Carmen's New Media Blog (102B)

Monday, February 9, 2009

Joey Roth's Sorapot

This video features design Joey Roth and his "Sorapot."

I thought Joey's teapot had a great look to it, and the fact that it's so funtional (like, the inside can come out so that you can wash it) is great. My entire family are huge tea enthusiasts, but they hate teabags, so this would be something that everyone can enjoy.

What Happened At TED.

Article link: What Happened At TED.

In this article, Bruce talks about what happened at TED, which stands for conference Technology, Entertainment and Design. TED is a conference that is held in Palm Springs. This year, the conference was offering "both optimism and new ways of thinking and solving".

Bruce briefly wondered if there was "too much optimism at TED this year" but he also said that at Davos, a conference in Switzerland running at the same time, was a little negative, with its "unprecedented gloom about the global economy."

It just made me think that most people go for optimism or pessimism, and we always forget about the realists in the middle.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Sculptural Bookends That Blossom From Single Piece of Wood

Article link: Sculptural Bookends That Blossom From Single Piece of Wood

This article is about bookends by Seth Rolland, a woodworker who makes furniture, who made these amazing looking bookends.

I find these amazing to look at. Seth says he was inspired "by natural forms and the way they move" when he made these bookmarks. I'm not sure I see that, but I do agree that they have a certain movement to them.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Snow Logo

Article link: Snow logo

This article is half about the recent snowfall in London and a marketing technique that was used. According to the website, "Early yesterday morning, Curb the creative media solutions agency delivered an extremely quick-hit ‘snow tagging’ campaign for Extreme (the sports channel and high energy lifestyle brand) – in the London snow." The result is in the picture.

I find this comparable to viral marketing, which are marketing techniques that basically get to the target audience in every way possible: word-of-mouth, videos, games, books, software, images, and sometimes even text messages. Now, can snow printing be added to the list? Logos in the snow can grab some people's interests, but make others lose focus.

Tomorrow Partners: "Hello, New" video

Article link: Tomorrow Partners: "Hello, New" video

This article is about a video on the Tomorrow Partners website which celebrates the power of "new." Tomorrow is a company of senior level print and web designers.

I really liked this video because it was cute and fun to watch.