TDS NEWS
Digital
Thornhill
Digital Storytelling (TDS)
Monday, October 1, 2012 -
Week 41
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Digital Storytelling As Documentary Process
Creating Programming For Digital Media
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Too Big For Our Britches!
As you might know,
Thornhill Digital Storytelling (TDS) is an element of The Thornhill Design
Laboratory. The complete inventory of
this progressive “Business, Communications Design” practice lists (1) The Thornhill Design Lab Salon, (2) Thornhill
Digital Storytelling (TDS), (3) The Fashion Media Project, (4) Thornhill Design
Lab Workshop and (5) Production & Learning Studio.
Although each of
these in a different phase of development, they share common values and
slow-growth modeling.
Since October 2011,
the upgrade of the total has been moving along quite well. In many cases, it seemed wise to include some
of the enterprise, Thornhill Design Lab, news in our Thornhill Digital
Storytelling materials.
However, the digital
storytelling popularity is so profound that it too needs space and support to
grow. This October 1 TDS NEWS Digital is
the first step in giving each what they need.
There are two
sections. The first dedicated to Thornhill
Digital Storytelling and the second to the whole of the Design Lab. This two-faced structure will be used for a
few weeks as we put together stronger support for each.
Yes, this is tricky,
but we have great friends helping and we are looking for even more partner
relationships to make it all worth the effort.
Thanks.
Andrew W. Thornhill
thornhilldesignlab@hotmail.com
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Transition
Our office is very busy preparing for the full upgrade of
the Thornhill Digital Storytelling (TDS) structure, schedule and
partnerships. The re-launch dates are
November 8 & 9, to be compatible with the next Thornhill & Studio
Quarterly Design Review.
Space is the number
one quest to guarantee the growth of Thornhill Digital Storytelling.
TDS does well when it comes to identifying interesting
venues for our events. With proper
matchmaking of venue to agenda, meetings and seminars can be held
anywhere. We have succeeded in Los
Angeles, Maui, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Bellevue. Recent conversations with associates in
Jersey City, New Jersey have included a quick look at dates to build meetings
and/or a seminar for that market.
Our library is only accessed when preparing for an
event. Space for our books, magazines
and reports could be the next move.
For the last two
weeks I have had the luxury of a large, temporary space. For the first time in years I have been able
to sort files, review materials, rewrite structures and imagine intelligent staging
for the next event without having to re-box everything after a few hours and
vacate the building.
There are small spaces available in offices, stores and even
a warehouse. Could this be the same
benefit?
Think Bigger!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a dedicated space as the office for the
management of TDS? We could start with
the addition of our archives and library. The desks, lamps, file cabinets and
file transfer boxes are ready to go.
Then, of course, our production
and learning studio... I am still making
inquiries, touring buildings and imagining the future in three possible cities.
The Digital Landscape
Almost
every company, organization, school, artist and entrepreneur will think this
year about their basic technology and equipment for access. In a nutshell, this is our, and your, Digital
Landscape.
With
many changes afoot, think about “Program Integration” for existing and new devices.
Have you started planning for any of the upcoming changes?
For the update and partial revision of our technology support, we have
announced an intention to adopt the new Microsoft Windows 8 as our platform of
record. I have already learned that
there will be special cases, but the first review revealed these necessary
parts: email (Hotmail), blog (Blogger), Web site – Portfolio (Network
Solutions), social media (Facebook and LinkedIn) and event registration (Eventbrite.)
The full Platform
Integration will start after the release of Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. We are planning a joint tutorial and planning
meeting with Microsoft for October 27, 2012.
If you would like to attend, please let me know.
Timeline
After the upgrade meeting
on Saturday, October 27, 2012, we will be fast and furious in preparing for a
heavy TDS schedule for 2013.
There will be a
well-connected schedule of monthly events.
Both the events (TDS Digital Storytelling Documentary Proposal Seminars)
and the publications will be well-promoted.
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TDS NEWS
For now, TDS NEWS
serves as our newsletter, printed event program and project update resource. This started as a tool to describe the “50
Steps For Documentary Success” with a brief introduction. When first passed out, it was only 2 pages.
