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Trying Not to Try: How to Cultivate the Paradoxical Art of Spontaneity Through the Chinese Concept of Wu-Wei
article from here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/21/trying-not-to-try-slingerland/ by Maria Popova “Our modern conception of human excellence is too often impoverished, cold, and bloodless. Success does not always come from thinking more rigorously or striving harder.” […]
Fictitious Dishes: Elegant and Imaginative Photographs of Meals from Famous Literature
full article here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/16/fictitous-dishes-dinah-fried-book/ by Maria Popova From James Joyce to Maurice Sendak, by way of weep-worthy jelly and gifted chickens. Food and literature have a long and arduous relationship, from the Artists’ […]
Typography tutorials
original article: http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/typography-tutorials-1232719 The basics 01. Typography in ten minutes He acknowledges that it’s a bold claim, but Matthew Butterick reckons that if you take ten minutes to learn and follow five […]
‘Hoodies, louts, scum’: how media demonises teenagers
Research finds negative stories in the press make teenage boys frightened of each other. BY RICHARD GARNER , EDUCATION EDITOR Friday 13 March 2009 The portrayal of teenage boys as “yobs” in […]
Awesome Additions – What Television Can Teach Magazines and Magazine Media.
I strongly recommend you read the whole blog: http://mrmagazine.wordpress.com/ It has great articles on magazines print and digital, etc. February 14, 2014 Be sure to check out the best Valentine’s […]
Our crazy obsession – Television Reality Shows
Our CRAZY Obsession “Lifestyle is a sub-genre of reality television in as much as it feautures ‘real’ people in real locations undergoing ‘real’ trauma” (Holmes, 173) “In the […]
Animated gifs
Artistul digital Paolo Ceric continua sa scoata unele dintre cele mai elegante și bizare gif-uri pe care le-am văzut în ultima vreme. Artistul croat se bazează pe softuri cum ar […]
14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge: A Timeless Guide from 1936
entire article here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/04/22/14-ways-to-acquire-knowledge-james-mangan-1936/ by Maria Popova “Writing, to knowledge, is a certified check.” The quest for intellectual growth and self-improvement through education has occupied yesteryear’s luminaries like Bertrand Russelland modern-day thinkers like Sir […]
Scott Belsky on How to Avoid Idea Plateaus
entire article and a video here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/03/18/scott-belsky-idea-plateaus/ by Maria Popova “Ideas are cheap and abundant,” proclaimed legendary management consultant and self-described social ecologist Peter Drucker, “what is of value is the effective […]
Media Convergence – Opportunities and Challenges
I strongly recommend this blog, please read more here: http://mconvergence.wordpress.com/, it has very useful articles about media convergence and technology. Posted: December 12, 2011 in Future of Media Convergence Tags: audience participation, internet mediums, social […]
What Does the Color of Your Logo Say About Your Business? (Infographic)
BY KATE TAYLOR | March 21, 2014| Article from: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232401 Close your eyes and picture McDonald’s famous golden arches. Now, imagine if they had been gray. Would the burger chain be the international success […]
Digital Paper from Sony
for more here: http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/show-digitalpaper/resource.solutions.bbsccms-assets-show-digitalpaper-digitalpaper.shtml?PID=I:digitalpaper:digitalpaper In a world overwhelmed with paper, Sony introduces a revolutionary new way to work. Digital Paper from Sony, in conjunction with a document management solution, gives […]
10 Royalty Free Music Sites Every Online Video Creator Should Know
Megan O’Neill on February 10, 2011 10:30 AM http://socialtimes.com/royalty-free-music_b37470 Finding free, legal music for your online videos can be difficult. As an online video creator you want the perfect soundtrack for […]
Portraits of Celebrities at Oscars After Party
Pour Vanity Fair, le photographe américain Mark Seliger a fait de jolis portraits des célébrités présentes lors de la cérémonie des Oscars 2014. Après la cérémonie, Bill Murray, Samuel Lee Jackson, Naomi […]
Audience reacts to news
David Cameron Tweeted the Dumbest Pictures Ever, and the Internet Ripped Him For It By Eileen Shim March 6, 2014 While David Cameron isn’t exactly the trendiest world leader, he got his […]
News company – illegal phone interceptions
Rebekah Brooks Trial: 9 Questions You Were Too Afraid to Ask By Alexandra Ma September 9, 2013 On Monday, the Rebekah Brooks trial over the 2011 phone-hacking scandal in the UK will begin. It’s […]
The Innovation of Loneliness – social networks
