David Bowie’s music and artistic creativity have been a personal inspiration since my very first days at art school. — This morning, like so many of us, I was shocked to hear the very sad news of the death of David Bowie. Though I never met him in person, or ever (to my lasting regret) saw him in concert, his albums, songs, and even his acting (who will ever forget…

Maybe this is the year we’ll become less frightened and more enlightened about the benefits of connected technology. — Back in November of 2014, I was discussing the general state of the creative industry with a great writer and friend of mine, Graham Scott, who at the time was bemoaning how “technology had killed his career.” “And now it’s going to save it!” I rather over-enthusiastically retorted. …

Students Daniel Titz and Dorian Lebherz filmed a beautiful 90 second ad on spec. In the process, they created a viral hit for the very brand they wrote it for. — “Dear Brother” is an emotionally powerful 90 second short film written & directed by Daniel Titz and Dorian Lebherz — both of whom are students at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany. To all intents and purposes, “Dear Brother” is simply a student spec ad for Johnnie Walker whisky; an…

Alan Linn used his lifelong passion for art to create Norwood, a “home for the curious” in the heart of New York City. — Norwood is notoriously hard to find. And I’m pretty sure that Alan Linn — the owner and founder of this arts club in New York’s West Village — wants it that way. There’s no name in lights above the door of this gorgeous Georgian townhouse on West 14th Street. …

The photographic industry isn't exactly going down in flames, but it’s definitely smoldering. — A couple of days ago, I received a request from a designer to shoot a library of product and portrait images for a cool new brand of gin. This content would be used on their website and all types of printed collateral. As the brand was a startup (and they'd…

Food Artist Henry Hargreaves talks about last suppers, deep fried gadgets and how his love of coffee cups inspired his most important project yet. — Henry Hargreaves is a New Zealand born resident of Williamsburg, New York. He describes himself as a photographer and food artist. When people ask me to describe Henry, I tell them he is a sea otter. Clearly my description has nothing to do with his physical appearance; Henry doesn't even…

Leaving the bars and bands of New York behind him, Mark Levy found a completely new music career under the big sky of Montana — On July 10th 2015, Mark Levy’s band Ranges will play their first ever live concert. The venue is the Masonic Temple in downtown Bozeman, MT and their performance will be part of Night & Day — a music and arts event curated by Mark and the other two members of…

What does a former sculptor, agency partner, restaurant owner and student of Zen Buddhism do next? Launch Glassful and disrupt the world of wine. — Adria Jover is a Renaissance Man for the Millennial generation. He has a passionate love of art, music and design; good food and great restaurants; ancient and modern philosophies; and fine wine. Adria Jover really loves fine wine. So much so that almost exactly one year ago, Adria and his…

Greg Pelican is a cyclist and former marketing executive who left behind a successful corporate career to follow his own path — On my last trip to Silicon Valley, I watched as a seeming endless stream of masters of the digital universe rode past me on their cutting-edge-weighing-next-to-nothing bicycles as they circumnavigated ‘The Loop’ — a series of connected roads that cut through the Portola Valley near Sand Hill Road. This is…