Following a Bird

This look at how Pixar’s Brad Bird fosters innovation [gigaom.com] follows nicely from the post I made a bit back about his approach to creativity [muchlessthanthree.com]. It’s very interesting from the viewpoint of someone who feels a bit like that black sheep sometimes.

Point, Counter-Point

Grizzly Bear’s new album Veckatimest is on my short-list for album of the year; Andrew [goviolet.com] drew my attention to their beautiful Two Weeks music video:

Little did I know that someone right here in Orange County, CA was creating a bit of an internet explosion [google.com] by animating his own fan-made video for Two Weeks:

I mentioned in my previous post that I’m a sucker for the underdog. In this case, I’m not sure that Gabe Askew is, in fact, the underdog.