For the past year, Noowah has kept me up at night. I would lie in bed imagining its future knowing that the idea was still unrealized. But unlike a dream, Noowah felt real. It’s fascinating when an idea takes root in your head… spare moments become occupied with strategizing, and weekends are replaced with work. [...]
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According to Nat Geo, I’m the opposite of ‘typical,’ but it’s all relative. The video is an ad for Nat Geo’s year-long series on global population, but it reeled me in from the beginning. Who knew demographics could be so cool looking? I watched the entire clip and I learned a thing or two. Mission [...]
“Although this art form has now existed for more than a century, it has literally exploded in the past 15 years thanks to the digital revolution.” This is why I’m excited about journalism. What is motion design? This video produced for the Motion + Design project breaks it down. (Editor’s note: Watch it in full [...]
I recently wrote about this stunning timelapse of the Southwest produced by videographer Dustin Farrell. Not surprisingly, I wasn’t the only who was impressed with his work. The video has received quite a lot of buzz on the interwebs since its debut. I was curious about his process though and reached out to Dustin to [...]
Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo. When I first moved to Arizona, it took some time for me to appreciate my surroundings. I was a child of the Pacific Northwest, growing up with the fresh scent of Washington’s evergreens. I wasn’t used to living against a backdrop of prickly cacti and a dry, [...]
“What are we, anyway? Most of what we think we are is just a collection of likes and dislikes, habits, patterns. At the core of what we are is our values, and what decisions and actions we make reflect those values.” ~ Steve Jobs, 1985 Playboy interview Before Apple’s innovative technology and famous logo, Steve [...]
” I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. At the [...]
Video games teach as much as they entertain. They transport us into another world where players must adapt to a new environment, learn a different vernacular and deal with a variety of characters. (Remember Oregon Trail?) So what happens when journalism is made into a video game? Would players become better storytellers? Would they understand [...]
I’ve always believed storytelling could make a difference in the world. It’s the reason I became a journalist. Whether it’s a compelling video or a narrative, stories are capable of inspiring change. That is where the idea of Noowah came from. It’s a storytelling blog that empowers people to turn inspiration into action. An effort [...]
