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” Some New Yorkers read or stare out the window during subway rides, Derek Brahney draws iPhone Rothkos. The 26 year old New York-based designer and artist admits he has an interest in appropriation, semiotics, conceptual art and experimenting with new and different...

” File this one under the ‘why didn’t I think of that’ category. There’s a new easel available that lets you place and securely hold an Apple iPad and then use it however you wish. It’s a great tool for artists, art class, students who need to try approaching something at a...

Haiku Deck   If you haven’t used Haiku Deck before, this deck will give you some insight into it’s power to produce simply beautiful presentations.  The best thing about Haiku Deck is that you simply type in key words for your presentation and the search engine...

If you have ever lived with another person and come home to find them in a bad mood, how long did it take you to figure it out? Hours? Minutes? Seconds? Most people say “seconds,” and some can tell before they even enter the same room. That’s how children feel...

Memes are a great way of communicating an idea with some strong words and a visual.  They are really trending at the moment and ‘meme-maker’ apps are simple and easy to use if you would like to create your own.  We love using them as classroom posters, short email or...

Grant Snider’s poster is a great visual to describe that age-old ideas that art is life.  Enjoy!                                                 If you...

“Why create? Artists and designers share their work, their processes and their vision in these deeply personal – and often hilarious – talks.”  TED Click here to see 10 great talks in a collection curated by TED.  They include; 1. Stefan Sagmeister:...

Photography is a visual medium, so it makes sense to use a visual resource to explain the tools of the trade.  This great infographic (originally posted on the totallyrad.com blog) gives clarity to some potentially confusing terms and settings for students using cameras on manual...

Sir Ken Robinson responds to the big picture questions about education from C.M Rubin in this interesting interview that begins with this insightful quote – “To lose our culture is to lose our memory”. ” I believe that the arts should be on an equal...

One of the benefits of living in an increasingly connected world is the unprecedented access to resources and information we now enjoy.  In the arts, we can make use of the incredible websites and apps in our classrooms to show students a work that hangs on the wall in a gallery...