Innovate the Pixar Way Book Review

The other day, I finally finished reading Innovate the Pixar Way by Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson, authors of The Disney Way, which I plan to buy next. It is a fantastic exploaration of how Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, Steve Jobs and the rest of the Pixar brain trust created a company around a simple philosophy: "Quality is the best business plan." And it has worked!

In the book, they have given examples of how it has been done and explains how you can bring these types of business traits to your own company...or life, for that matter. Since I do not own a company myself, it has brought insight to traits I should look for in my future employers or advice I can take to my current boss. Not only do they analyze Pixar in great detail, but they also give you some insight on how Google, Men's Warehouse, Nike, Target and other leading organizations.

I totally recommend this book! It's an easy read that took me way too long, but it shouldn't take you long at all.

A day in the life...

Here is a montage I did for my second project in my first video class. I tried to make it into a short film with a simple meaning. This also acts as visual research for another [3D animated] short film I am currently working on that will be done next year. More on that to come...

A special thanks to my hand actors Danny Kilburn, Nolan Hudson and Nick Truex. Enjoy!

BOSE Around-Ear Headphones Video Review

I recently finished my product review for my first video class. The video was edited in Adobe Premier and the audio edited in GarageBand. Thank you to my lovely actors and actresses: Hannah Saunders, Paulina Kieslich, Alex Weymouth, and Steven Roman!

If you can't tell from the video, I highly reccommend these headphones. Comments and critiques are most welcome, as always. Enjoy!

2010 Business Card Giveaway Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated! It was good to see the number of comments on here and Facebook. I'd like to congratulate Ricky Potts for winning 500 free business cards from Uprinting! That picture is of me and him celebrating his win. Just kidding.

Keep checking back for more awesome stuff from yours truly and possibly some more free giveaways!

Oh, and let's keep in touch. I'd love to hear from you! Check me out on Facebook and Twitter.

2010 Business Card Giveaway!

In light of 2010 and the new year, I'm giving away 500 free business cards to one lucky reader! You can use these for anything personally or for marketing another endeavor. Either way, it's FREE and all you have to do is leave a comment to enter to WIN!

Here's the details:

500 Business Cards for One (1) Winner
Sizes: 2 x 3.5”, 2 x 3”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5” (skinny card)
Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock
Specifications: Full Color Both Sides; Offset Press; 3 Business Day Printing
Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only

This giveaway is sponsored by Uprinting which does printing online and business cards online. Pretty cool place, if you ask me. Plus, they let me give you free stuff!

So, leave a comment and win yourself 500 free business cards. But, the context ends next Saturday, February 13. Comment now or forever lose the chance to get free stuff! The winner will be chosen randomly and notified after the giveaway is over. Make sure to leave an email address in your comment saying how you'll use the business cards if you win, so I can get a hold of you! Good luck!