Here is a good discussion on how to build brands in the days of social media.
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Edith Piaf as a child
I recently discovered Louis Boudreault in Iles de la Madeleine a la Cafe de la Grave. I recognized his work, as I had seen it once previously in a gallery in the Westmount area of Montreal. Boudreault uses a mixture of painting and drawing to recreate people like Andy Warhol, Edith Piaf, John F. Kennedy and Einstein as children. It is interesting to see the innocence and wonder in their eyes, knowing the impact they would later have on our lives. Here is a link that features some of his work.
This year’s PSFK Conference New York is on April 2nd at the Jewish Heritage Center in Battery Park. I went last year and although it was only one day, it was a connection hub of trends and ideas. Many of the trends I was not aware of, as I was new to PSFK, but over the year, I saw many of these ideas that we spoke about take hold. This year’s conference will be set within more challenging times, so the creative ideas should offer even more poignancy and immediacy with pressure for authenticity.
http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/announcing-psfk-conference-new-york-2009.html
And to bring you up to speed, here are all the videos online from previous conferences. http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/every-single-psfk-conference-video-now-online.html
www.gapingvoid.com – humor and creativity
www.micropersuasion.com – ideas you can use immediately
www.techcrunch.com – up to the minute news about technology
www.theiphoneblog.com – the latest iphone app news
www.mashable.com – generally interesting news that turns out to be useful
www.psfk.com – a connection to one of the most relevant trends organizations
Tags: Architecture, design
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If you are a Tom Waits fan…you will enjoy the brilliance of this clip. If you are not…or don’t know him, you will thinks he’s a bit crazy. I am a fan…saw him in concert in Toronto and was transformed by his genius to weave a story. He is not just a storyteller, he is a story architect. He is a good study for a writer…he constructs a story like a building…using theatre, music, spoken word and the preconceived constructs of our mind.
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NYC knows probably better than most places how to promote their city to tourists. This is just one example of the videos featured on YouTube which asks the locals what they love to do in NYC. It’s so simple and perfect. I can’t wait to go back…and check out the places the locals love.
