Between The Folds

This 56-minute documentary written and directed by Vanessa Gould looks at origami, the art of paper-folding that has gone from a simple art of creating figures of animals out of paper to an explosion of styles and practical applications. The film looks at some of the major figures in creating origami and the vast array

By |2011-11-12T17:35:25+00:00November 12th, 2011|art, creativity, culture, design|0 Comments

The Future of Reading Online

If you look at The Daily, most iPad magazines, even Gawker's new redesign, they all have the same problem: They're not adhering to basic design principles that make any publication effective. We'll talk with Khoi Vinh of Subtraction.com and former design director of NYTimes.com about his new book, Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design,

By |2011-11-10T14:25:09+00:00November 10th, 2011|creativity, design, graphic design, Web|0 Comments

Historical Society to unveil $70M facelift

  [Bloomberg] The New York Historical Society, the city's first museum, is ready to show off a much-needed facelift. The fortress-like structure has stood since 1908 at Central Park West and 77th Street. Built by bank architects, it offered little of the visitor magnets other museums have acquired in recent years, like grand entrances, cafés

By |2011-11-09T23:46:15+00:00November 9th, 2011|creativity, culture, nonprofit|0 Comments

Creative Appreciation

President Obama Presents Medals in Arts and Humanities The President presents the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal for 2009 in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

By |2011-10-28T18:37:44+00:00October 28th, 2011|creativity|0 Comments
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