The idea that started MozartMath, a program for kindergarten childrenn based on the belief that musics teaches important concepts such as tempo, tonne, styly, rhythm, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling-training allowing the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once.
Multitasking!
And why is this not applied as much to educating older kids?
So lets become better at mixing sound and, consequently, better businessmen.
Good luck.
Read about MozartMath here:
http://www.mozartmath.com/research.cfm
Saturday, February 28, 2009
More solutions for tough times
As CC hosted Prof. Hanson's talk on Thursday, the students had a change to learn more about how to get a job. It seems almost impossible nowadays, as if you must become a jack of all trades.
However, another option to getting a full-time job is to be a freelance artists. Not so safe, I mean if you break a leg, no pun intended, the surgery/recovery is paid by yours truly. But freelancing is in fact a great opportunity to get into projects that really interest you and getting paid for them.
Learn from Seth and follow the instructions:
1. A group of possible customers you can identify and reach.
2. A group with a problem they want to solve using your solution.
3. A group with the desire and ability to spend money to solve that problem.
By Seth Gobin
More here:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/three-things-you-need-if-you-want-more-customers.html
However, another option to getting a full-time job is to be a freelance artists. Not so safe, I mean if you break a leg, no pun intended, the surgery/recovery is paid by yours truly. But freelancing is in fact a great opportunity to get into projects that really interest you and getting paid for them.
Learn from Seth and follow the instructions:
1. A group of possible customers you can identify and reach.
2. A group with a problem they want to solve using your solution.
3. A group with the desire and ability to spend money to solve that problem.
By Seth Gobin
More here:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/three-things-you-need-if-you-want-more-customers.html
Curiosity did not kill the cat after all
IDEO's, one of the most amazing companies ever, has come up with ten tips about how to bring education into the 21st century. In IDEO's ten tips, curiosity is an important factor as it will make the students teach themselves, make them wonder and feel the need to look for answers. Besides I think this technique will empower students of all ages as they become more independent and well-informed. At least they will know where to go for answers as oppose to waiting for them or get them only when they need answers.
Oh! an inquisitive mind.
Besides, we can take advantage of kids' natural need to questions everything. If you have ever babysitted or been around kids you will know this. The most discouraging part is to see this inquisitive nature die off as kids get older. Nobody raises hands in 10th grade, they either feel embarrassed not to know or the way subject is presented is beyond boring, so no participation from them.
Here is the article with the 10 tips. Of course this is only the beautiful beginning.
http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/”http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/ideos-ten-tips-for-creating-a-21st-century-classroom-experience
Oh! an inquisitive mind.
Besides, we can take advantage of kids' natural need to questions everything. If you have ever babysitted or been around kids you will know this. The most discouraging part is to see this inquisitive nature die off as kids get older. Nobody raises hands in 10th grade, they either feel embarrassed not to know or the way subject is presented is beyond boring, so no participation from them.
Here is the article with the 10 tips. Of course this is only the beautiful beginning.
http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/”http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/ideos-ten-tips-for-creating-a-21st-century-classroom-experience
Sunday, February 22, 2009
It's a penny work
I had a friend who said that pennies made him poor. He got rid of pennies as if they had girl coodies. I disagreed with him and always kept mine. My purse weighted 5 pounds but I would eventually end up with one one-dollar bill.
I turn pennies into paper and Sagmeister turned them into art.
What would you do with pennies? My roommate made earrings.
Your D@ddy is online
Every time I get an email from my Dad is in ALL CAPS and adorned with 20 exclamation marks. It is the old loud-fighting, opinionated spirit of the Boomers and they have discovered where to keep it alive: online.
It is not just email. Yes, Boomers do have an online life. No, they don't spend their time uploading all of the pictures from last night's bar crawl but they do join the online world by participating in polls and blogs (back to the fighting and opinionated-spirit comment)
Nothing has changed since the 60s. It is just that in 2009, opinions are coded in CSS and are written in ALL CAPS.
What does this mean? The Boomers are spending more time online, which resulted in the the government taking an interest and investing in social technologies, as well as graphic designers becoming more digital.
How is that for a pattern?
Read it:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/baby-boomers-luddites-not-so-fast/?em
It is not just email. Yes, Boomers do have an online life. No, they don't spend their time uploading all of the pictures from last night's bar crawl but they do join the online world by participating in polls and blogs (back to the fighting and opinionated-spirit comment)
Nothing has changed since the 60s. It is just that in 2009, opinions are coded in CSS and are written in ALL CAPS.
What does this mean? The Boomers are spending more time online, which resulted in the the government taking an interest and investing in social technologies, as well as graphic designers becoming more digital.
How is that for a pattern?
Read it:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/baby-boomers-luddites-not-so-fast/?em
Parahrah parahrah in the world of Sounds
Yes, that is in fact a Phonetic Poem. Author: Kurt Schwitters, Ursonate. From YouTube.com.
Now that we are on the subjects of sounds, I decided to research phonetic poetry. It is poetry with sounds, as opposed to words. It uses the sounds of letters, human sounds. Combines them changing the tempo, pitch, speed, all those features of sound; to create a mood.
