When I review my newsletter stats (something I don’t do very much) I always think it’s funny how the videos seem to have the highest open rate (always). This leads me to believe that most people who open this email (a respectable 22%) are either unemployed OR goofing off at work. With that being said I hope you either find a job soon OR don’t get caught slacking off at the one you currently have. Enjoy
The 8th annual Emerald City ComiCon (ECCC), the largest comic book and pop culture convention in the Pacific Northwest, takes place March 13th & 14th at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
China makes 70% of the world’s toys. These photos are an interesting look at a Chinese toy factory.
Visual graph comparing historic U.S. event death totals to Haiti’s devastating lost to help better understand that Haiti truly needs our help.
Oscar award winner, Colleen Atwood, has worked on numerous Tim Burton films, including Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Sweeney Todd. We asked her how she came up with the clothing designs for Alice in Wonderland.
When the aliens come (and we all know they will) I believe we can show them this video from the band OK GO to explain why people look to America to set the tone for the rest of the world. Already seen this amazing little video? Check out How OK Go’s Amazing Rube Goldberg Machine Was Built.
Patrick King of the TypographyShop has kindly offered 10 lucky Logo Design Love readers a free “Make the Logo Smaller” t-shirt. Link
The compass-inspired print around the lens of the Pentax Optio W90 ($330) isn’t just for looks: it’s one of the most rugged digicams around. The W90 is Pentax’s 11th-generation waterproof digital camera, and offers water protection down to 20 feet, shock protection to four feet, weatherproofing for solid operation in sub-freezing temperatures, dustpoofing, a 12.1-megapixel sensor with 5x optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, a digital microscope with LED lens for macro use, 720p HD video capture, Pixel Track Shake Reduction, and an HDMI port that makes it easy to share photos of your adventures. And we really hope that’s just mud.
Portland Open Studios has been a springboard for many of its artist’s careers. It seeks to incorporate a wide variety of voices and media, thereby representing a cross-section of the visual arts in Portland. It fosters growth of all participating artists through workshops and encourages emerging artists.
Celebrate local art on First Thursday, March 4th when Mayor Sam Adams will honor Portland Open Studios with a Proclamation and unveil the organization’s 10th Anniversary Purchase Prize gift to the City of Portland. The 10 x 10 Show (all art 10 inches or less, in all media) features artworks by over 80 artists in the 2009 Portland Open Studios tour.
