Data-based Advertising: Saving Kids from Speeding Trains Since 2010
Take a moment to envision an advertising agency. I bet you came up with a bunch of cooler than thou hipsters who drink and womanize in sleek, minimalist offices, right? I used to work in an advertising office so I am here to tell you that you are absolutely right! But here’s the interesting part: when it comes to trying to convince people to take action on climate change, those expensive square glasses and ironic t-shirts clothe the soul of Helen Lovejoy on the Simpsons.
Merry Christmas, Everyone. And Vivian says Hi.
Merry Christmas, folks. And while we’re at it, cheers to Eid, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, winter solstice, and any other solar festival you care to celebrate. It’s been an uncommonly good year for the Eyler-Werve enclave. The headline, of course, is the arrival of Vivian this February, but there’s good news on all fronts. Vivian is growing [...]
Climate Change at the Field Museum: The Good, the Bad and the Corporate
A sneak peak of the exhibit AND a chance to see Sue? Sold!
Making Media Connections 2010
One of my favorite events in Chicago: an entire conference devoted to training nonprofiteers on the subtle arts of communications.
Viviface: Baby Develops a Personality
Hi folks! Vivi has hit the one month mark, so Jonathan and I are now EXPERTS on parenting! Hooray! Exciting milestones for this month (documented in the photo slide show linked below) include: Emoting! Vivi can make all kinds of hilarious faces. Generational Continuity! We drove on up to Wisco to introduce Vivian to her [...]
Kate wants a whale
Our little nursery room, all 8×8 feet of it, had one subterranean window that made the whole thing feel like you were underwater. So we went with it. As I was sketching everything, Kate nodded and waited for me to pitch the whole thing: fish, bluegreen, stripey kelp, mirrors on the wall with the sunlight. [...]
City Camp!
Incredibly useful and interesting people at City Camp. Photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46866170@N07/sets/72157623151929275/