Archive for January, 2008

Injuries …. oh the places you won’t go

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Seems obvious that war photographers are by far those that sustain the most frequent and severe injuries among us. The work that they do is unparalleled in terms of risk and exposure. That is only confirmed with the frequency, particularly these conflicted days, that the media brings to light stories on wounded or missing journalists. [...]

Ice Cube on Web 2.0

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

If you’re an admirer of Russel Simmons then this interview with Ice Cube on Brandweek might peak your interest in the NWA original. Ice Cube clearly is careful with his business forays and much more intentioned then the average joe. His views on reputation and quality are right on the money.
In short, he’s working with [...]

“Paris Hilton is some sort of branding genius. She inspires me.”

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Witty Q & A in Fast Company with recent Montana guest speaker Alex Bogusky Chief Creative Officer of Crispin Porter + Bogusky. CP+B “has made a name for itself with its unique, irreverent style” for brands like Volkswagen, Burger King and Nike from offices in Miami and Boulder.
His views into branding are stimulating as you [...]

“Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike” or Stay Uncomfortable

Friday, January 11th, 2008

“IT’S a pickle of a paradox: As our knowledge and expertise increase, our creativity and ability to innovate tend to taper off. Why? Because the walls of the proverbial box in which we think are thickening along with our experience.”
This according to writer Janet Rae-Dupree for The NY Times in a piece at the turn [...]

Keep ‘em all and sort ‘em later

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Going through older work including slides from more than a decade ago and keep hearing the voices of archiving. “Hey Heath, the best way to be a better shooter is to get a larger garbage can”, ie, edit, edit, edit (and trash the rest) and the polar opposite of “there’s still 100+ GB of [...]

2008 :: Fresh Site, New Blog

Friday, January 4th, 2008

After working on the new site and blog for the past few months everything’s finally come together. What you have here in front of you is a large collaboration and I’m indebted to Neon Sky Creative Media for all their work. Jayson, Erin, Aleece and Brandon were good enough to assimilate a barrage of ideas [...]