The Innovation of Loneliness from Shimi Cohen PLUS 7 months ago NOT YET RATED What is the connection between Social Networks and Being Lonely? Quoting the words of Sherry Turkle from her TED talk […]
Romanian mass media moguls (RO)
7 stăpâni ai României: cu nume prenume și firmă! By radu on February 8, 2014 Întreaga mass-media națională este controlată și condusă din umbră de către 7 mari magnați evrei, maeștri […]
A Visual History of Computing
December 11, 2013 | By David Wallace Akita takes a look back at the technological advancements of the last decade, since the first electronic programmable computer was built in 1943, which is exactly […]
The codes of gender Movie
YEAR : 2009 / 1 part (75 min) Written and directed by MEF Executive Director Sut Jhally, The Codes of Gender applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman’s groundbreaking analysis of advertising […]
A new genre of cinematic poetry
A Solitary World: A Breathtaking Homage to H.G. Wells from a New Genre of Cinematic Poetry by Maria Popova “What is this spirit in man that urges him forever to depart […]
WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD OF DISTRIBUTION
by Peter Broderick (First appeared in indieWIRE, September 16 & 17, 2008) Welcome to the New World of Distribution. Many filmmakers are emigrating from the Old World, where they have […]
Paramount Drops Film Distribution – Will rely solely on digital presentation
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) In another sign that film is rapidly shrinking from the filmmaking formula,Paramount Pictures has announced that it will cease distributing film prints in the United States. The […]
The 25 Greatest Cinematographers In Film History
07 March 2014 Features, People Lists by Brian White Cinematographers – or ‘directors of photography’, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing – have been the unsung heroes of cinema since […]
4K technology for movies
This is an e-mail received from ShutterStock concerning the new 4K technology used in video production. 4K is quickly becoming an industry standard for capturing and displaying video. With four […]
Gender Stereotypes
It is important to discuss potential reasons behind the maintenance of gender stereotypes. An important influence on gender stereotypes arises from parents. From a young age parents might expect different […]
Lucky boy raised without gender stereotypes
Lucky boy raised without gender stereotypes Five-year-old Sasha Laxton has enjoyed an early childhood divorced from the crippling expectation of how boys and girls ought to behave. Hamleys Toy Shop, […]
Why emerging designers should use fashion films
‘The film portrays the magical-mythical side of Estonia as well as the inspiration behind the designers’ collections.’ Photo by Jana Solom, used with permission. London’s International Fashion Showcase started this week, so […]
Photoshooting tips
Some tips on photoshootings. Thank you http://bodmincollegemedia.blogspot.com/ for the links. Photography Even though editing can correct some basic issues, in order to get top marks and make professional images it […]
Example of answers in the OCR Media Studies exam
A/S Exam Exemplars List of terms to know
Graphic Designer – magazine production process
Creating a magazine: stage three reviewed in more detail Earlier this month I was commissioned by the people at Sync City magazine to art direct and design their exciting […]
Move – creative video – one second in various locations
MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.
The future according to Samsung
Samsung imagines that one day its screens will be on everything from coffee mugs to car windows. The following concept video shows how that could happen. The video touches on […]
Photoshop Live
Very good idea and nicely done:
Haul videos
THE BIG HAUL: Teenage YouTube Superstar Bethany Mota Has More Fans Than Vogue And A Fashion Line Of Her Own Any discussion of Bethany Mota, 18, social media goddess […]
Animated paintings 2.5D effect
Using the 2.5D effect, Rino Stefano Tagliafierro brought these paintings to life from Caravaggio to Rubens This is a tutorial on how to create that effect: And further […]
Winter Olympics 2014 Trailer BBC Sport
Afin de mettre en avant le fait que les prochains Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver de Sochi (7 au 23 février) seront diffusés sur ses canaux, BBC Sport a demandé a Tomasz Bagiński de […]
Blurb EBook
Another e-mail from Blurb, about e-books now. Read also the interview that is featured below on the left side “The art of the ebook” : https://www.blurb.com/newsletters/think-outside-the-book?utm_source=MAR-542&utm_medium=email&utm_content=12am-01_14_14-body&utm_campaign=011014US_MAR542&ce=email_general. Novels, children’s books, […]
Film blog- very good web reference
http://itpworld.wordpress.com/author/venicelion/ A comprehensive blog on ” Discussing everything that isn’t Hollywood (and a little that is)” Very many good resources, articles and texts about films. I totally recommend it.