Now the information
covers 36 pages and is ready for the next plateau.
We need researchers,
administrators, writers, designers and possibly distributors. The next upgrade will put researchers to work
contacting documentary suppliers and following up leads for documentary money.
TDS NEWS Digital is
the clear title for a path to the future.
Currently this is only the blog at http://digitalstorytellingseminar.blogspot.com.
By the end of the 2012
the title will cover the Web site, apps, links, interactive tools, digital
design and digital distribution.
We plan to
distribute via digital media devices, starting with tablets and
smartphones. We expect the Microsoft Surface
will be first and the iPad second.
Of course with both print and digital distribution, we are
open to subscribers and subscription management
can’t be far behind.
When presenting the TDS Documentary Proposal Seminar, an
important part of the presentation is still the discussion of the “50 Steps To
Documentary Success.” In this section of
the conversation I identify many responsibilities, processes, products and
categories one must pay attention to - to build a successful funding
proposal. This information is also in
our printed program TDS NEWS and carried in all parts of TDS NEWS Digital,
including our blog.
Also in the publication are sections for examples of digital
storytelling and listings of media outlets you might want to keep in touch with
to promote your concept, your documentary or your studio.
In these jammed pages I refer you to specific downloads for
product examples and specific links for the related media Web sites.
With additional research support, there will be expansion. Where possible, I will list specific
providers, suppliers, companies or organizations for those producers prepared
to contract for help on their digital storytelling project.
For instance, instead of simply indicating that audio, video
or digital photography are component parts of production and distribution, I
will give the headline and leave space for specific names or companies and
contact information. Space in the
publication is limited, but I am anxious to help.
Of course, I can only list the information that I have on
hand.
On the next pages, I have listed the titles that would gain
from this up-to-the-minute detail. You can
provide the contact data for yourself, your service or your company. If you have associates who might benefit from
this open referral, please let them know.
In fact, feel free to distribute this information far and wide.
The TDS Documentary Proposal Seminars have been presented in
Bellevue, Maui, Oakland, Pittsburgh and Seattle. The next new locations are Miami and
Washington, D.C.
If you are listed, you might be contacted by producers or
directors from across the country!
TDS NEWS Listings
50 Steps To Documentary Success
If you can provide assistance in these categories, and
would like to be listed in
TDS NEWS, our printed program for the documentary
proposal seminar, send your category and contact information to thornhilldesignlab@hotmail.com.
In the subject line, be sure to put Listings.
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All of this will be
possible with new partners and sponsors.
If you represent a media outlet, or have skills in promotions, you could
certainly gain by becoming a partner with Thornhill Digital Storytelling.
Other key categories
for partnering are facilities, administration and education.
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Are
You A Writer?
Hollywood Wants
Stories With Digital Assets & Features
Will A Studio
Invest In You?
I started this streak of good fortune with a concept for a
documentary television special. With 25
locations and almost 30 individuals included, I felt that a timeline and a
workplan would be the first steps. From
that a structure was born, business development considerations added and detailed
research mapped out and I was on my way.
The work title has been altered a few times. Currently it is The DTR National Tour: Food
& Beverage Stories – 2002 To 2012.
Time?
The film community convinced me that documentary proposals
for filmmakers are completely different.
There is still a lot to learn.
An example:
The
Grolsch Film Works Fund is a source of funding for film makers to apply for in
specific countries worldwide.
Since 1615, The Dutch beer brand Grolsch has
been driven by creativity, innovation and great ideas. This resulted in a bold
and hoppy tasting premium lager that is enjoyed all over the world in the
iconic Swingtop bottle.
It is these same qualities, fundamental to
independent film, that have inspired Grolsch Film Works. Grolsch Film Works is
a global initiative with the purpose of representing the true spirit,
inspiration and talent behind the emergent independent film industry.
Its goal is to promote and cultivate
up-and-coming filmmakers, actors, directors and the genius that goes into
making inspiring indie movies through funding projects and showcasing their
work worldwide. http://grolschfilmworks.com
There have been meetings with CBS in New York and Los
Angeles, seminars at KCET Television in Hollywood, The Northwest Film forum in
Seattle and the Maui Research & Technology Center in Kihei.
