Internet Inspiration: Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/11

Pancake Month Clinton Street Bakery NYC

Trying something new – Every week I’ll post a weekly re-cap of what I found interesting, from social, technology, events, creativity, inspiration, and NYC. Enjoy!

Apps:

Vine

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Over

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Mailbox

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Articles:

Why You Never Finish Your To-Do Lists at Work (And How to Change That) – The Daily Muse

4 Ways To Amplify Your Creativity– Fast Company Design

10 Things Extraordinary People Say Every Day – INC.

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Events:

1197 Conference

Pancake Month

Pancake Month Clinton Street Bakery NYC

Creative Mornings with Jessica Jackley

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Wildcard (My life and interesting things I find along the way) :

This new Tropicana Subway Ad

Tropicana Subway Ad NYC

Blue Apron Meals– This is a life changer. They send you 3 healthy meals per week to cook. I’m learning to cook and don’t need to do as much grocery shopping!

Blue Apron Meals

Snowpocalypse (Nemo) and the Smallest Snowman to Hail a Cab: 

Smallest Snowman to Hail a Cab After Nemo

Social Hashtag Series #2: #AboveMe

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: NYC Flatiron Building

This month’s hashtag was # AboveMe. I thought I’d keep my head up instead of down. There are certainly some interesting perceptive up there.

Next month’s theme will be, store front chalkboard signs and messages.

In other Instagram related news, I’ll be shooting from NYCbaton‘s Instagram account on January 30th, 2013. Enjoy the day in the life of me. Any ideas of interesting people or places to shoot in the city, please let me know!

Oh yes, you could always be my Instagram friend now.  It’s never to late to be friends.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: Winter NYC Trees

NYC Winter Trees in Union Square. I got lost for a moment up there… and attacked by squirrels. It was a good day.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: NYC Market Light Decorations

This is how some weekend markets decorate in the city. Just re-use Christmas lights.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: CO Bigelow Pharmacy Drug Neon Sign

C.O. Bigelow’s Pharmacy in Greenwich Village. I hadn’t been in this area in quite sometime. It’s probably one of my favorite signs in NYC.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Sea

Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Sea Cruise. The detail in this piece is just ridiculous.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Sea Dinning Room

Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Sea Cruise – Chandelier in the dinning room. Pinky up, fancy.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: NYC Flatiron Building

Backside of the Flatiron Building. Because everyone takes pictures of the front side.

Social Hashtag Series #AboveMe Instagram Photos: Florida Palm Trees

Winter in Florida consists of warm and happy Nicole.

Social Media Monday + Tattly

Tattly Love What You Do Tattoo

Social Media Campaigns I’ve loving this week:

1.) Patron’s Cocktail Share:

Love this concept and cocktails.

Patron Holiday Cocktail Campaign Facebook

2.) GiltCity: #LoveYourCityMore Instagram

Amazing way to connect their community with their brand by asking fans to share photos on Instagram using hashtags #LoveYourCityMore and #NYC. I’m also loving how they highlight members on their Facebook Cover photo:

Gilt City #LoveYourCityMore Social Media CampaignGilt City Holiday Instagram Campaign

3.) Here comes the Advent Calendars:

The Yield 2012 Meme Calendar:

If you’re into Memes.

The Yield Advent Calendar 2012 Memes

Wildfire by Google: Social Media Advent Calendar

If you’re into facts.

Social Media Advent Calendar from WildFire and Google

4.) Tasting Table’s: Food Fight Debate

Tasting Table gives their fans the chance to vote for the ultimate food debates and then throws an amazing party to reveal the results.

Food Fight Tasting Table  Campaign

And the results:

Food Fight Tasting Table Campaign Results

5.) Foursquare’s 12/12/12 Robin Hood Relief Badge

Combining an opportunity to partner with Samsung Galaxy around the 12/12/12 Concert for Hurricane Sandy Relief.

Foursquare 12/12/12 Badge

6.) SiriTalks Instagram:

Creative finds-love this idea.

SiriTalks Hashtag and Instagram

Bonus: My part-time gig at Tattly.

Tattly Love What You Do Tattoo

I was so fortunate to spend a few days at Tattly last week. Dream gig come true, I am the biggest Swissmiss fan girl- ask anyone I know. Over the week I ended up learning way more than just how these temporary tattoos are made and produced. The whole experience went above and beyond my expectations. I was initially dreading having to deal with the hour commute to Dumbo each day but the more I stayed the more I loved it.

Everyone was so sweet and welcoming. Daily coffee and lunch trips together were a must, then we would gather our food and eat together back at StudioMates. All this actually made me realize how miserable I was at my last job. How much I despised office politics, eating at your desk, and everyone only talking to you when they needed something. More companies should have the Tattly mentality. When you communicate and do things together is creates a much better working environment. Personally, I’m sick of working along side of people who are willing to throw each other under the bus — This was an epiphany. An epiphany of what I am and am not looking for in my next job.

Additionally, in my short time there I’ve learned a good chunk more about design then I ever had prior to walking in there. This is a piece of what I am looking for in my next job. I must be surrounded by creative and passionate people. The wealth of ideas was overwhelming.

Finally, I ran into mini celebrities. I don’t know the ‘who’s who’ in the design world, but many designers came in… so did author Jonathan Foer… and wandering photographer named Shantanu Starick who is on a journey around the world while spending no more, everything he gets is based on trade. It was quite an amazing story and definitely encourage everyone to check out his trades.

Many thanks goes out to Swissmiss and the amazing people at Tattly and StudioMates! You not only made my job dreams come true but you showed me there are amazing companies out there doing amazing things. I know now I want to be apart of that.

Creativity Comes In All Industries: My Love for Creative Mornings NY

Simon Sinek Creative Mornings

Creative Mornings NY

NY Creative Mornings Nametag

Anyone who knows me at all knows I’m a regular at Creative Mornings NY. I have been going for almost a year now and have been to:

Now what is the reason for this post?

As I attended my regular monthly Creative Mornings today — or as the speaker today put it “The Breakfast Club”, which I love, (both Creative Mornings and the Movie of course.) I realized what I truly love about this community is the speakers. Recently I’ve noticed that I’ve been sticking to industry related meetups, talks, classes, and networking events. As much as I love social media and digital, it’s wearing on me. Back in high school and college I would attend at least one concert a week. I was a film major watching countless of movies from all genres and regions of the world, and when I first moved to NYC there was never an event or corner I wouldn’t explore — from cooking lessons to comedy shows to photography group scoutings. Life is full of culture and I wanted to taste it all.

Point being is I miss mixing it up. And frankly, that’s the best part about Creative Mornings, when it comes down to the event I simply don’t have to think. I am always guaranteed an amazing speaker that will be at the peak of creativity in their industry. Whether that industry be film, illustration, design, art, science, tech, business, inspiration, or imagination. These mornings force me out of my usual social/digital comfort zone to explore the creative approaches to so many different fields. This is what I truly love about it. 

Thanks SwissMiss!

P.S. If you know me at all, even when I can’t remember the date for the next Creative Morning, I always seem to have this six sense as to when the next one is coming. True Story. I also have a strategy when it comes to sign-up — which I can not reveal at this time.

Random Creative Mornings NY Photos:

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