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Happy Lunar New Year! Gong hey fat choy! The Gap is an inspiring video on living a creative life, from American public radio personality, host, and producer, Ira Glass, who is best known for his great documentary work on the This American Life talk show. I'm a fan - the talk show has been going...

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Here's a fascinating PSA about nutrition and diet, from The RSA, which stands for The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. It's a British charity dedicated to the development of a principled, prosperous society and the release of human potential. Sounds good to me! Interestingly, the idea put forth in this...

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Our ongoing effort to bring you an eclectic series of interviews with interesting movers and shakers in the universe put us in touch with Antoinette V. Cardenas, a Creative Agent at LA-based National Forest Design design firm and creative consultancy. Their clients include the likes of Target, Roxy, Puma, and Burton Snowboards. Prior to this...

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Popular American animation series The Simpsons is 25 years old this year, an impressive run for any TV show, animated or not. It hints at Dr. Who levels of never-ending success. Nevertheless, The Simpson's creator, Matt Groening, has recently paid tribute to an even older, more respected peer - Hiyao Miyazaki, a talented and prolific...

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Brett Martin recently penned an interesting article for GQ which documents the revival of Downtown Los Angeles, entitled, "America's Next Great City Is Inside L.A." He looks at the reshaping of the once abandoned heart of the city over the last 15-20 years, a trend which seems to be steadily ramping up in the last...

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Craig "KR" Costello started writing graffiti in the early '90s, and he is as well known for his eye-catching trademark drippy style as he is for his signature KRINK ink and markers. He has built one of the most respected names in graffiti-related art supplies, having taken the tried-and-true DIY art form of making your...

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If you believe the good people at Huffington Post, 2014 is going to be the year of mindfulness. Sounds pretty good to me, but I dare you to spend an hour on an LA freeway and keep faith in that notion! Every year, top-ranked agency JWT (formerly known as J. Walter Thompson) call up their...

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2013 has been a pretty big year for us here at Imprint, with lots of highlights and accomplishments to look back on and learn from. We thought we'd send the year off in fine style by featuring some of the highlights here. So without further ado, let's find out each Imprinter's favorite post for 2013. Long...

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A month back, I posted a selection of snippets from talks which were part of the Purina #BetterWithPets conference in New York City, which we were invited to. Our founder Julia Huang spoke about our Architecture For Dogs project in front of an audience of pet specialists and journalists. It was a really inspiring event,...

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Ever wished you had one of those pedal-assist bikes to help you up a hill or to whittle away some of the miles on your commute? Now your hybrid smart bike is only a few simple steps away, thanks to the Copenhagen Wheel by Superpedestrian. Developed by MIT in conjunction with the city of Copenhagen,...