://ow.ly/4av01
  • Popular Science iPad Edition Has Sold 10,000 Subscriptions http://ow.ly/4qvtf
  • Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Wants to Make Service More Mainstream - WSJ http://ow.ly/4qvol
  • Starbucks + Seattle’s Best Coffee @ The Dieline Conference http://ow.ly/4quNM Two sessions looking at two coffee rebrands.
  • A First Look Inside the Virgin Galactic Spaceship -http://ow.ly/4quoj
  • Be Less Self-Centered to Be More Creative, Study Says | BNET http://ow.ly/4ae49
  • BPS Research Digest: One nagging thing you still don’t understand about yourself http://ow.ly/4aoGz
  • The 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Appshttp://ow.ly/1bZfqj
  • Did You Know It’s World Backup Day: Here’s How to Avoid Inevitable Disasters http://ow.ly/4qpC7
  • Adobe demos Photoshop for iPad with real layer support. http://ow.ly/4qpoI
  • Google Has an Answer to Facebook’s Like Button. Now All It Needs is an Answer to Facebookhttp://ow.ly/4pZWr
  • Infographic of the Day: The Next 25 Years in Emerging Tech | Co.Design http://ow.ly/4auMW
  • 6 Simple Yoga Stretches for Daily De-Stressing :: The 99 Percent http://ow.ly/4auEJ
  • The Art of Immersion: Why Do We Tell Stories? | Wired.com http://ow.ly/4amG1
  • Why the Basis of the Universe Isn’t Matter or Energy—It’s Data http://ow.ly/4pmqK
  • This is not porn - Rare and beautiful celebrity photoshttp://ow.ly/4adEO
  • Here’s What You Do If Locked in a Vegas Hotel With a $150K Slo-Mo Video Camera http://ow.ly/1bYrcW
  • Time Warner Cable Defends Streaming to iPad - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/4pmoF
  • YouTube Blog: 33 million streams in 189 countries around the world: The YouTube Symphony Orchestra Grand Finale http://ow.ly/4pmmd
  • Method & Craft http://ow.ly/4ashz Consider this site the DVD extras of design.
  • C3 Research Memo (2010): Online Advertising - The New Magic by Ravi Inukonda with Daniel Pereira http://ow.ly/4lXNI
  • Sleep Quality May Be Tied to Covert Brain Wave | Wired.com http://ow.ly/4arMr
  • Delivering the Speech of Your Life - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review http://ow.ly/4alQX
  • Why Man Creates by Saul Bass, 1968http://ow.ly/1bXLXm
  • SelectOut | Open Online Privacy - opt out of being tracked online http://ow.ly/4owFY /via @brainpicker
  • 60 speakers in 60 minutes- today during The Future of Marketing micro-conference webcast at 1pm EST:http://ow.ly/4oGBu
  • Amazon Unveils Cloud-Based Music Servicehttp://ow.ly/4oGhZ Getting there before Apple’s rumored “music locker.”
  • JavaScript Creator And Mozilla CTO Brendan Eich To Advise Ajax.org http://ow.ly/4oFZf
  • Unarmed but still Dangerous - Dealing with Internet Trolls - the Cognitive Therapy Approachhttp://ow.ly/4adhi
  • Enhancing Music Albums for the iPad - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/4oaVO
  • Internet Architect Paul Baran Dies at 84 | Wired.comhttp://ow.ly/4o8mw
  • 35+ Usability Resources for Web Designers – DesignM.ag http://ow.ly/4adwI
  • Typography Deconstructed | A comprehensive guide to the anatomy of type. http://ow.ly/48YzQ
  • From the first email through the WELL and USENET: a pre-history of social networking http://ow.ly/4nThi
  • Mind vs. Machine - The Atlantic http://ow.ly/48Qmb When technology changes what it means to be human.
