“Why Man Creates" is a 1968 animated short documentary film which discusses the nature of creativity. It was written by Saul Bass and Mayo Simon, and directed by Saul and Elaine Bass.
The movie won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject. An abbreviated version of it ran on the first-ever broadcast of CBS’ 60 Minutes, on September 24, 1968.
Why Man Creates focuses on the creative process and the different approaches taken to that process. It is divided into eight sections: The Edifice, Fooling Around, The Process, Judgment, A Parable, Digression, The Search, and The Mark.
The Symphony of Science is a musical project of John D Boswell, designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. The project owes its existence in large measure to the classic PBS Series Cosmos, by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steve Soter, as well as all the other featured figures and visuals.
Design duo Pamela Campagna and husband Thomas Scheiderbauer of L-able created these two intricate thread portraits using old family photographs. Each piece took nearly a month, beginning with the large family portrait using black thread and moving on to the multi-toned woman.
Born November 18, 1787 Louis Daguerre (complete name Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre) partnered with contemporary and French printer Joseph Nicephore Niepce -- the actual inventor of a permamnent photograph, also called a heliograph -- in 1825 to help catalyse a process that speeded up creation of dioramas -- a picture viewing device.
While Niepce is credited with successfully inventing the first permanent photograph, Louis Daguerre made the entire process commercially viable.
Daguerre's efforts, in a way, is the harbinger of the age of digital photography and its explosion that we are witnessing today in the 21st century.
Beautiful collage art and clever jutaposition. Using two or more different motifs can form together something completely new that stands for itself. CARO.MA seems to be an expert in fusing interesting different elements
A true foodie sees a wonderful meal in unexpected places be it a street cart or a cityscape made of jello. Now, you can add ears to that list. From online Japanese trend shop, SolidAlliance, comes these creative culinary earbuds inspired by all that’s good to eat. They sound as tasty as they look!
Challenge! Create an image out of a word, using only the letters in the word itself. Use only the graphic elements of the letters without adding outside parts.
Kathy Schrock-This question was tweeted, asking how to share your entire iPad app collection with someone. After a little research, came up with a post on this page and followed the directions. Here is the first of the 12-page app list on my iPad.
UK-based artist Susan Stockwell recently completed this gigantic world map made from recycled computer components for the University of Bedfordshire. Entitled World, the piece has been in progress since 2010 and uses motherboards, electrical wiring, fans, and myriad other components donated by Secure IT Recycling. Although Stockwell has worked with electronic components for additional projects, her work with paper is also extraordinary.
VisualComplexity.com intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web. I truly hope this space can inspire, motivate and enlighten any person doing research on this field.
UVIC’S LANGUAGE TEACHING CLIPART LIBRARY is a clipart repository offering about 3,000 images. Images can be searched by topic such as, “Animal”, “Body”, “Clothing” “Emotional” and “Colour” to name a few. There is also a keyword search option.
Each picture in the collection has two versions. One has a white background while the other has a transparent background.
Users are free to use the images for non-commercial purposes provided attribution is given to the creators, the University of Victoria (BC), Language Department.
Research into something called the Pictorial Superiority Effect (PSE) has found that for some kinds of information, more visual modes of input result in greater recognition and the recall. In other words, there’s truth to the saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words.”
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein spent much of his life exploring the unseen and unexplained relationships inherent in living things human, cosmic, and everything in between.
I t comes as a surprise that Baker calls himself a 'traditionalist’. His biggest influence, he says, is the master horse painter George Stubbs. He also admires the simplicity and romanticism of John Constable’s landscapes. Animals (and their relationship with man) crop up often in his work – a half-boy-half-panda is a common motif; rabbits appear a lot.
Baker says "I love Mozart. But I also appreciate the fact that one bloke and his mate can get up on stage too, and make a sound that can rattle your cage, and really stir you. I love that."
Developed from the custom of painting wooden eggs in traditional decoration during Easter, Oksana Mas attempts to reclaim the sphere as a geometric space holding within itself a principle of oneness.
See her work at The Ukranian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale, 2011.
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The history of Apple's logo mirrors that of a brand that started off with promise, faltered at times, and went back to core principles to achieve global iconic status.If you ever wondered why Apple chose an apple to represent the company, the first logo offers some answers.
Inanimate Alice is Transmedia - designed from the outset as a story that unfolds over time and on multiple platforms, the episodes are available on all devices capable of running Adobe’s Flash Player (sorry iPads!).
‘Alice’ connects technologies, languages, cultures, generations and curricula within a sweeping narrative accessible by all. As Alice’s journey progresses, new storylines appear elsewhere providing more details and insights, enriching the tale through surprising developments. Students are encouraged to co-create developing episodes of their own, either filling in the gaps or developing new strands.
It’s a verdant time for social media. Sites are popping up all over the place with innovative alternatives to Internet networking. Whether you’re looking to build and protect your reputation, or just get recommendations on new movies and restaurants, here’s a quick rundown of the latest social networks making headlines.
21st Century Skills-Educating Students in a Changing World
As educators in the 21st century, we are charged with educating students to be successful in a complex, interconnected world. This responsibility requires schools to prepare students for technological, cultural, economic, informational, and demographic changes.
This Sunday, a Fareed Zakaria GPS primetime special – “Restoring the American Dream: Fixing Education”. The show airs at 8p and 11p ET/PT. While America was once tops in education, we are now ranked 15th in reading, 23rd in science, and 31st in math.
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