HELLO + WELCOME http://www.marcobrien.net HELLO + WELCOME Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:12 +0000 http://www.marcobrien.net en 100 Hammers http://marcobrien.net/100-Hammers http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/100-Hammers Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:12 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678507 Project M North 2010 May '10. Belfast, Maine This M group produced 100hammers.com <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-2.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-3.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-4.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-5.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-6.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-6_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-7.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="388" width_o="560" height_o="388" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien-7_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="371" width_o="560" height_o="371" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678507/marcobrien_o.jpeg" align="left" /> Various Universities http://marcobrien.net/Various-Universities http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/Various-Universities Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:10 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678560 Tidewater Community College's Visual Art Center, Print II class Reconceptualizing the annual "340 High St. Student Art Magazine" January '11, Portsmouth, Virginia I was asked by my friend, Heather Boone, to come in and help kickstart a semester long project in her Print II class at the Visual Art Center in Portsmouth, VA for the spring of 2011. The objective of the class was to rethink the traditional/print-only student art magazine that showcases work from all of the departments within the two-year art school of that year. I conducted various Think Wrong exercises that encouraged the students to think big about what "340 High St. Student Art Magazine" is and can be. Discussion touched on expanding to social media campaigns, local business involvement and even getting Oprah to promote the magazine. This is a semester long project. Final magazine will be published in May 2011. Flickr Set. <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-2.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-3.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-4.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-7.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-7_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-8.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-8_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-9.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-9_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-10.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-10_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-11.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="560" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-11_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-12.jpeg" border="0" width="400" height="536" width_o="400" height_o="536" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-12_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien_o.jpeg" align="left" /> ------------------------------------ Lesley University's Artists & Activists conference - Project M "Think Wrong" workshop October '10. Cambridge, Massachusetts <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-1_1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-1_1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-2_2.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-2_2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien_11.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="374" width_o="560" height_o="374" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien_11_o.jpeg" align="left" /> ------------------------------------ Project M / VCU Graphic Design Department - ROAM RVA 48 Hour Blitz November '10. Richmond, Virginia For a period of 48 hours, eight VCU graphic design students came together for a self-directed project. Through discussion, and exploration around Richmond, ROAM RVA was born. ROAM RVA is a call to action, to venture into your environment and explore new places. ------------------------------------ Art Institute of Boston - Introduction to Web Design, Design Systems September '10. Boston, Massachusetts Conducted a web strategy workshop based on (blank)LAB & Tropical-L. Class website / Student's Process Blogs <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-1_12.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-1_12_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-2_13.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-2_13_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-3_3.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-3_3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-4_4.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-4_4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-5.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-6.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-6_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-7_5.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-7_5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-8_6.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-8_6_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-9_7.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-9_7_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-10_8.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-10_8_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-11_9.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien-11_9_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien_14.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678560/marcobrien_14_o.jpeg" align="left" /> Better World by Design 2010 http://marcobrien.net/Better-World-by-Design-2010 http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/Better-World-by-Design-2010 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:09 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678509 projectOPEN Rapid Prototyping workshop October '10. Providence, Rhode Island Better World by Design We separated the over 40 attendees into groups of six, making sure we had a few Providence residents in each group to provide a level of familiarity during the breakout session. We kick-started the groups by asking them the following questions, + How can we take the model of projectOPEN and apply it to Providence? + What resources and services does Providence provide that might work well with this existing model? + Does it have to be in a folded map? + What other forms can this resource take? Read my recap of our workshop on the BRUTE Labs blog. More reviews can be found here: Project: Interaction / The All-Nighter Flickr Set. <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-2.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-3.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-4.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-5.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-6.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-6_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-7.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-7_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-8.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-8_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-9.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-9_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-10.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien-10_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="375" width_o="560" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678509/marcobrien_o.jpeg" align="left" /> BWxD/Think Wrong workshop 2010 http://marcobrien.net/BWxD-Think-Wrong-workshop-2010 http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/BWxD-Think-Wrong-workshop-2010 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:07 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678495 Rethinking the 2011 BWxD conference February '11, Providence, Rhode Island With a few Project M alum and the fine people at goodgoodland studios in Boston, Project M helped facilitated a Think Wrong workshop for the newly appointed board members of the A Better World by Design conference at Brown University. They asked us to come in and help brainstorm different ways of rethinking their 4 year old conference. Great ideas surfaced that we hope to see in October 2011. Flickr Set. <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-5.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="560" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-2.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="560" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-3.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="560" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-4.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien-4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="560" height_o="420" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678495/marcobrien_o.jpeg" align="left" /> Better World by Design 2011 http://marcobrien.net/Better-World-by-Design-2011 http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/Better-World-by-Design-2011 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:06 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678482 Think Wrong workshop & Rapid Prototyping session September 30 – October 2 '11. Providence, Rhode Island Myself, Ben Gaydos & Karen Stein of goodgood, and Matt White of Dirk+Weiss facilitated two Project M workshops during the Better World by Design conference. We conducted a Think Wrong workshop on Friday, producing 5 ideas/products/services. Sunday, during the Rapid Prototyping session, we implemented those ideas in a more tangible, realistic product. The groups then presented them to the crowd at the BWxD Expo. Read a post about it here. Flickr set. Think Wrong workshop <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-2.