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News & Updates
November 30, 2017
Art Direction & Illustration: Black Friday, BEWARE!
Art Direction & Illustration: Black Friday, BEWARE!
It’s finally the end of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday craze, aren’t you glad that is over?! WE got hammered in our inboxes from the pre-sale, actual sale, extended and never-ending sales. After all of this, did you buy anything? Was it worth it? This is exactly the intention behind this illustration series by Tough Slate Design, what you think? I think it’s a true representation of our rage for discounted prices for a limited time.
Located in Kiev, Ukraine, Tough Slate Design is a branding & advertising agency. Their Behance profile is filled with different genre of projects, definitetly check it out!
Black Friday makes prices so attractive that nothing can stop the consumer in his buying rage. No matter how dangerous it could be — poisoned by the vivid acid-looking mushrooms, bitten by the deadly snakes or swallowed by the evil plants. Only we can do is to warn — prices are really dangerous!
Credits
- Dima Tsapko
- Roman Davydyuk
- Yaroslav Cherkunov
- Sergii Shakh
- Oksana Zmorovych
More Links
- Learn more about Tough Slate Design at toughslatedesign.com/
- Follow Tough Slate Design’s work on Behance
Art Direction & Illustration
AoiroStudio
Nov 30, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration
November 30, 2017
Hey Startups: Apply to Tech Startup Spotlights
Imagine walking into a room full of the most influential investors in the world, and every one of them wants to meet you and learn about your startup. Sound like a dream? You can make it a reality by applying to be part of the Tech Startup Spotlight at SXSW 2018.
Spotlights are casual exhibitions that bring 20 of the most promising startups together in a reception setting with complimentary drinks. At the Tech Startup Spotlight, companies taking the tech world by storm get to pitch their business in a fun, relaxed environment at SXSW.
During each two-hour Spotlight, participants are encouraged to provide demos and showcase their innovations to attendees. Many life-changing connections happen between startups and the hundreds of attendees of the Tech Startup Spotlight.
SXSW is a well-known catalyst for startups. In fact, approximately $4.63 billion* has been invested in startups participating in events at SXSW between 2009-2017.
Don’t miss your chance to propel your startup to the next level. Apply for the Tech Startup Spotlight today!
*Does not include certain undisclosed funding. This data is as of June 6, 2017.
Photo by Kit McNeil
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Source: SxSW Film
November 30, 2017
Coaches and Qualifying Committee Revealed for the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event
The 10th annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event is pleased to announce this year’s Qualifying Committee, Coaches, On-site Coaches and Facilitators.
Each year, the Qualifying Committee focuses on the intake and validation of all applications. With their vast experience, Coaches work closely with the finalists in the months leading up to the event to assist them in their onstage presentations. On-site Coaches work on presentation rehearsal with the finalists before they pitch to a live audience and panel during SXSW.
The Qualifying Committee, Coaches, On-site Coaches, and Facilitators contribute significantly to the success of SXSW Accelerator. Browse the 2018 lineup of participants to learn more.
2018 Qualifying Committee & Coaches
Celebrate 10 Years of the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event
Join us at the 10th annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event this March 10-12 during SXSW. Watch companies present their product live to a panel of industry experts, early adopters, and representatives from the angel/VC community. Stay tuned to SXSW News for more SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event announcements throughout the season.
In the meantime, dive into a decade’s worth of data for the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event – download the Pitchbook Report. Explore the 2018 industry categories and data on standout, past participants from the most VC capital raised to most active investors in SXSW companies and much more.
Have a new and innovative product or service you want to pitch at SXSW but missed the SXSW Accelerator entry period? We are now accepting applications for the SXSW Release It pitch competition.
2017 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event – Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner
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Source: SxSW Interactive
November 30, 2017
From the StoryCorps App: Lives Impacted by AIDS
Did you know that the broadcast pieces you hear on NPR and our podcast are excerpts of interviews pulled from the StoryCorps Archive? Participants visit one of our recording locations with a friend or family member to record a 40-minute interview with the help of a trained StoryCorps Facilitator, or record a conversation using the StoryCorps App. All interviews recorded using the StoryCorps App, including the selections below, can now be accessed at archive.storycorps.org, our first step towards making our collection of voices accessible to the public.
