Design

Gimme Bar: An App That Lets You Clip and Save From the Web

September 7, 2011 by izzy

This is basically a virtual version of a pin-up board for inspirations. It could be an interesting way for students to “pull” information and ideas into an ePortfolio.

New Gimme Bar Demo from Gimme Bar on Vimeo.

Chipotle’s Amazing Stop Motion Film

September 5, 2011 by izzy

Chipotle eschews the icky practices of factory farming. Michael Pollan would surely approve.

Humans of New York

August 15, 2011 by izzy

I learned about Humans of New York from my colleague and wanted to share with you this incredible project. Humans of New York began is a multi-year project to construct a photographic census of the city of New York. The goal is to gather 10,000 street portraits and plot them on an interactive map. In the end, the neighborhoods of New York will be viewable through the faces of their inhabitants.

Brandon Stanton has been passionate about the following things: saltwater aquariums, Barack Obama, reading, piano, filming, financial markets, New York City, and photography. He majored in History at the University of Georgia, where he served as the history tutor for several future NFL players. He traded bonds on the Chicago Board of Trade for 3 years. He made a lot of money. Then he lost it all. Once, he was arrested for taking photographs inside the South Beach mansion of late fashion designer Gianni Versace. It was 3 AM. He was intoxicated. He currently lives in New York, where he’s on a mission to find every interesting person in the city, and take their photograph.

Visit Brandon Stanton’s website and when you are next in New York, perhaps you’ll become part of the project.