Newspaper Club- print your own newspaper
http://www.newspaperclub.com/ “About Newspaper Club Newspaper Club is a service to help anyone make and print their own newspapers. Our mission is to give people the tools to turn whatever they […]
Website with best short movies
Welcome to FILMSshort, showing only the very best shorts from around the world: http://www.filmsshort.com/
New approach: making TV Series available on Youtube
Watch ‘Girls’ Season 3 On YouTube Thanks HBO. The two-part premiere episodes of HBO’s Girls will be uploaded on YouTube, just 12 hours after its TV debut. WTF is this? We’re not […]
Future of Media Video: Google Takes Over the World by 2050
Davide Casaleggio sent a tip to Read/WriteWeb about a video his company produced exploring the future of media. It is a very cool 6-minute video, which takes some educated (and […]
Photoshop is boring
In this video David Hockney meditates on the concept of seeing. On depicting spring, on Picasso’s owl that thrills us, on Photoshop and on why magazine images today are so […]
6 Things the Film Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About
You may already be a film industry cynic. Maybe you think Hollywood is a barren wasteland, devoid of creativity and originality. Maybe you’re sick of seeing talented people get ignored […]
Ways of presenting your work
There are various types of presenting own ideas or work. 1. TED: TEDx Talks are a showcase for speakers presenting well-formed ideas in under 18 minutes. If you haven’t seen […]
Visual effects in movies
Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality on-screen in movies like […]
Movie blogs: an engaging marketing tool for audiences
Movie blogs are a great marketing tool for movies as they engage audience before even theh movie was launched and build interest for the future movie. In the same time. […]
A look into the movie audience: Thor, The Dark World
Entertainment marketers seek to understand why viewers go to the movies, what movies bring them there, and ultimately, what about the movie brings them back for more. Can marketers use […]
Fashion short presentation films
Fashion Film shot in São Paulo for Studio Swine’s ‘Buttons’. studioswine.com Buttons are an entirely new kind of fashion accessory developed by Studio Swine. Entirely detachable button covers plated in […]
Screenwriter Damon Lindelof extended interview – On The Verge
Screenwriter and producer Damon Lindelof sits down with Josh Topolsky to talk about Prometheus, Lost, sci-fi, and viral content.
Representation of gender in the media
The Representation Project is a movement that uses film and media content to expose injustices created by gender stereotypes and to shift people’s consciousness towards change. Interactive campaigns, strategic partnerships […]
Photoshop for fashion illustration: It’s easier than you think
I don’t really fancy this style of fashion illustration but it might be a start. Explore this course at lynda.com. If you learned to draw with a pencil, it can […]
Electronic paper and impact on print industry
An in-depth look at e-paper technology and its impact on the publishing industry: A playlist with various short videos which present the new technology of electronic paper: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpu1IPkB2-bm3CqXxeZaWQ
Books in the digital age – Bookfighting
Let’s start with Bookfighting! In 2005, the French made the news all over the world when they installed book-vending machines in the streets of Paris. A few years later, they are literally […]
Remix Culture & Copyright
Good Copy Bad Copy, A documentary about the current state of copyright and culture, is a documentary about copyright and culture in the context of Internet, peer-to-peer file sharing […]
Movie promotion visual materials
Some ideas related to graphci design in movie promotion visual materials.