World AIDS Day takes place on the first of December each year. On this day, we recognize the ongoing fight against HIV, show solidarity with the estimated 36.7 million people living with HIV worldwide, and honor those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. In these interviews from the StoryCorps App, people share the impact that AIDS has had upon their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
Sisters Melissa Hippler (left) and Judy Hippler Bello remember their brother, author and journalist Michael Hippler, who died of AIDS-related complications on April 2nd, 1991. They describe Michael as a multi-talented storyteller, writer and advocate — “the toast of each town” when he was living in New York and San Francisco.
Judy and Melissa share how the night before he passed away, Michael’s friends came to see him in the hospital. “He entertained everyone,” Judy says, “It was a stand up comedy act — the only difference was he wasn’t standing! He was the MC; he was the host with the most; he gave his monologue; he interviewed people; he had everyone in stitches.”
Henry Windle interviews his mother, Dr. Stephanie Windle (left), about the role she played in founding the first AIDS treatment clinic in Wisconsin. Dr. Windle, now an Assistant Professor of Nursing at San Francisco State University, talks about the pervasive fear of HIV among nurses in the 1980s.
“Nobody knew if you could catch it by taking care of a patient,” she says. “I remember making a decision at one point, when no nurses would come into that patient room. I thought, this is not going to happen, I am not going to be one of those people that don’t come in the room — and it defined my career.”
In an interview recorded at the Art AIDS America exhibition in Chicago, friends Stephen Starr (left) and Dave Howser talk about growing up in the Baptist Church, coming out as gay in the midst of the AIDS crisis, and the ways that witnessing the impact of HIV and AIDS has changed their spirituality.
After completing seminary, Dave moved to Chicago to serve as the resident AIDS chaplain at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center. “That could have been me,” he says, recalling the AIDS-related death of a young patient. “I had to decide at that point, was I going to allow HIV/AIDS to keep me from living a full and fulfilling life?”
All material within the StoryCorps collection is copyrighted by StoryCorps. StoryCorps encourages use of material on this site by educators and students without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given. This interview has not been fact-checked, and may contain sensitive personal information about living persons.
Source: SNPR Story Corps
November 30, 2017
Digital Photography: Exploring Monument Valley, Arizona
Digital Photography: Exploring Monument Valley, Arizona
Let’s explore the Monument Valley area in Arizona through the camera of photographer Alessandro Guida. If you are a movie fan, you might have recognized this famous location from movies like Forrest Gump and even Back to the Future Part 3. Going through Alessandro’s beautiful series, it definitely gives you a Western Cowboy atmosphere. Is it definitely on my bucket list destinations to fly a drone? Hah! Or at least for long photo walk!
From Rotterdam, Netherlands, Alessandro Guida is a photographer that travels the World to various locations from Italy, Hong Kong, Beijing and more. You should definitely check out his Behance for more.
More Links
- Learn more about Alessandro Guida at aleguida.com
- Follow Alessandro’s work on Behance
Digital Photography
AoiroStudio
Nov 30, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
November 30, 2017
Estonian Film Museum by Andrés Gallardo Albajar
Estonian Film Museum by Andrés Gallardo Albajar
We’re really digging these ‘Wes Anderson-y’ shots of the Estonian Film Museum by photographer Andrés Gallardo Albajar. BOA Architects created this beautiful, modern structure and Andres does a perfect job of showcasing the many different facets through his lens. Our personal favorite shots are of the 210-seat cinema and conference hall with not one soul in the frame. Enjoy and learn more about the museum itself after the gallery.
ABOUT THE ESTONIAN FILM MUSEUM
The Film Museum, which operates as part of the Estonian History Museum, now has a building of its own in Maarjamäe Palace Park. Visitors are directed to the Film Museum via a pathway that resembles a red carpet, so that when you walk towards the museum, you feel like a true film star. This cinematographic alley is lined with playful works of art, inspired by masterpieces of Estonian film. It leads visitors to an exhibition dedicated to the history of cinema in Estonia and to what happens behind the scenes in the global film industry.
ibby
Nov 30, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
November 29, 2017
2017 SXSW Film Festival Selections: Texas Shorts and Texas High School Shorts [Video]
In the spirit of celebrating and nurturing bold Texan creativity, our Texas Shorts and Texas High School Shorts Competition present the best new short form work from around the Lone Star State.
