In search of a face-off.
Zuckerberg plays in a fairly large playground. Then comes the world’s biggest search engine throwing its toys into it shrieking with fun.
Google+ has joined the game. Facebook is watching. Closely.
Confused about the difference? Need a little help with understanding this new addition to the social media playground? Young entrepreneur and businessman, Keith McElwain explains it in a clear and concise way.
His mother taught him to share his toys.
[ Aug 25, 2011 ] What is a hipster?
Are hipsters, baristas working at coffee shops, getting soused at art parties, riding fixed-gears bikes, going vegan, collecting tattoos and wearing vintage band T-shirts, or maybe just a simple black t-shirt marred by a few holes? Are hipsters, an artificial appropriation of different styles from different eras; a culture lost in the superficiality of its past and unable to create any new meaning? Are hipsters, ironic clones of one another? Do hipsters represent the end of Western civilization?
This amazing piece was done for Carolyn Fath over at Isthmus magazine.
You’re a storyteller. A good one. With one very compelling story.
Yours.
Updating your portfolio [be it on your website or other portals] tells a story. It’s about where you’ve been. And where you’re headed. It leaves an imprint of your beginnings with a promising direction to your future.
What makes for a great story for you? One that captures your essence and just says everything about you. Is it a new exciting assignment? Or a personal image that stops us all in our tracks? Perhaps it’s a video that explores a personal journey that continues today? A new commercial for a product or service you proudly endorse? A music video that feeds your creative genius you wouldn’t mind putting your name to?
That story is yours to tell. And tell us you must. Tell your clients. Tell your rep. Tell your mentor. Tell your critics. Just tell the story. We all want to know.
A great story is worth repeating.
The god has risen. He is not happy. What have the mortals done to his beloved Game?
Let Sleeping Gods Lie is the inaugural issue of Man and Ball soccer magazine, a digital UK publication. Its writers – nay, firestarters – have a sense of humor and knowledge of the sport that will get them into trouble – but they will at least get your attention. Addiction has a new face.
Altpick Member Gant Powell has been selected to be one of two illustrators, bringing the interesting, unique articles to big bold life. His decidedly tongue-in-cheek interpretation of the writers’ stories has found a target for a round or two of wit and word. With titles including “On the Pleasure of Hating Jack Wilshere”, “Arsenal’s African Attraction” and “Englishman’s Guide to the Cop Ameria”, it’s a cup of life toast to what is arguably the world’s most beloved sport.
Of course, with a blog named “GantPants“, it all makes sense.
Check out Man and Ball here, where Issue One can be downloaded FREE, and Issue Two: Living On Both Sides Of The Game, is hot off the press and available for only £1.95. They need money for new underwear you know, these lowly writer types.
You know the one. You are on a first-name basis, you are that intimate. To silence or cultivate?
Here’s a thought. Critics don’t change the world. Those who take chances and risk criticism move the world.
Pushing boundaries beyond the possible? Boundaries exist for a reason, no? Should I or shouldn’t I? Is this right? How am I measuring up? Second guessing becomes a new sport. Handy tools of a critic. Wielded with tenacity.
Self-editing before we ever begin our first draft. Why must we impose such hard lines when our creativity flows so much more fluidly without them?
Silence the critic with this: Action. Less talk. More do. It gives us purpose and forces us to be present because of its very immediacy. We cannot do in the past or future. We can only do in the now.
Cultivate the critic with this: Permission. Allow ourselves to fail for this is part and gift-wrapped parcel of the joy of taking risks. Say yes to the moment. Yes, right now. Fall in love with the process of creativity.
Hear the silence?
On Wednesday, we go diving.
Going deep to examine and shed light on your work. That incredible body of work that makes us all say “how did s/he do that?” As much as we enjoy being stunned by art in all its wonderful forms, we want to know the why. The how. The who behind it. What you wore in the creative wrestling of it. And who won.
Or maybe that’s just us.
So we’re asking …
What discoveries of truths in your life have opened a new way to create something original?
Are you content to repeat what’s been created?
Do you like Starbucks, Dunkin or Tim?
Just askin’.
Altpick Library has launched! We are delighted to celebrate our members books. Here are some that were just added:
Lennette Newell’s “Welcome to the World” book is styled as a sweet and simple letter to newborn and introduces the first year splendors.
Brian Smith’s “Art & Soul” is a large-format glossy coffee-table book featuring intimate portraits of celebrities accompanied by personal testimonials from each artist expressing the importance of the arts in our culture.
Amanda Koster’s ” Can I Come With You” illustrates and explains what can be done as it takes the reader through some of her professional forays, photographing personal projects and the work of NGO’s around the globe. 59 photographs taken in Brazil, Kenya, Romania and Morocco.
Rudy Gutierrez illustrated “Papa and Me” about a boy’s special day with his father, recounting their adventures from waking up in the morning until they arrive home in the evening.
View all titles here.
To add your book(s) to the Altpick Library, please contact us at altpick@altpick.com.
Bookworms, rejoice.
There’s something very intriguing about this photo by Mark Peterman.
Is it the 1970’s stereo, the headphones, the leather couch, the vase in the window?
Is it the man? Is it the man wreathed in a random cloud of smoke?
Or perhaps it’s the bold choice of footwear?
The details that makes you want to keep looking. Mark Peterman.
Keep looking here.
Membership has its promising privileges.
Sole possession of a clean towel for the duration of your workout.
Decent leg room.
A champion breakfast thanks to Bacon-of-the-Month. Hmmm. Bacon.
And now this: an Altpick membership. Your career awaits.
A few of the benefits include:
:: Annual membership fee $99.00 US. Unchanged for longer than we can remember.
:: Unlimited portfolio samples, images, video, flash and more. Go post-happy.
:: Up to 10 web links. Your mad creative skills are legend.
:: Change or update your images anytime, 24/7. Your outfit. Your choice.
:: Your news and calendar event posts show up on our front page. Headline, anyone?
:: RSS Feed for Updates, News and Calendar Events. For the in-the-know who wants to know. About you.
:: Stats on visitors. You want to know. Admit it.
:: Custom icons for your portfolio samples. Avatars for your stars.
:: New work you add appears front and center. Hello, homepage.
:: Visitors can save you to a list of favorites. They really like you.
:: Post to Twitter and Facebook right from your Altpick page. Save you a step so you can get busy.
And when you update your page we push a status update to Twitter. We do the same for news items as well. All great ways to stay visible.
Because you are relevant. We say so.
This presentation will examine the concepts and wit behind Wexler’s altered or manufactured realities, and emphasize the creative problem solving behind the realization of his images. From the use of elaborate set fabrications, to the creative and practical decisions behind the integration of digital imaging editing tools, you’ll get an inside look into real secrets of the successful merging of vision and technology.
Photoshop & You
550 Sutter
San Francisco CA
Thursday, August 04, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (PT)
To RSVP click here.
