Author: johnhall

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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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We are very pleased to announce that our 2nd #IMPRINTPRESENTS talk will feature the talented, fascinating, and compelling Angeleno artist David Choe, in an intimate talk on following one's passion. We can't wait for this one. It's going to be a wild ride. Fasten your seat-belts. The event will take place on Thursday, October 17th,...

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The Architecture For Dogs collection is currently en route to Japan, and so we're happy to announce that information about the upcoming exhibition at TOTO GALLERY MA in Tokyo has been added to the website. The exhibition is set to open on October 25th, and there will also be a symposium on 11/2 with Kenya...

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Thanks, in part, to our Architecture for Dogs project (in conjunction with design guru Kenya Hara) we've been paying extra-special close attention to Japanese architecture lately. And with our big sister company interTrend preparing to move into their newly renovated Psychic Temple digs in downtown LB, we've got office design on the brain lately too!...

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The Long Beach leg of our Architecture for Dogs project came to a close last weekend, and this week we scrambled to get everything packed up and shipped off to Japan for the next leg of the roving collection, which will be on display at Gallery Ma in Tokyo in late October. Stay tuned for...

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Here's a great example of how a corporate brand can team up with talented creatives and everyone wins. Warsteiner, a German brewery, recently teamed up with 6 great artists to produce some very nice-looking bottles, and the artists congregated in Berlin to join forces on an art show and public mural too. I got to...

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Today we have an interview with Bob Faust, the founder of Faust, a Chicago-based "cultural branding and communications studio." Their portfolio includes identity, print, and digital design for a wide range of clients spanning Denver Art Museum and Playboy. Bob is also an expert at working with artists, and helping them translate their ideas into...

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Late last year, I posted an Alan Watts video about the importance of making money versus following your heart on this site. Similarly, this new video "What it is to See" has been doing the rounds on design blogs and the likes. Take some good audio from an Alan Watts lecture, throw in some very...

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Hey, happy Friday! Here's an interesting video featuring productivity consultant, and creator of the Getting Things Done method of time-management, David Allen speaking about "appropriate engagement" and "productive engagement." The focus is on making the "psychic bandwidth" or mental space you need (not the time) to be creative. The message here is don't spend two...

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This week, we got to chat with accomplished Vancouver-based animator Eoin Duffy. He's behind an upcoming release called The Missing Scarf, which happens to be narrated by none other than George Takei. Eoin's work also includes On Departure, a journey based on the loss of his younger brother Emmet, which achieved Vimeo's esteemed Staff...