Born in the times of Dada, 1916.
Some videos of phonetic poetry are pretty out there. Some I couldn't even finish because it was triggering uncomfortable feelings of fear and anxiety. One video has a rubber chicken head sounding letters...way too far out for me.
A somewhat related TV ad of this sort, is a Honda ad produced a few years ago and it's genius. This is how I prefer my phonetic poetry.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
"An Awesome Book" Thanks Dallas Clayton
Cover of Dallas Clayton's book
I just hope that this post is acceptable. A friend shared this book with me a while ago and now it is time for me to continue down the chain of favors. Here it is for your enjoyment brought to this world by Dallas Clayton "An Awesome Book"
What draws me to this piece of literature is irony of the grown-up world, where everyone wishes to dream but is too caught up with surviving. This is the time to sacrifice our dreams, as if they go to hibernate until the bad times pass and we are allowed to invest in our dreams again.
Is it? or is this the best time to start from scratch and make those dreams of flying watermelons alive?
Here, read it:
http://www.veryawesomeworld.com/awesomebook/inside.html
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Too early to ignore what people think
It is easy to say that the costumer is always wrong. How many times have we seen the scene of stupid people walking into a store demanding services that don't even exist. Asking for what cannot be given to them. I once saw a woman buying butter by weight. She wanted a pound, which was what was given to her. The tub was not filled but was a pound. Instead of taking the pound of butter, she spent the next half hour fighting with the employer because she wanted the tub filled and still pay for one pound.
Are we such brats?
Unfortunately, I have found that for baby commercial artist or communication designers, our fights with our clients often end up in them winning over. They are the ones taking care of the bill and tip. We are the ones serving whatever they ask for too.
So stay away from stupid client and stick to the good ones who pay you for what you are worth and let you do the work!
Here is the article that inspired my thoughts:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/the-customer-is-always-wrong.html
Are we such brats?
Unfortunately, I have found that for baby commercial artist or communication designers, our fights with our clients often end up in them winning over. They are the ones taking care of the bill and tip. We are the ones serving whatever they ask for too.
So stay away from stupid client and stick to the good ones who pay you for what you are worth and let you do the work!
Here is the article that inspired my thoughts:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/the-customer-is-always-wrong.html
Forgive the students
And this is something I have been talking about for a while now, not publicly unfortunately. But imagine being able to go to school without having to sacrifice so much for it and having to pay back for the next 30 years of your life? This will be amazing because students will be able to concentrate more on classes and homework, develop their projects to their fullest. For a graphic design student this may mean more time to get school project looking impeccable. For their professor, they will have more of their students helping them as intern or assistants. Just to name the few benefits.
And all my complaints about not having enough time to focus on homework and having to work to survive will end!
What would you do if you would not have to pay any more loans? If college was free or cheaper than it is at the moment?
I think more people would be taking classes regularly, even professionals.
Yes! for education.
Check out the amazing article on Nussbaum:
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2009/02/president_obama_1.html
And all my complaints about not having enough time to focus on homework and having to work to survive will end!
What would you do if you would not have to pay any more loans? If college was free or cheaper than it is at the moment?
I think more people would be taking classes regularly, even professionals.
Yes! for education.
Check out the amazing article on Nussbaum:
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2009/02/president_obama_1.html
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Digital Criminals
image from Joyce Dopkeen/The New York Times
Bullying has moved from the playground to the World Wide Web. Cyberbullying, such a new word that my spell checker is highlighting it, is the new form of harassment in the digital world. The law is cracking down big time on this new crime. The question is where would the line be drawn separating free speech from harassment?
Follow up the most recent article found in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/us/08cyberbully.html?scp=1&sq=cyberbullying&st=cse
Hulu, TV on your monitor
Hulu Superbowl Commercial
A bit pathetic but sadly realistic. We are addicted to TV. Even if we don't watch it actively, we always seem to find TV as our best companion. I definitely agree with the statement of having the "three screens". I cannot concentrate on my work without having the noise on of the TV in the background as I work in my computer.
A bit pathetic but sadly realistic. We are addicted to TV. Even if we don't watch it actively, we always seem to find TV as our best companion. I definitely agree with the statement of having the "three screens". I cannot concentrate on my work without having the noise on of the TV in the background as I work in my computer.
Boomers vs. Gen Xers and Yers
Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace, youtube.com
It is so refreshing to read this article/watch the video. Both experts and common people, those who live the economic recession every day, got to share their thoughts at the same time at Davos. Facebook facilitated this interaction as users submitted their comments live all throughout the conference.
It is so refreshing to read this article/watch the video. Both experts and common people, those who live the economic recession every day, got to share their thoughts at the same time at Davos. Facebook facilitated this interaction as users submitted their comments live all throughout the conference.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Tools and humans
To keep us on our toes, here is the story of Google displaying an error message as the result of its human nature. After all, behind the most complex pieces of machinery, behind the tiniest of phones there is, in fact, a human. No matter how precise our instruments become, we cannot forget that they are the result of innovations made by people.
As our career evolves each day, we should keep reminding ourselves that the computer is just a tool. How good it is? It all depends on our own skills and talents.
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