This is a practice project I’ve composed in After Effects from some images found online. The quotes are by Constantin Brancusi (1st one) and Aristotle (2nd one). It took me a week to render it, as the weather decided not to cooperate and made trees fall on power lines. In the end, though, I think it was worth being persistent.

Enjoy!

Turns out that if you’re actively commenting on YouTube vids, people will use the occasion to send you random spam messages promoting their stuff. So, yesterday this random dude sent me a link to one vid he uploaded that was about the Gulf oil spill situation and how the government is trying to cover it up or something (I’m not sure because I didn’t watch all of it). And while I’m not sure about the video, the comments people posted made my day. One of them in particular was absolutely full of LOL. Here it is:

In case you’re not following the TED talks, here’s a brilliant and funny one from the TED 2010 conference, by Sir Ken Robinson. He makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning – creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

Sure, a linear education system has its merits, but it’s biggest flaw is that it doesn’t encourage creativity. And these days, we need a lot of creativity to solve our problems. Video after the break:

It’s been over a year since I’ve last worked on this blog. I kinda missed it, but at the same time, not really. OK, that needs a little explaining.

Everyone knows that if you don’t absolutely love doing something, it won’t be long before it starts feeling like a chore and your motivation to do it drops drastically. What is less known, though, is that even when you love doing something, other details can still turn it into a chore. Like taking it too seriously – which I am guilty of.

The part that I missed about blogging is connecting with people from all over the world and sharing stuff. It sounds cliche, and I know that all the social networks are focused on sharing, but this is different. Those ecosystems are not owned by you, and often times they have serious privacy issues (hint: Facebook). They also lack freedom, have a lot of spam and advertising, and you can only share with a limited audience. Running your own thing solves all of those problems.