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Ask About The Maui Video Marketplace
Our marketplace concept brings
together all parts needed to build a film, or a production studio or a
collaborative cluster of film-related businesses to grow the region.
We start with a seminar series,
printed programs and access to information supporting the global transition
from analog to digital product distribution.
From Internet applications to digital television to digital channels,
your career in the industry will be given a major boost by participating in the
Thornhill Digital Storytelling seminar.
The Maui Video Marketplace will grow
from an idea to a location for training, serving clients and developing
proprietary and contract media products.
The choices will include live events, classes, print media, audio and
radio, video and television, digital and Internet, plus film industry
connections.
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Audiences
You might have noticed that in our announcement for the
Thornhill Digital Storytelling Documentary Proposal seminar we suggest that the
event is for “Individuals, Businesses & Arts
Organizations - For Film, Television, Radio & Branded Content Producers.”
At the start of each event, there is a time for
self-introductions. Along with the
writers, planners and filmmakers that are always present, we have recently
attracted music professionals, dance administrators, visual artists and
designers. Adding the input of these
creatives makes for a richer and more beneficial experience for all involved.
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Industry Growth
We started as a projected service for writers in the
television industry. The interests of
documentary filmmakers came next. Now,
we seemed to be swamped with news and announcements about “Branded
Content.” With bigger dollars made
available for the production of short films from corporate and advertising
agency clients, the borders are being erased in the more sophisticated camps.
Is it difficult to imagine
a building having a birthday, a personality or a deeply involved history? These questions and more will be answered for
two test clients as we delve into the background of two “Historic Buildings” we
have selected. From a basic timeline to
a detailed biography, these trials will be very exciting. Are you interested?
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Crew
We have openings for crew
members. The most obvious gap is in the
wide chasm of administration. There is
still hope for a partner company, yet we have met with qualified individuals
who could be of great assistance on a traditional contract basis.
The research needs are growing. Here’s a challenge – can we find 3 companies
for each of the elements in the 50 Steps To Documentary Success profile? For instance, when we suggest regular
meetings as one of the 50 steps, is it ok to list one or more meeting planners
– or even venues?
Here’s another. What
basic books can we recommend for the 50 elements, the genre or even for the
documentary film industry?
We have always needed, and will possibly always need,
production support. If this is your
turf, ask for the list of work assignments that we have reserved for production
partners.
It is apparent that a monthly planning session would be
helpful. This is also a great way to introduce
new partners and associates to the intricacies of our work, our very cool
partners and the vast potential in this category. The next date for a planning
meeting has yet to be set. If you are
hankering to participate, get on the mailing list by sending a note to
thornhilldesignlab@hotmail.com.
A Partners Update
A few capable companies have responded to our call for
partners. Their feedback: The structure
of the TDS initiative is solid. The
continued research – guaranteeing an always-great seminar is stellar. If we continue this way, there could now be
partners for administration, TDS NEWS and TDS NEWS Digital.
Here again, should we have weekly or monthly planning
sessions? Let’s pull out the calendar,
talk to our current partners and start building a bigger, grander structure and
project.
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Brand New!
A new service will
be available by January 2013. We’re in
test now, so I won’t try to explain the entire product, but it will be based on
helping others develop their biography.
These could be personal, corporate, buildings or even cities!
This is
a direct result of our asking “What’s
Your Story?” in each of our Documentary Funding Proposals events. Here’s a quote from the event program: “ The focus of this leading-edge workshop is
showing how to link the many necessary parts – from inception, through
creative, technology and production, to traditional or digital distribution and
real world business development. These
are the elements that will make your funding proposal rise above all the rest.
The agenda for this brand of
storytelling covers more than 50 items.
Each is offered in a way that shows how to be a winner in the specific
category, yet still blend them all into a meld that guarantees continuity and
continuous improvement.”
And here is my take
on the new effort:
A Biography
This is wonderful! I
am witnessing the evolution of storytelling.