  • The Music Box - What happens when a great dancer writes, directs and performs in a short filmhttp://ow.ly/1bX4Ph
  • Examining The Design Process: Clichés and Idea Generation - Smashing Magazine http://ow.ly/446Mk
  • Who Do You Follow? - 140 Best Twitter Feeds - TIME http://ow.ly/4nKkg
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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Week's Links (3/27/11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@smartercreative) this week:

  • What we learned this week http://ow.ly/1bWNXo
  • Imaginary Foundation: Autistic boy of twelve develops his own version of theory of relativity.http://ow.ly/4nefi /via @brainpicker
  • Morgan Spurlock Is With the Brand | Fast Companyhttp://ow.ly/4n5J7
  • LinkedIn: 100 million members and counting… (infographic) http://ow.ly/4ned5 
  • 40K Books: 99-Cent Essays by Million-Dollar Authors | Brain Pickings http://ow.ly/4n5HM 
  • Think Quarterly - Google’s Publication UK Edition, soon coming to the US. Available as a PDF.http://ow.ly/4n5CM 
  • Inkling signs with major publishers to bring 100 textbooks to iPad by 2012, no actual ink — Engadgethttp://ow.ly/4n0zd 
  • De Condimentis: Butter | HiLobrowhttp://ow.ly/48Q3h You really don’t know butter. 
  • New Electrode Tech Could Recharge Batteries in Two Minutes | Gadget Lab http://ow.ly/4lJsn 
  • Tools for creating ideas http://ow.ly/48GoY 
  • Reach, Design Across The Social Spectrum - Graphic Design Conference - April 2, 2011 - Princeton University http://ow.ly/4lXdn 
  • In honor of Spring coming (eventually): The Physics of The Flower’s Bloom http://ow.ly/4k1nS 
  • CBS: Viewers’ Age and Sex Shouldn’t Matter to Marketers - Advertising Age http://ow.ly/4lG95 
  • Nerve-Electronic Hybrid Could Meld Mind and Machine | Wired.com http://ow.ly/4jWAN 
  • World’s Most Admired Companies 2011: Best in Innovation - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.comhttp://ow.ly/4lXvP 
  • Disney’s Imagineers On Sound Designhttp://ow.ly/1bVAXW 
  • Brainstorming 2.0: Making Ideas That Really Happen :: The 99 Percent http://ow.ly/447mL 
  • SXSW: What ARG Makers Can Learn from UI Designers « Culture Hacker http://ow.ly/4lXTq 
  • How to say ‘Peace’ in 100+ languageshttp://ow.ly/47i9d 
  • Magazines’ New Rules for Counting Digital Sales - Advertising Age http://ow.ly/4lY0u 
  • Brain Light Bulb http://ow.ly/4lWPU Absolutely love this. 
  • Conversation, discovery and reputation: tools for navigating the age of abundance « Planning in High Heels http://ow.ly/4lW5O 
  • “VANISHED”: Smithsonian and MIT to Launch Sci-Fi Infused Interactive Mystery Event | MIT Comparative Media Studies http://ow.ly/4lQEv 
  • Google Appears Ready to Publish U.S. Version of Think Quarterly Magazine | MediaWorks - Advertising Age http://ow.ly/4lJqv 
  • An Illustrated Guide - short reviews of notable picture books. http://ow.ly/48Gno 
  • Le Flaneur: Time Lapse Video of Paris Without the People http://ow.ly/1bV8df 
  • Color: Trojan horse photo startup - Fortune Techhttp://ow.ly/4lEZj What likely lies behind Bill Nguyen’s whimsical new iPhone app. 
  • How to Kick Ass on Kickstarter: An Interview with Frank Chimero - GOOD http://ow.ly/4lLas 
  • Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It) http://ow.ly/47icb 
  • Wall Street Journal offering single issue downloads for the iPad | Macworld http://ow.ly/4lGTR 
  • Slaughter the Sacred Cows by Sally Hogsheadhttp://ow.ly/1bV182 
  • Four lines of code is all it takes for The New York Times’ paywall to come tumbling down » Nieman Journalism Lab http://ow.ly/4lEmD 
  • Top 6 Help Design Patterns for iPhone Apps | inspireUX http://ow.ly/44oyC 
  • 3 Iconic Film Directors Interpret Classic Operas | Brain Pickings http://ow.ly/4lDyF 
  • Behind the Veil: Questions About Art Authentication | By James Panero - WSJ.com http://ow.ly/4lBWT 
  • emazekraker - Web Wireframe Kit http://ow.ly/44orm 
  • The School of Life : Mark Vernon on Doubthttp://ow.ly/47caW Do you suffer from the ‘disease of doubt’? 
