October 2013

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Oct 15, 2013

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Welcome to the latest in app gimmicks. An awesome site with well curated goods and they're offering to send a handwritten note for a few extra bucks. The catch it's handwritten by a ROBOT! It would be interesting to get the handwriting analyzed by a professional, I wonder what they'd say. If your interested check...

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Oct 14, 2013

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When I heard John Tabis, founder of The Bouqs Company, share his story at the Anderson Entrepreneur event, I was amazed at how easy he’s making it seem to enter a mature and crowded market, to disrupt an entire model. John is extremely passionate about solving the problem of customer experience when ordering flowers, and...

On Beauty

Oct 11, 2013

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A couple of weeks ago, the Imprint team visited our friends (and business partners) Knockaround in their lovely new HQ in San Diego. It's really impressive to see, in-person, exactly how much this amazing brand has grown in the last few years. The offices are lovely and the warehouse is gigantic. Knockaround founder Adam "Ace"...

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Oct 10, 2013

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Last week I posted about the revolutionary Science Genius pilot program created by Dr. Chris Emdin and the positive effect it's already been having on the kids involved. After some digging around I came across some more in-depth footage of the program that also sheds some more insight from the student's perspective and how beneficial...

Editorial

Oct 08, 2013

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Of course, David Choe's upcoming talk at the Center for the Preservation of Democracy reminds me of when I edited Giant Robot mag and he was a contributor. The first time I met him was at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1997. I don't recall if he was a student or recent dropout of CCAC,...

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Oct 08, 2013

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In 2011 Steve Jobs passed away and Apple didn't close down and the world didn't end. Now a new book detailing the legacy of all the design aspects around the empire is being released. ICONIC A photographic tribute to Apple innovation, and it's quite possibly the most amazing collection of Apple products, prototypes and packaging...

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Oct 07, 2013

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Recently becoming a young father himself, Ja Tecson was following in his father's footsteps when he picked up a camera back in 8th grade. "He brought photos home from the lab every day, and loved showing us what he documented. The sense of appreciation was there for me at an early age," he recalls. In...

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Oct 04, 2013

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Here at Imprint Culture Lab, we've dabbled in our share of event production. It's a tough game - requiring the perfect storm of ingredients, centered around the right venue. Finding the right venue can make or break an entire event, and so with that in mind, Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and British sculptor Anish Kapoor...

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Oct 03, 2013

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I'm a strong believer that anyone in this world can be as successful as the person next to them. Doesn't matter who you, where you're from, or how old you are - it's all possible. The biggest hurdle that most people are faced with however is finding that proper medium for a subject matter or...