Don’t forget, the final deadline for Texas High School Short Film submissions for SXSW 2018 is fast approaching. The last day to submit your work is Friday, December 15, so get those films submitted!
In the meantime, check out the great work from some of last years Texas films!
Check out more short films from past editions of SXSW on our SXSW Film Festival Vimeo Channel.
Texas Shorts Competition
Robert Ellis – ‘California’ directed by Erica Alexandria Silverman and Cullen Kelly
The moment you fall in love and the moment it falls apart. Life is ephemeral, but we are lucky it happens at all.
Beach Day directed by Matt Stryker and Dalton Allen
On a slow day, Matt and Dalton decide to go to the beach.
Other Texas shorts that were part of the SXSW 2017 program, but are not yet available to watch on Vimeo include:
Chasing Grace directed by Julia Barnett
Hold Me (Ca Caw Ca Caw) directed by Renee Zhan
Lucia, Before and After directed by Anu Valia
Makeup directed by Hannah Whisenant
The Rabbit Hunt directed by Patrick Bresnan
The Wait directed by Juan Pablo González
Texas High School Shorts Competition
After Thoughts directed by Xavier Hernandez
What goes through a teenager’s mind after they have had intercourse? After Thoughts explores just that. Witness as a teenage woman and a teenage boy struggle to understand their feelings for each other.
Inge directed by Rachel Schlesinger
Inge Stanton vowed to never return to Germany after she fled her home there days before World War II began. This film follows Inge as she returns to her hometown to show her children and grandchildren the world she escaped from as a little girl.
Game Room directed by Siri Ketha
A young girl has family issues like no other. With intrusive parents and pressure to be perfect she is pushed over the edge. Like mother, like daughter, it’s all just family matters.
Split Ends directed by Miranda Potter
A film portraying female body hair in a different, untraditional way.
Jawn Otis’s Wall directed by Carmela Moreno and Daisy Cervantes
Jawn Otis’s Wall is about an 8 year old boy named Jawn Otis, who is abused by his single mother. Jawn escapes his home and gives us a glimpse into his daily routine to show us the true meaning of innocence.
Red Line directed by Quinn O’Brien and Arfa Chowdhary
A little girl finds herself on a train to discover new places.
Roll for Initiative directed by Adam Weider and Cameron Potter
Four adventurers journey into an unforgiving thieves’ den.
Other Texas high school shorts that were part of the SXSW 2017 program, but are not yet available to watch on Vimeo include:
All You Need directed by Taylor Butler and Raven Robinson
Be Anyone, Do Anything directed by Alyssa “Midori” Brown
Behind the Scenes directed by Jake Billard
Better Late Than Never directed by Atheena Frizzell
Boxed In directed by Andrew Fleming and Nate Grizzell
Breakfast directed by Rohun Vora
Chroma directed by Demar Gunter
Darcy’s Quinceañera directed by Sam Cooper
Flightless directed by Sarah Fonville
La Mano directed by Grace Snyder
Limbo directed by Pierson Hawkins
Newcomers directed by Haley Bunn
One directed by Emily Ma and Grace Zhang
Stripped directed by Kendra Fogleman
The Silent Paracosm directed by Dylan Banfield
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Source: SxSW Film
November 29, 2017
What Is the Difference Between a Mirrorless Camera and a DSLR Camera?
DSLR Cameras made by established brands like Nikon and Canon have been the go-to camera for decades. But 2018 will see a sharp rise in mirrorless …
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November 29, 2017
Samsung’s graphene batteries could charge your phone in 12 minutes
While persistent efforts in phone design and software optimization have got us to the point where our handsets can now last a day on a single charge, there’s work to be done yet if we’re heading for a future rife with VR and AR apps.<p>To that end, Samsung says it’s inching closer to making better …
Source: CW’s Flipboard Feed
November 29, 2017
HDMI 2.1 is here with 10K and Dynamic HDR support
Back in January, the HDMI Forum unveiled its new specifications for the HDMI connector, called HDMI 2.1. Now, that HDMI specification is available to all HDMI 2.0 adopters. It’s backwards compatible with all previous HDMI specifications.<p>The focus of HDMI 2.1 is on higher video bandwidth; it …
Source: CW’s Flipboard Feed