artists we love :: peter callesen
Peter Callesen’s work is simple in that he uses white A4 printer paper to cut out & build these beautiful sculptures but the process is intricate & brilliant. Please take time to read more about Peter Callesen’s approach and explore the depth of his work on his site.
videos we love :: the story of cap & trade
Annie Leonard does a great job explaining the environmental proposal of Cap & Trade currently being discussed on Capitol Hill & at the UN Climate talks in Copenhagen. It shed much needed light on the industries, figures and corporations (Enron / Goldmand Sachs) who created & support these measures, which include trading carbon pollution! This video breaks down the “devil in the details” and even has great pop-up FAQs on her site. Make sure to check it.
After watching this video, Cap & Trade just seems like another scheme to make the rich richer while exploiting developing countries and leaving them with deep ecological debt. Inform yourself, spread your truth & mobilize for change!
Art We Love :: Jason Eppink – Pixelator
Although the Pixelator public art project has been around for a few years, I think it’s relevant and inspiring enough to share. Jason Eppink, or anyone else who would like to create one, transforms those annoyingly bright LED screens of commercials by subway entrances into beautifully colorful “pixelated” installations. He even has instructions on how to create your own! I love this type of art.
sites we love :: webdesignledger.com
When I first discovered Webdesignledger.com I got really excited, especially when I started clicking around. I’ll let you experience that on your own. In the meantime, I’ll give you a couple of “Best of” entries that were particularly exciting – The Best Free WordPress Themes of 2009 & The Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2009. I also love all the free textures, fonts, tips, inspiration, overall helpful tools for all of us who work in visual digital media. I’m in LOVE with this site!
Additionally, I found a whole other site through WDL where you can create a flash site for free! Take a look at Wix.com and have fun.
Please let us know what you discover & create!
sites we love :: incredibox
I came across this site the other day and haven’t stopped going back since. The concept is super simple. Just log on to Incredibox and click and drag instruments, effects, chorus and percussion onto the little “helpers” and let your inner remixer free. If nothing else, at least when your done with this time killer you’ll have something fun to show for it…
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docs we love :: inside the meltdown
In the last few months we’ve seen our economy plummet right in front of our eyes. Between the burst of the housing bubble and the government takeover of Fannie and Freddie, the collapse of numerous, global financial and insurance companies and ultimately the $700 BILLION bailout, I’m sure your head has probably been spinning as mine has.
This PBS Frontline documentary takes a blow by blow account of how all this transpired the last few months on a national level and how the contagion progressively attacked economies around the world. It is a complicated and terrifying situation that may require you to further explore the Frontline site for perspective and answers.
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