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March 2010
51 posts
February 2010
50 posts
Flash Mob
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails. The term is generally not applied to events organized by public relations firms, protests, and publicity stunts.
“When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue & orange with lavender spots?”
—Shel Silverstein
Listen
NPR did a story on six word short stories titled Can You Tell Your Life Story In Exactly Six Words?
It is the same idea we have behind the Six Word Story Every Day collaboration and blog. It is interesting to see what people come up with when they sum up their life in six words. Many of the same common themes within many of the stories of peoples lives.
SWSED is a bit different as it touches on many different ideas, stories and themes. But it also leaves open interpretation for many people. Also the fact that there is design & typography involved in SWSED.
Kerlan Collection
The Kerlan Collection is at the University of Minnesota and is one of the world’s greatest collection of children’s literature research. The collection contains books, original manuscripts, illustrations, letters, posters, toys, photographs, catalogs, audiovisuals, figurine collections. Teachers, students, librarians, authors, illustrators, translators, and critics come from all over the world to visit the massive collection.
Anyone is able to access the material by special request. The online card catalog makes it easy for those who are searching for specific items.
The collection started in the 40s as a hobby of collecting rare books by Dr. Irvin Kerlan. He collected classics of the Newbery winners and would chose best what represented each current year. He began to take the collection one step further by collecting the background material that went into making the books. He would write letters to authors and illustrators and they would reply back with their original manuscripts, artwork and personal notes from editors and children.
You can search the online library through the MNCAT
I can’t believe I’ve never known about this collection and it’s so close by. I started my children’s book illustration class and this is one main topic we brought up. It will be an excellent source of inspiration and research. I’m excited to visit.
