shapeshifters tag feed: creative

Art Director Looking for Writer

scoops — tue, 19 jun 2007 14:17:06 +1000

Hi, my name is Simon, I currently live in Melbourne Australia. I am looking for a writer to team up with and to seek work in Melbourne. Must have a minimum of Three years experience across all media, including TV, radio, press, print, online and ambient. Looking for someone who thinks a bit differently, not addy and has a good sense of humor, someone who wont let the ego ruin good ideas. I desire to make money of course but more importantly I want to make the best work possible. Is this you or someone you know, please get in touch.

LEAD_in the CREATIVE CLASS at Zollverein

jomaier — wed, 30 may 2007 19:47:22 +1000

Flocking Experiment --- LEAD_in the CREATIVE CLASS
Re-experience, describe and qualify your 'leadership leeway' at the Zollverein School's Innovators' Club. Arrive at the peak of current research. By means of a live 'flocking-experiment' in a playful way. Use the following social mapping process to benefit from the intelligence of your fellow-gushers'. And adept the 'moves' to lead_in the CREATIVE CLASS!
http://www.irganic.com

Time & Place: Innovators' Club 2.0: 20 June 2007
Hot on the heels of the first successful Innovators' Club event in early May, the Zollverein School will be hosting another Innovators' Club event on 20 June 2007. In the experimental evening event entitled Swarm intelligence: leadership in the creative sector', leadership consultant Dr Jo Maier of irganic mbH, Zurich, will focus on how the laws of swarm behaviour can be used to generate leadership in the creative industries.
http://www.zollverein-school.de/

Creative-minded Perth people?

jennhiller — sat, 05 may 2007 19:25:43 +1000

If you are creative-minded, live in Perth and want to network with 25+ professionals at arts related events please contact me, as I am putting a database together.

Will be in touch.

Cheers

Pecha kucha -- an inspiring experience!

Nicola — fri, 20 apr 2007 11:46:55 +1000

Looking for a little architectural/design/photographic/artistic inspiration or interaction?

I recommend a visit to a pecha kucha night -- I had my first taste when one was held in Auckland recently and found a packed room of various creative worlds happily colliding, sharing and mixing.

The pre-arranged participants in pecha kucha were given the chance to tell the crowd about their design, new building, piece of furniture, photographs or thoughts they wished to share.

They did this with twenty images, and each image was shown for 20 seconds. People talked along with their slides, one guy played some music.

Presenters (and much of the audience) were from the design, architecture, photography, art and creative fields.

It was a fantastic way to see what was happening Auckland, and meet other creative people.

These events, orginally started in Tokyo by a British architect, are run around the world, and participation is encouraged by anyone who has something to show or say.

I'm sure there would be plenty of shapeshifters who would enjoy an outing to one of these!

Check out their international homepage : http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

Creative Thinker Post Treatment

PhillipCG — mon, 02 apr 2007 16:18:45 +1000

Hello all. I am a stranger to Brisbane and have just completed 12 months of chemo. I have not worked for a few years now and am looking to get back in to the swing of things. I am keen to look at anything really. I have been an actor and teacher of drama most of my life and over the past ten years developed a personal development program that I am reworking. So if any one anywhere needs a hand or is looking for someone to undertake nonspecific work. I am new to this site and have just had the thought that this is not the correct way to use it. Oh well. Get in touch. Thanks.

The unperfect house in Essen, Germany

PeterPanic — fri, 26 jan 2007 21:50:18 +1100

If you are thinking about tavelling to some other place in the world to work in a creative, buzzling place, with a very colorful mix of people, without having to pay any money for your workplace why not come to germany (essen) and check out the unperfecthaus.

http://www.unperfekthaus.de/

living out loud - the artist in us all

Tonia — sun, 10 dec 2006 03:47:30 +1100

Sometimes, through the everyday, we just need a little inspiration. Change our focus for just a moment or two. The Wish Jar is a gift from author Keri Smith, the author of Living out Loud (and other wonderful books). She is an author illustrator and guerilla artist. I don't know Keri personally and normally I do not mention those I do not know personally but what she is offering this little inspiration called 'the artists survival kit" with a list of things one can do to simply motivate oneself or simple activities one can do (simple, creative, beautiful). It is for the artist in us all. And I had to share! You can read alittle more about Keri, The Wish Jar and her love of 'lists' on her personal blog. I hope you enjoy it as much as i did!
http://www.kerismith.com/blog/

CreativeHQ a great New Zealand Biz Incubator

murray — tue, 28 nov 2006 16:37:05 +1100

I have recently been involved with Creative HQ a business incubator for Creative Businesses with High Growth and Export Potential. The impact of incubators is amazing and I would like to commend any one in New Zealand contemplating entering business with large scale or high growth aspirations in the creative sector to consider Creative HQ as a home for their business.