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-3.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-4.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-5.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-6.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678482/marcobrien-6_o.jpeg" align="left" /> Rapid Prototyping Rapid Prototyping Workshop - #BWxD2011 from Matthew White on Vimeo. BWxD/Think Wrong workshop 2011 http://marcobrien.net/BWxD-Think-Wrong-workshop-2011 http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/BWxD-Think-Wrong-workshop-2011 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:05 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678468 Rethinking the 2012 BWxD conference November '11, Providence, Rhode Island Ben Gaydos and I spent the day with the new BWxD committee members to discuss the previous conference and to Think Wrong about the 2012 event. Seems like a great bunch of RISD/Brown students on board this year. Very excited to help them implement, advise, and generate more ideas in shaping 2012 Better World by Design conference. <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/1Pano-1.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="325" width_o="560" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/1Pano-1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/1Pano-3.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="128" width_o="560" height_o="128" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/1Pano-3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/1Pano-4.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="231" width_o="560" height_o="231" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/1Pano-4_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4657.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4657_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4660.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4660_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4668.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4668_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4669.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4669_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4674.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4674_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4678.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/IMG_4678_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/marcobrien-1.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/marcobrien-1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/marcobrien.jpeg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="560" height_o="418" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678468/marcobrien_o.jpeg" align="left" /> Project M http://marcobrien.net/Project-M http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/Project-M Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:42:04 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678913 Currently Lead Facilitator of Project M Half Moon Bay, CA and beyond projectmlab.com / @ProjectM12 / Facebook What is Project M? Founded by John Bielenberg, Project M is an intensive 2 week long program designed to inspire young graphic designers, writers, photographers and other creative people that their work can have a positive and significant impact on the world. The Project M Philosophy + Engage + Think Wrong + Get It Done Below is a video of John Bielenberg presenting Project M. Thinking Wrong, Doing Right - John Bielenberg, Project M from AIGA Salt Lake City on Vimeo.John Bielenberg's full presentation at the Salt Lake Art Center, December 2nd. Future http://marcobrien.net/Future http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/Future Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:42:01 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 2678868 Currently Executive Producer, Experience with Future Half Moon Bay, CA www.futurepartners.is / @FuturePartners / Facebook <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678868/futureSS.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="453" width_o="500" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/2678868/futureSS_o.jpg" align="left" /> ALABAMBOO MAKE & RIDE http://marcobrien.net/ALABAMBOO-MAKE-RIDE http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/ALABAMBOO-MAKE-RIDE Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:27:02 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 1220760 In June of 2011, a team of four cyclists, myself included, rode across America to share the Alabamboo story. This new initiative is a growing movement to bring sustainable bamboo production to Alabama, thus strengthening the economic and social fabric of the rural south. We converged in Greensboro, Alabama and built bicycles from Alabama-grown bamboo with the help from the Bamboo Bike Studio. Then we pedal west for two months, stopping at various locations to shed light on the Alabamboo story, sustainability, alternative transportation, and the benefits of bamboo all in the hopes of shaping a positive future. We ended in San Francisco, CA on July 30th, 2011. Using design, social media, and various forms of mobile technology, we kept an updated blog to inform our fans, followers, and our mothers of our journey. We also collaborated with Central, one of our title sponsors, on designing shirts, stickers, and other types of schwag to promote the ride and the Alabamboo initiative. Team Alabamboo Marc O'Brien / J. Vernal Dilworth / Nicole Lavelle / Rose Lavelle ridealabamboo.com / @RideAlabamboo / Facebook <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/BAMss_560.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="373" width_o="1257" height_o="839" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/BAMss_o.jpg" align="left" /> ------------------------------ Photos of the Make and Ride / Flickr set. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1263_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1263_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1234_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1234_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1184_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1184_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1379_560.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="749" width_o="1936" height_o="2592" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1379_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1588_560.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="749" width_o="1936" height_o="2592" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1588_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1709_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1709_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1943_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_1943_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_2092_560.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_2092_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_2554_560.jpg" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_2554_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_3298_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="420" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_3298_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_3406_560.JPG" border="0" width="560" height="418" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/13874/1220760/IMG_3406_o.JPG" align="left" /> ------------------------------ Videos of the Make and Ride ------------------------------ The Alabamboo Make and RIde Route / View the interactive Track My Tour map View Larger Map ------------------------------ An Interview with Rose and Jason The Ridealabamboo.com team took a couple of days to recharge while on their cross country ride from Greensboro, Alabama to San Fran, CA on bikes they built themselves out of bamboo. These interviews were taped at a local park in Tulsa, OK. Rose & Jason - Alabamboo Make & Ride Reflections PT. 1 from Jake Sullivan on Vimeo. Part 2 of the interview can be found here. ------------------------------ The Alabamboo logo was designed by Brian W. Jones HELLO + WELCOME http://marcobrien.net/HELLO-WELCOME http://marcobrien.net/following/marcobrien.net/HELLO-WELCOME Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:51:09 +0000 HELLO + WELCOME 662662 TO THE CREATIVE + COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS OF MARC O'BRIEN WHO I AM Designer into Social Entrepreneurship / Make Ideas Happen / Nomad / Creative Facilitator / Team Player / Group Leader / Listener / Contributor / Doer / Bearded / Sriracha Sauce and/or Bhut Jolokia Lover / Punk Rock at Heart / Optimist / Imaginative / Cyclist WHAT I DO Invent, process, design, strategize, partner up and produce projects for the greater good. Inspire others by showing that their talents and creativity can result in having a positive impact on the world around them. Facilitate creative workshops with fellow designers, students, and other engaged individuals to demonstrate different approaches in seeking out and solving new and existing problems that face us today. February 2012 Planning another epic summer bike trip. Hint, "resilience".