archie's Press
ALWAYS MAKING BETTER STUFF
at W+K 12 in Portland.
@archiespress
see my work at:
www.archiespress.com
my brain also works at:
dazzletickle.tumblr.com
&
tisky.tumblr.com
buy my stuff at:
www.archiespress.etsy.com
Your Face Or Mine - by Wackystuff
a la facebook.
Here’s a photographer I just discovered named Matt Hass. I mean. Whoa my god.
I want to do more of these.
InspIRING.
Lewis Hine. Child Labor..
Cowbird makes me happier than Instagram.
If you didn’t know, people are using the internet to tell stories. A lot of stories. Some of them are called Posts. Some of them are called tweets. And almost all of them are very short.
Cowbird is not for that super-quick, wholly meaningless banter that you usually stumble upon while riding the bus or in-between coffee breaks. Instead, it allows people to tell complete stories to convey the writer/speaker’s voice.
It’s the brainchild of Jonathan Harris, a guy who does tons of web stuff, ripping apart the assumption that it’s a totally cold medium. To understand what I’m getting at, here’s his story called patience. It’s hilarious and you would never have the patience to listen to it anywhere else online. Somehow it all works to keep you engaged and relaxed in the discovery of new perspectives. You don’t “like” stories on Cowbird. You Love them. People are more drawn to “loved” stories because they are good, not as a means to inspire a popularity index.
I requested an invitation to start sharing some work earlier tonight. I hope they answer me soon.
He has a bajillion other projects that also amazing: www.number27.org
(Source: onlunar)
John Cleese gives a really great lecture about creativity. The Dutch subtitles are meant to popen your mind.
Here’s what I learned from it:
Open your mind to find the solution. Then close it to make it happen. Close it long enough to see it take shape. Then open it again to see if it can be improved. Relax the muscles in your forehead. Feel the space in your brain expand. Then sharpen up. Focus in and explode on the project. Get it done quickly. Execution is 1/10 of the project.
Find some people who you feel comfortable with and can trust. Let them trust you. Get behind their ideas by asking questions like “What if”, “Can you imagine” and “Did you consider”. People that you can trust are your most valuable tools to turn good ideas into great ideas.
Be funny at the beginning of a brainstorming session or meeting. This lets people open up to you and to each other. Humor is the fastest and easiest way to make that happen.
You are going to make a lot of mistakes, but they are stepping stones to the answer. Consider them necessary absurdities.
Take time to ponder. That’s the only time when your mind is open enough to find the answer. A trusting buddy is what you need to make it worthwhile time.
In japanese meetings, the most junior people in the meeting are the first to speak about their ideas. This is to ensure that their potentially innovative ideas are not overshadowed by a senior person’s clout.
(Source: andren)
Yesterday was a fucking amazing day at 12. We came together, did a rad project, and will bring the whole agency together for a celebration. One of the best days ever.
Another letter to mum, this time on a very rarely used portland map card I made a few years ago.
I wrote this letter with a Wacom board. It made no sense. I guess that’s why electronic mail or “E-Mail” is a cold, dry medium that will inevitably ravage our souls.
