The guy on the left is Plato. He's pointing up in Rafael's masterpiece because 'up' represents Plato's Theory of Forms, or high concept ideas. I referenced Plato's Forms in last week's post and how when I think of a chair and you think of a chair, we don't think of the same chair but rather the same form/idea/concept of a chair. I'm going to use Plato again here because, well, he was pretty smart and wrote a lot of really great…
The guy on the left is Plato. He's pointing up in Rafael's masterpiece because 'up' represents Plato's Theory of Forms, or high concept ideas. I referenced Plato's Forms in last week's post and how when I think of a chair and you think of a chair, we don't think of the same chair but rather the same form/idea/concept of a chair. I'm going to use Plato again here because, well, he was pretty smart and wrote a lot of really great…
Saw this today driving past The Common Market in Charlotte. Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications. You can find him on Twitter @smashadv
When I first heard that Peter Jackson was producing a new summer movie, my heart raced. When I saw the trailer – it raced faster. Not surprisingly, District 9 was the top grossing film in its first week of release. And at some point over the weekend IMDB reported that it had also soared to #26 on the all-time greatest movie list Combine this with one raving review after another – and I was fully caught up in the hype. So in…
When you love what you do, it shows. I took my wife and daughters to see The Avett Brothers on August 8th in Charlotte. They're local musicians, and I've grown quite fond of their music and songwriting. And this is coming from a guy who doesn't ordinarily gravitate to Bluegrass (if you look through the other music on this blog you'll understand). Check them out online and on Twitter, and once you get past the idea that maybe Bluegrass isn't…
Watching this trailer, I can only sit and nod in agreement. I can't wait to see this film. Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications. You can find him on Twitter @smashadv
