An ~8 minute intro video from the terrific people at Think Vitamin.
Where Ideas For Online News Bounce Around
Archives for the month of: August, 2010
Jon Resnick, Donna Cassata and other editors from the Associated Press explain what they’re looking for in a pitch for a video story. Basically: Do your homework, know why the story’s newsy, describe characters, write tight.
It’s solid advice for any pitch. Watch below.
For a few years now, I’ve been keeping an eye on the Gel Conference, where people gather to talk about experience, perception and customer service.
One of this year’s speakers was mapmaker Connie Brown of Redstone Studios. Her one-off painted maps show not just geography but perspective. In her 20-minute presentation, she shows us how maps are both descriptive and opinionated. It’s worth watching, whether your preference is for the science or the art of cartography.
Enjoy.
A really good session, in my opinion, is not about the how, it’s about the why. … A really good session, through arguments and examples, stories and slides, humor and deep thoughts, compels you to try something new. A great session exposes you to something you haven’t done before and inspires you to take action, change the way you do things.
— From “What I learned at An Event Apart Minneapolis” by Marc Drummond, via zeldman.com
Graphics director Steve Duenes and graphics editor Archie Tse talk about what goes into the visual storytelling elements that The New York Times has become so known for.
