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Metropolis II is a short docu-film on the kinetic sculpture of the same name created by Chris Burden. The project which took 4 years to build is a massive cityscape inhabited by a never ending stream of toy car traffic.

I love this so much. Check out Edward Gorey’s previously unseen letter correspondence with a children’s author and the illustrated envelopes they came in.

Brandon Stanton’s photojournalistic project, Humans of New York is a wonderful idea in which he photographs portraits of people in the city and plots the images onto an interactive map of the neighborhoods he found them in.

It’s been said by designer Jessi Arrington that her favorite color is rainbow. When she was asked to design a one-of-kind skateboard as part of a fundraising event, this is what she did. So damn cute.

Made by Hand: Our first film, and more to come

Thursday evening, we debuted our first film — on the Breuckelen Distilling Company — at Studiomates, the collaborative workspace in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Since so much of the inspiration behind Made by Hand has come from the creative community in Brooklyn, this was a special opportunity for us. We’re exceedingly grateful to the people of Studiomates — and the makers in Brooklyn and elsewhere who inspire us every day.

We’re pleased now to release our first film into the world; go and watch it now. Brad Estabrooke’s tale is one of knowing you could fail, and moving ahead anyway — perhaps the most important ethos of the handmade spirit. We’re thankful to Brad for also joining us last night and sharing his gin and company.

Our next film — on local knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn — is in production now. Joel talks about finding himself at the intersection of the handmade and food movements (“I hit the jackpot,” he says) and more.

And as we head into the Fall, we’re talking to more makers in Brooklyn and nearby as we seek out subjects for subsequent films. Our hope is that you find these portraits as inspiring as we do.

Best,
Keef

File this under invaluable creative business tools. Designer, Jessica Hische has put together a useful posting for designers on how to put a price tag on their services. Much of the information can be applied to photographers, filmmakers and other creative professionals as well. Related - see also.

3 guys spent 44 days traveling 38,000 miles to visit 11 countries. They filmed their experiences in a rather organized manner to produce three short films: Move, Learn and Eat. I’m exhausted just watching all of that traveling.

Ulric Collette’s series of Genetic Portraits composites the faces of members in the same family to see how similar their genetic features may be.

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