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Using a wide range of media and techniques to explore my fascination for creativity, I have worked in many fields from fine art, graphic design, web design, animation, 3d modelling, visualization, product design, HCI, UX, user interface design. Before moving to Bali, I was Director of Research and Development at Jawbone. I now work mainly on product design focused on sustainability. I ran a lecture series in London at Tate Modern on computer graphics under my company Supernatural and continue to work on speech writing and presentation development. I currently use this site as a portfolio of recent projects and concepts and also home to my blog where I discuss ideas, news and areas of this great wide world that pique my diverse interests ...and yes, my real name is zissou.

Sustainability

Since moving to Bali in 2010 I have become far more deeply involved in sustainable thinking and design. I have built a bamboo home in the jungle, grow a wide range of fruit and vegetables and make a concerted effort to become more aware and considerate of nature and it's vital role in allowing us to live on this planet. To this end, should you have a creative project you feel could advance this type of neo-realism and are looking for creative assistance, you can contact me via the link above.

Jonas Salk

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jonas salkJonas E. Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine.

He first came to my attention in Michael Moore’s Capitalism – where viewers are reminded of Salk who, having perfected the polio vaccine, refused to pursue a patent for his work! In an interview (which Moore included) Salk explained that he made a good living and didn’t need any more money. He mostly wanted to improve the lives of children by getting the vaccine out as quickly as possible.

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Silencing

SILENCING demonstrates the tight coupling of motion and object appearance. Simply by changing the retinotopic coordinates—moving the object or the eyes—it is possible to silence awareness of visual change, causing objects that had once been obviously dynamic to suddenly appear static. Read on…

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TED – Stewart Brand

I would be interested to know if he’d adapt this speech now, in the light of Japan’s disaster.

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Design thinking for the education system

Good article on how we could look to design thinking as a new approach to education. Read on…

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100% plant-based Pepsi bottle

PepsiCo have just unveiled a breakthrough in bottle technology, announcing the world’s first petroleum-free plastic bottle in an effort to further reduce its carbon footprint. Read on…

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What colours mean

We live in a colorful world. In many countries, colors represent various holidays; they are also used to express feelings and enliven language. Here is a list of key colors and some of their meanings around the world. Read on…

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A balance for progress

Having read an article yesterday on UK Prime minister, David Cameron’s move to introduce a happiness metric as a balance to the current GDP metric, I had a thought as I awoke this morning… Read on…

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Busker

In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Read on…

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Japan relief

Designed by Max Erdenberger to raise relief funds for the devastating earthquake and subsequent massive tsunami that struck Japan March 11, 2011, Wieden and Kennedy have produced this beautiful poster. I want it as a  t-shirt so I can wear it around and people are less likely to forget what has happened.
Get yours here

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Jonas Salk

Jonas E. Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine.
Read on…

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Optical jiggle

I am a big fan of optical illusions and this is one of my recent favorites. No, it’s not animated in any way, its a static image. That’s your mind messing with you!
To view it properly, Read on…

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Trance

As part of the Nyepi celebrations in Bali this weekend I got to witness a real trance ceremony. Aside from being quite terrifying to the uninitiated, it was made that much worse for us since neither I nor my friends had any idea what was going down until the pig had been sacrificed and it was all over

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Eye-controlled laptop

Swedish firm Tobii, who specialize in eye control interfaces have teamed up with Lenovo to craft a run of 20 prototype Windows 7 laptops with eye control sensors built-in – engadget’s verdict: ‘It works extraordinarily well’
Looking forward to trying this out for myself. Read on…