  • Best of Digital News Design Winners – The Society for News Design http://ow.ly/4hX7B 
  • How Kickstarter Became a Lab for Daring Prototypes and Ingenious Products http://ow.ly/4ijnn 
  • The Corporate Pursuit of Happiness | Fast Company http://ow.ly/47b8F 
  • Paramount Movie World Premiere on BitTorrent: PR Stunt or the Future? | Fast Companyhttp://ow.ly/4hW0J 
  • Architecture and Design Film Festivalhttp://ow.ly/44sqJ 
  • Polaroid and Apple: Innovation Through Mental Invention | Fast Company http://ow.ly/4jX3X 
  • Apple’s Jonathan Ive: How did a British polytechnic graduate become its design genius?http://ow.ly/4jWUo 
  • The Happiness Project: 10 Tips to Beat Clutter…in Less Than 5 Minutes. http://ow.ly/44ovd 
  • Amazon Launches Its Own Android App Storehttp://ow.ly/4k1iC 
  • First Look: Firefox 4 Web browser Reviewhttp://ow.ly/4k1d6 
  • New Chameleon project helps developers port iOS apps to the Mac http://ow.ly/4k1by 
  • Scott Adams Blog: Happiness Engineeringhttp://ow.ly/4jWJU 
  • Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Harvard Business Review http://ow.ly/475S2 
  • Exploring and Defining Influence: A New Study Brian Solis http://ow.ly/44spA 
  • The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Consumer Products | Fast Company http://ow.ly/4hVZS 
  • Paula Scher: Who Gives The Best Info? A Short History Of Information Design http://ow.ly/44sng 
  • Brain’s ‘Reward Center’ Reacts to Bad Experiences Too | Psych Central News http://ow.ly/44jLj 
  • Tom Moon, a Critic, Returns to His Music Roots - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/4js9Z 
  • How Bill Gates’ Favorite Teacher Wants to Disrupt Education | Fast Company http://ow.ly/44osS 
  • Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011http://ow.ly/4hVsP 
  • An Illustrated Guide to the Science of Influence & Persuasion | SEOmoz http://ow.ly/44oku 
  • In a continent with few computers and little electricity, a smartphone is a potential revolution. Digital Africa http://ow.ly/4hGke 
  • 5 Manifestos for Art, Life & Business :: The 99 Percent http://ow.ly/4ix9i 
  • How the Internet Gets Inside Us : The New Yorkerhttp://ow.ly/44odr 
  • Girl Walks Into a Bar - The first major movie made for and released on YouTube. http://ow.ly/4fjgB 
  • MoMA | On Line- Drawing Through The 20th Century http://ow.ly/4hG2y 
  • “Cure for the Common Font” — A Web Designer’s Introduction to Typeface Selection http://ow.ly/4ix74 
  • 6 Recent Innovations From Starbuckshttp://ow.ly/4fkHk 
  • Brilliant statistician Hans Rosling will be live online from 11:30am-1:30pm EST in the TED Conversations space at http://on.ted.com/AskHans 
  • Kansas City Library Transforms Parking Lot Into Giant Bookshelf http://ow.ly/1bRx5V 
  • Five and a Half Habits of Highly Effective Designers - Smashing Magazine http://ow.ly/446Oj
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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Week's Links (3/20/11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@smartercreative) this week:

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Week's Links (3/13/11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@smartercreative) this week:

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Week's Links (3/6/11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@smartercreative) this week:

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.