This one hits home, peace to Playground Sessions and David Sides.

I apologize for the lack of blog updates. Hopefully you have been following via Twitter @KenjiSummers If not, let’s connect tomorrow at the One Club-Adversity Anniversary Celebration. RSVP HERE or Adversity-Oneclub.org

I’ve collaborated with One Club-Adversity on a few  occassions and I look forward to seeing new and familiar faces at their 1 year anniversary.

I’ve attended a lot of events in the past week and would like to post about everything but for now, check the info for tomorrow:

October 7, 2009 in NYC at JWT

The event is meant to bring young creative professionals together that aspire to someday be one of the great minds honored on the One Club Creative Hall of Fame. This is sure to be an excellent opportunity to meet and greet others that share your passion for great work in advertising and design.

I cried during watching Benjamin Button–I really did. I’m not ashamed to say it. The story pulled on some heart strings, seeing as I was the curious kid who preferred spending time with my elders and listening to their stories while bathing in their wisdom. As I got older I start acting like a ‘kid.’ For example in the third grade, while students read Goosebumps I read the book Congo. Now I read books about NLP and all sorts of kid like stuff. Michael Crichton along with John Grisham were my favorite authors until my teenage years. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary Great Gatsby is a classic that I owe the author a hand shake for creating. As you may know, the film, Benjamin Button is based on a Fitzgerald short story of the same name.

Decades later Benjamin Button wins an Oscar for best visual effects and the advertising industry is ready ready to use the techniques in their ads. Don’t believe me?

The first thing to know: After the initial shots of the animatronic infant Button, the next 52 minutes of Pitt do not contain any actual Brad Pitt — it’s animation (until the real Pitt appears in makeup on the tugboat bound for Russia. A total of 325 shots of animation. Visual-effects shops Hydraulx and Asylum also contributed many elements to the film).
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The job market got you down? Current job not making you happy? Finishing school and unsure what opportunities are available?

The Future is Bright might have an answer to your prayers. From time to time we will post the best jobs (and internships) that our friends and colleagues have for creative people. Remember, a fullfilling career is about apprenticeship learning not just ‘working.’ Check this week’s jobs after the jump:
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http://www.slideshare.net/alihadi/boosting-creativity-presentation

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This week’s TED lecture features a leading creative mind, Sir Ken Robinson, who explains why he feels ‘education’ is killing creativity.

“…The whole purpose of public education throughout the world is to produce university professors…”

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html