Old Dogs, New Tricks: the many modern forms of film and their audiences
A lecture on Film Audience, it’s a MUST. It presents very efectively the history of film and its’ audience throughout the technological progress. Based on his extensive research into contemporary […]
Talks on Video Games
Video Games can help us learn skills that we cannot acquire in any other way. Here are some talks on how important video games are in our world and what […]
Some Ted Talks on fashion
Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion’s free culture Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion and creativity
Typography & the anatomy of a typeface
What You Should Know About Web Typography That Will Make You A Better Designer Posted by Jenna Curry on February 6, 2013 “Typography exists to honor content.” —Robert Bringhurst “Designers can create […]
Other video works done by students from Long Road
The Vimeo Channel of LongRoad Applied Media Diploma Course https://vimeo.com/user2347984/videos/sort:date
Magazine Reader profile
http://hellomagazinemediapack.com/the-reader/ Example of a reaer profile, lifestyle reports, demographics and about audiences. THE READER HELLO! reaches 1.3 million adults in the UK every week. Read predominantly by women (89%), it is […]
Goodbye cameras
This past October, just before the leaves changed, I went on a six-day hike through the mountains of Wakayama, in central Japan, tracing the path of an ancient imperial pilgrimage […]
There’s too much stuff. We live in a stuff-a-lanche. It’s time for a cultural diet
I want to be told what to read, watch and listen to Charlie Brooker The Guardian, Monday 5 October 2009 Books . . . literature or wall insulation? Photograph: Asger Carlsen/Getty […]
The advent of photography as proof and instagram
To Instagram or Not to Instagram? by Jillian Steinhauer on December 11, 2013 http://hyperallergic.com/97890/to-instagram-or-not-to-instagram Clamoring crowds around the Mona Lisa (photo by Harald Groven, via Flickr) One of the stories making the rounds in […]
Obama picture remixed – transformed in meme
This Is What The Internet Did To A Photo Of Obama Shooting A Gun The White House asked that the picture not be photoshopped. The internet responded with… this. The White House […]
“Selfie”- the word of 2013
Selfie is Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year Ubiquitous noun for social media self-portraits faces down newly discovered cute mammal the olinguito in annual contest Link to video: #Thinkfluencer episode […]
The Intriguing Tale Behind The Famous Hollywood Sign
It’s recognised throughout the world as an American cultural icon that defines the movie industry. The Hollywood sign, is located on Mount Lee, high up along the Hollywood Hills which […]
Visual mess- how to create “clean” and effective design
taken from here: http://www.visualmess.com/#sec1.1 Preface If you’re like most people, you feel like a baby when it comes to visual design. You sometimes have a vague sense of what you want, […]
Short films – selfportraits
In oglinda scurtmetrajului Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 08:59 Fascinatia sinelui povestita in 10 scurtmetraje 10 regizori au pornit in cautarea sinelui cu instrumente si limbaje diferite iar noi ne-am ales cu […]
Short films – unusual and creative ideas
10 lucruri curioase despre scurtmetraj Sunday, 15 December 2013, 09:57 Ca orice alt gen cinematografic, scurtmetrajul a adunat cateva lucruri curioase de-a lungul istoriei sale. 16 mesaje ascunse intr-un film […]
We can always learn from the classics
http://www.openculture.com/2011/12/free_charlie_chaplin_films_on_the_web.html 65 Free Charlie Chaplin Films Online A few things to know about Charlie Chaplin. He starred in over 80 films, reeling off most during the silent film era. In […]
About logo design | PBS Offbook series
Meanings in logos:
The basics of design
http://justcreative.com/2008/06/13/how-to-design-learn-the-basics/ Want to know how to design? Then you should learn the basics of design. The basic elements of design include colour, line, shape, scale, space, texture and value and these are […]
The lost principles of design
http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/the-lost-principles-of-design/ The Lost Principles of Design By Chad Engle The Lost Principles of Design In the instant age that design has evolved into recently many of us often stray away […]
The death of photography: are camera phones destroying an artform?
