New Possibilities

I’ve started a new job! This week I joined an art/design college in Boston as a web producer. (As always, any opinions here are my own and not representative of the institution.)

It’s an awesome community, both in the school and the region generally. If you don’t know, Boston is chock-full of institutions of higher learning. There are a ton of people doing awesome things and a very active community sharing their efforts and talking about the industry as a whole. There just seems to be more of an energy and excitement out here when it comes to higher ed and technology.

That said, I am also fortunate to be at a place that truly values creativity and new ideas. I’ve always loved this cartoon from Hugh MacLeod.

It just rings absolutely true to me. I’ve always used other people’s creativity to spark my own. Maybe that makes me lazy. Maybe it’s a shortcut. But I wouldn’t want to live without experiencing the inspiration I get from others.

So – that brings me to the point of this post. There are some videos making the rounds. They are titled simply: Move, Learn and Eat. They were produced for STA Australia. (aka: they are marketing, not just someone’s fun travel videos). But I don’t care. They are beautiful. They make me want to learn new things and go new places.

What’s more, I love the production style. Very active, quick pace, good music, beautiful shots, saturated colors, etc. It would be perfect for something similar here. They could illustrate learning (classroom shots) and living (lifestyle of students in the area). Obviously it will take a lot of technical skill to produce something like this, but I love having it as inspiration for my own work!

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