Articles Archive for January 2009
Neil Harbisson – the cyborg
The story of the cyborg
The project I have created exists in outside the traditional domain of computer culture of physical installation. I have created a new sensation, a cyborgian extension of the human perception system residing in the brain of on student. Neil Harbisson.
I first met Neil at Dartington College of Arts whilst I was Read the Rest…
Putting the work into social networks
I have been following Lauren Ashley Turner who runs a blog called Creative Turnaround and she has been posting some great links. One of them that I quite liked was called Social networks are intrusive nuisances written by Morton Marcus.
He is un-subscribing from various social networks, and perhaps my favourite quote in his article is:
“Even Read the Rest…
The Truth
The Most Important Lesson of My Life
A long time ago, when I was about 20 years old, I learnt probably the most important lesson of my life. I learnt something so completely unexpected it changed my entire view of the world. Today, I’m going to share it with you. If you like it, please leave Read the Rest…
Work for free
Work for free?
I thought that today would be a good time to talk about the idea of working for free.
In the current economic climate with lots of people losing their jobs, and it being even harder to get into the creative industry, I’d like to share with you the unusual idea that if you really Read the Rest…
Follow up – Know when to take advice.
I had a lovely message a couple of days ago from Tanja Ahlin from Slovenia who saw me recently at Europrix and read the post in The Montandon Method about knowing when to get advice! We have been chatting about the possibility of making some new interactive floors and beautiful new designs that I hope Read the Rest…
Interactive table on Songs of Praise!
Sometimes interactivity can turn up in the most unusual places, but I was surprised to hear that an interactive table that I programmed was on BBC’s Songs of Praise ! If you live in the UK you can check it out on the Iplayer (zoom to 11:40) and if you live outside the UK here Read the Rest…
How to save £50,000
Today’s tip is short, but fun!
A lot of companies spend thousands, even millions of pounds on branding exercises. But, when you are starting out in a creative company, unless you are very lucky, you just cant afford the cash! Here is a quick way to save you all that money.
Leave your branding to fate! Let Read the Rest…
Know when to take advice.
This may sound really simple, but it is so important to understand how useful outside advice can be.
When you start out in your creative career everybody will be throwing advise at you left-right-and-centre so it will be hard to know who to listen to, and who to take with a pinch of salt.
However, once you Read the Rest…
Doing it for the story
Recently, just before Christmas, I was reminded of a really important decision I made in my life, when I was a teenager. That decision was to Do It For The Story.
Throughout life, you will often find people who will Do It For The Money, as in, people who will base all the decisions they make Read the Rest…
Creativity Spikes
Today I am going to show you a very simple yet brutally effective way of re-positioning your creativity in the minds of your co-workers, customers and pretty much anyone you come into contact with.
The Problem
1) No matter how “Creative” you think you are, your boss, or those around you, just don’t get it.
2) Decision makers Read the Rest…
If you don’t have a method, you will be forced to use someone else’s.
If you don’t have a method, you will be forced to use someone else’s.
Welcome to the first in a collection of posts about The Montandon Method.
The first point that I want to make clear, and its really important to understand, is that if YOU don’t have a way of doing things, you will be forced Read the Rest…
The Montandon Method
As a little treat to all my readers I will be putting together, day by day, week by week, a very exciting series of blog posts where I will be giving away a whole host of awesome tips for creativity in business.
I run one of the most unique and creative companies in Europe, and people Read the Rest…
2009 Overall Winner, Media Innovation Awards
Businesses in Devon, Cornwall, Bristol and Bath beat tough competition to win prizes at the Media Innovation Awards 2009, at a gala dinner held last night in Bristol to celebrate and recognise the innovative use of media and design in the region.
The judges awarded the 2009 trophy to Twofour Broadcast for the television project ‘Make Read the Rest…
2009 Television Award, Media Innovation awards
Twofour Broadcast – Make My Body Younger
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