Beware I work with companies at Creative HQ so my views are biased!

Creative Delemma:Creative but not democratic

murray — tue, 28 nov 2006 16:30:36 +1100

A thing I have just observed with a client today and it applies in the design and related fields. Is that people are often trained, such that they are very democratic in their way of decision making. Democratic decision making works fine much of the time. However, there comes a time in every creative business when the democracy stops and the business owner has to be bold and take the decision as a veto over the ideas of a team. This is a painful process when it occurs, and creative people are reluctant to make those calls. However, business is no democracy, the buck stops with the owner. So dont let the fallacy of democracy cause you to suffer agony in pleasing all of those involved in your creative business. Instead, accept the reality and make that decision quickly and with focus. The pain to all will be less than the agony of democracy inside your business.

What do you think of this?

regards Murray

Business incubation in Wellington, NZ

CreativeHQ — tue, 28 nov 2006 14:53:34 +1100

Hi all, I'd like to introduce you to myself. My name is Shona and I work at Creative HQ, a business incubator in Wellington New Zealand. Creative HQ specialises in assisting high-growth start-up businesses realise their commercial dreams through intensive mentoring, coaching, motivation and challenge. We offer entrepreneurs a challenging and rigorous programme not for the faint-hearted. Our objective is to build solid foundations for businesses that are capable of scaling to be globally competitive organisations. Creative HQ accelerates the growth and increases the potential of early stage businesses with executive horsepower, people networks, knowledge and infrastructure. Creative HQ is about getting improved results out of early stage businesses through active challenge and intervention in a caring, work hard, play hard culture. We focus on intellectual property and product based busineses that can be scaled to NZD $5million+ within 5 years. We also support specific sectors with dedicated programmes (eg. Fashion, IT). Creative HQ is on a journey, driven by passion and the desire to make a difference, living the Creative Hq entrepreneurial spirit and values to create the premier development programme for high-growth businesses in the Wellington Region. since our inception in 2003 we have produced eight award-winning high-growth companies and are looking at graduating a further five next year. Creative HQ operates as a Business Unit of Positively Wellington Business and the WREDA trust, Wellington's regional economic development agency.
Currently we are opening our doors for our 2007 intake of residents. We are looking for new talented entrepreneurs and their exciting start-up businesses to join our 2007programme. If you'd like to more about us or what we do and if we can help or youtr business in any way, then please contact me on New Zealand 0064 4 381 4444 or at shona@creativehq.co.nz and I'd be happy to chat to you. If you just want to browase around a taster of what we offer, then check out our website by visiting http://www.creativehq.co.nz

FERN sells New Zealand Designer Fashion

CrafteeLadie — fri, 01 sep 2006 15:05:41 +1000

FERN is a relatively new shop that sells New Zealand Designer Fashion on Albany Street in Dunedin, New Zealand. They have a lot of creative and unique one-off pieces as well as stocking some great New Zealand Designers and Designer Clothing and Accessories. Their stock is proudly made in New Zealand. Definately check it out if you are ever in Dunedin, New Zealand. The owner is one of the same people who owned Outre.

Web Design and Creative Computer Genius!

CrafteeLadie — fri, 01 sep 2006 14:49:04 +1000

Web Design and Creative Computer Genius!

For people needing great service and creative design in Web Design , and CD Rom Development, then Digitalbridge from Melbourne, Australia are the people to turn to. These guys are great and they've even won Awards (ATARI).

http://www.digitalbridge.com.au/

Questions for UK Creative Industry staff

MarkMcG — sat, 15 jul 2006 20:30:52 +1000

I'm researching coaching as a management style in the UK Creative Industries, as the final assignment in my MA. If you are a manager or worker in the UK Creative Industries, please help me by completing a questionnaire.

I'll be making the finished report available for free download from my site - so this is an opportunity to contribute to the debate about management in the Creative Industries that will (hopefully!) be read by quite a few people.

My research project is at http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/research

Questionnaires for managers: http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/07/14/questionnai...

Questionnaire for employees: http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2006/07/14/questionnai...

If you fall into both categories, you're welcome to fill out both questionnaires.

Also please pass on the URL http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/research to anyone who might be interested.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

Looking for freelance web developers

Rory — thu, 22 jun 2006 00:44:20 +1000

I often need to use freelance web developers but I haven't yet found any that fulfill all my requirements enough to forge a good relationship.

I'm looking for someone who is :
1. Pro-active (in their own projects and also helping our business)
2. Not only excellent with the basics, but stays up to date with current technologies
3. Flexible
4. Preferably in London (however, I don't mind where they are if they are super easy to work with elsewhere.)
5. Experienced
7. Not charging exorbitant rates
8. Creative in finding solutions.

PLease let me know if you know of anyone who could perhaps fit these criteria.