Taken from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/13/death-of-photography-camera-phones?CMP=fb_gu The death of photography: are camera phones destroying an artform? From presidential selfies to never-ending Instagram feeds, the world is now drowning in images. Celebrated photographers […]
Pantone Color of 2014
http://pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21131 Colour of 2014: Radiant Orchid A short video about physics of colours There is no pink light
Game developing and publishing
List of Video Game Publishers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_publishers List of Video Game Developers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_developers TOP TEN GAME DEVELOPERS: http://www.thetoptens.com/best-video-game-developers/ Other top of game developers This hub is going to list the […]
Video games types
1 Action 1.1 Ball and paddle 1.2 Beat ’em up and hack and slash 1.3 Fighting game 1.4 Maze game 1.5 Pinball game 1.6 Platform game 1.7 Shooter 1.7.1 First-person shooter 1.7.2 MMO FPS 1.7.3 Light gun shooter 1.7.4 Shoot ’em up […]
Assembly: A Survey of Recent Artists’ Film and Video in Britain 2008–2013
Tate Britain Adam Chodzko, “The Pickers” (still), 2009. Film, colour, sound stereo, HD video. Courtesy of the artist and Marlborough Contemporary. © the artist. Assembly: A Survey of Recent Artists’ […]
22 Rules for storytelling from Pixar
http://www.slideshare.net/powerfulpoint/pixar-22rulestophenomenalstorytellingpowerfulpointslideshare?sf19996470=1 #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to […]
Case Study: Scribd Subscription Programme
Here is an e-mail I have received from Scribd, it is about the new subscription programme they have for reading, just like other websites are for music , this is […]
Logo design – tips
Ten logo design tips from the field article taken from http://www.logodesignlove.com, there are many useful resources regarding creating a logo and graphic design in general. I’ve learned from quite a few […]
Great Radio logos from around the world
A selection from across the world which features also Radio Guerilla, a Romanian radio station: http://neatdesigns.net/35-great-radio-logos-from-around-the-world/
Radio Lab
Very good radio show, excellent field recordings mixed with voiceover and effects, take your pick from a range of topics from music, science, psychology. http://www.radiolab.org/
Cover of W magazine by Kusama
this article appeared here http://blogs.artinfo.com/silhouettes/2013/12/02/spotted-george-clooney-by-yayoi-kusama/ Blouin Artinfo http://blogs.artinfo.com/ – good info website about art, fashion, performing arts Spotted: George Clooney by Yayoi Kusama George Clooney, star of such films as Gravity and […]
Movies cinemagraphs
Cinemagraphs from movies : http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/ “Nothing can ever be created or destroyed.” Walkabout (1971) [+] “Some people are worse than children.” Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953) [+] “Me, I don’t talk […]
Case study for printing industry: E-mail from Blurb.com
http://www.blurb.com/ Publish your own books. It’s a whole new world out there in a lot of ways—but the world of indie publishing in particular is changing every […]
Terry Gilliam: The Difference Between Kubrick (Great Filmmaker) and Spielberg (Less So)
Terry Gilliam: The Difference Between Kubrick (Great Filmmaker) and Spielberg (Less So) from openculture.com Terry Gilliam has never tried to hide his feelings about Hollywood. “It’s an abominable place,” […]
Music Industry
London’s oldest record shop and its rare collection of 25,000 albums is being sold on eBay for £300,000. Owner Tim Derbyshire, 59, has decided to sell On The Beat on […]
Good Font, Bad Font: 5 Ways To Tell The Gems From The Junk
http://speckyboy.com/2013/11/14/good-font-bad-font-5-ways-tell-gems-junk/ Type can be confusing for designers today, who have access to thousands upon thousands of different fonts, many of which are free to download and use. This results in […]
Inspiration for Fashion Magazine
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the skull scarf, Alexander McQueen presents an exclusive collaboration with Damien Hirst. The iconic skull scarf has been a signature accessory of the […]
Inkling from WACOM
Inkling. The designer’s tool on the go. Do you start your artwork with pen and paper? But at the same time regret that your work is stuck on paper until […]
Top 10 movies of 2013 by BFI
Here you can see the top 10 Best Films of 2013 created by the British Film Institute – BFI (their website has many resources and articles about film industry and […]
How to publish a magazine
http://money.howstuffworks.com/how-to-publish-magazine.htm The publishing business has a reputation as being a wonderful, glamorous, lucrative business. Nothing can be further from the truth. In reality it’s a difficult, competitive business, which is […]