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Deborah Scranton At TED

December 19th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

One of my favorite directors of Documentary Films is Deborah Scranton. That is a biased opinion, I had the pleasure to meet her and speak with her about her documentary, “The War Tapes.” Which is a great look at how our soldiers are living in Iraq.
I love how she tells a story [...]

Tags: Conversation · Filmmaker · Video


Thank You Podcamp Philly

September 9th, 2007 by Andy Coon | 3 Comments

I drove back yesterday right after the Xbox 360 giveaway in which I did not win. But kudos to the gentleman who won it, I just hope he uses it wisely and it doesn’t get abused. Thanks to Brian Conley and his fianc? for allowing me to crash at their pad and for [...]

Tags: Personal · Sidework


HOW to Reminisce

June 21st, 2007 by Andy Coon | 2 Comments

Looking back at the 2007 HOW conference it really was an eye opening event. First and foremost I was in awe with all the talented graphic designers around me. It was nice to become a part of the herd. That being said, I’m using this format to invite Hillman Curtis to participate [...]

Tags: Art · Personal


HOW: English For Me Is Greek

June 14th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

Presented by: Matteo Bologna & Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich
Matteo is Founder & Creative Directer of Mucca Design Corporation
Roberto is President & Receptionist of Devicq & Co.
I was trying to understand why they named this session “English For Me Is Greek” until they introduced the presenters. Ah, it seemed clear now. It was [...]

Tags: Art · Creative · Ideas · Original · Video


HOW: What To Do When…?

June 12th, 2007 by Andy Coon | 1 Comment

Presented by: Scott Wadler
Senior VP of Design & Creative Services
MTV Networks
This was a useful session Scott did some role playing and then showed some examples of work that related to the role play. I appreciate what the message is and I hope everyone in the session already practices it. I should be called, [...]

Tags: Message · Personal


HOW: Using Storytelling in Design

June 12th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

Presented by: Kit Hinrichs
Partner & Creative Director
Pentagram
This session was packed and sold out. Wow sitting in the session of Using Storytelling in design was fantastic i feel like the pathway is becoming clearer now. He used his real world examples but I loved his commentary about each design and what the client wanted [...]

Tags: Art · Message · Personal · Profession


HOW Was Day 1

June 12th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

This morning was rough. I was psyched to attend ‘Creating Short Films for the Web‘ hosted by Hillman Curtis… Unfortunately the session was canceled due to bad weather in NYC, his plain never took off. This session was the icing on the cake why I was attending the conference. So instead…
The Spaces [...]

Tags: Message · Personal · Profession


Octopz: My Favorite Booth At HOW

June 11th, 2007 by Andy Coon | 1 Comment

Editors around the world rejoice, Octopz is a web application that will allow you to collaborate with your clients anywhere in the world. Granted there are other applications out there but check out Barry Fogarty Co-founder & Chief Evangelist take us through an example of the features for video editors.
Online Videos by Veoh.com
Check out [...]

Tags: Final Cut Pro · News · Profession · Software


Opening at HOW

June 11th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

My lord this is a huge conference. We opened up at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta which is gorgeous. You walk into the lobby which is huge and look up and this is what you’ll see. At 5:30 PM we head outside where a fleet of buses were waiting for us [...]

Tags: Art · Message · Personal · Profession


Next Year

January 12th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

I was driving to work this morning and I heard a story on Marketplace Morning Report on WUNC that reminded me of where I wanted to be this morning.
The National Conference for Media Reform is the hot spot in Memphis, Tennessee. I was planning to attend this year but financially I just [...]

Tags: Ideas · News