With Conviction

I like this video sent in by a reader in South Carolina, you know?  It’s like good maybe.  So if you have, you know, a second to see an impressive mix of poetry,  graphics arts, and typography then you should, well, I would click this like if you have a second.

You’ll see the point when you watch the video.

The original poem is by Taylor Mali but his student Ronnie Bruce uses videography skills to elevate the poem to a place where the art really speaks. Makes we wonder what Ronnie could do with Longfellow. Or if Longfellow would've even been famous had he been forced to “publish” in today's multi-disciplinary world.

Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.

Moogaz Video Rundown

These videos are all from Sociological Images, a blog I recommend that breaks down all sorts of norms. 

This one is a video promoting the hiring of blind people in Norway.  More here. 

This one is a Star Trek scene redone using female actresses from The Girls on Film, a group that reproduces male-centered scenes using females to illustrate typical movie roles.

And here's a new Doctor Pepper product, the Doctor Pepper 10 with only 10 calories. But because men are tough, you can't market 10 calorie drinks to them in any sort of normal fashion. So inject Rambo ...

Jim, you know this is your new drink

Sociological Images really does a good job bringing up the imbalance in marketing and social norms; and their videos are good too.

If Keith Posts in a Forest, Can Anyone Hear Him?

Here's a fun video that the WH puts together once a week. This week's was pretty vanilla but I imagine other weeks are more lively. It's the West Wing aspect that's cool. The only thing missing is C.J.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/west-wing-week-hang-your-hats