I am part of a mass revelation that telling your own story is possible,
enlightening and beneficial. As a
civilization we have options, we have understanding and we have
self-awareness. We have the tools, we
have the images and we have the music!
We share our ideas through conversations, telephone calls,
letters, emails and social media.
Sometimes we relate these concepts as a story. And most of the time it is a true story.
Does our non-fiction story have value beyond our initial
telling? Would others, beyond our circle
of friends want to hear our story – and perhaps pass it along to their circle
of friends? How do we start?
To make it easy, let’s assume that the form we want is a
biography. Our remembering, telling and
passing along could be as simple as being excited to tell the latest while
visiting with a friend over coffee – or as elaborate as a combination of story,
book, film and television series.
What if you turned your story into a biography? You could tell a compelling story about a
person, family, organization, project, business, building, street,
neighborhood, city or state.
For me, a true story is a resource. For you it can be many things.
Our objective is to provide you with the awareness, the
connections and the business rationale to support you, the storyteller and your
story. We do not review, evaluate nor
critique.
Could you help write company or organization biographies?
Heritage Buildings
Presentations
Our new excitement is called “Heritage Buildings” with all
the trimmings of birth, timeline, research and continued growth of the
production and distribution opportunities.
So now we begin…
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The Next Thornhill & Studio Design
Review Quarterly
November 8, 9, 2012
DeVry University
Bellevue Center
Time As Context –
Scheduling, Contacts In Milan, Italy,
The DTR Resource Center, A Research Office
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For Digital Storytelling Weekly Updates:
http://digitalstorytellingseminar.blogspot.com/
Do you have questions
or suggestions?
Don’t hesitate to get
in touch. And feel free to pass this on.
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TDL
The Thornhill Design Laboratory
Business, Communications Design
Monday, October 1, 2012 -
Week 41
Our general plan
Quite frankly, our
plan has hit a snag. In working very
hard to develop a comprehensive partnership with an esteemed colleague and his
education institution, I thought we were all set. We visited each other’s cities, exchanged
ideas on the past and future of communications – we even had pizza and beer
together!
Then the snag…
It appears that our
Design Laboratory has not been able to communicate our mission, our passion nor
our successes without a Web site.
Of course we know
that a corporate communications campaign would be helpful. However, the message is that because of the
depth of our research, the complexity of our structure and the far-reaching
opportunities in the transmedia future, better presentations are required.
Well, so be it. We will get busy. My promise to my friends, our supporters and
future sponsors is that we will have a Web site by the end of January 2013.
Of course, this
opens a wide swath of opportunities for designers, writers, programmers,
architects, planners and editors. Are
you interested in joining the fun?
The TDS Digital Landscape
Thornhill Digital Storytelling
will soon announce plans to be part of a 30-company campaign to learn more
about efficient PC platforms and the necessary drama to make enterprise-wide
integration work.
The recent flurry of activity in the smartphone and tablet
(mobile) space makes our decision to adopt the Windows 8 platform a lot more
interesting. This means there will be a
transition to a common platform for most of what we do. Our integration of every aspect of our
technology universe into one productive framework could be a dream come
true.
An internal survey is being conducted. We’re looking to identify any and all software
from Microsoft. As the company rumbles
on towards the public launch of Windows 8 on October 26, 2012, we want to tag
along. To start, having a tidy file of
all things Microsoft will help move us to the next step.
This is all part of The Thornhill & Studio - Digital Landscape – Platform Integration campaign.
Platform
Integration
At the last Thornhill & Studio Design Review Quarterly,
we planned for our Digital Landscape, with assumptions for Platform Integration
of digital processes and devices. This
invigorating analysis has led us to consider Microsoft Windows 8 as the
technology system of record.
On October 27, we
will co-host a tutorial and discussion at the Microsoft Store in University
Village in Seattle, Washington. We plan
to hit the ground running to create continuity from this start position,
through Windows, Surface, telephones, communications and our now ever-important
Internet presence.
Scheduling
The
timeline is the first step in building our 2013 workplan. Whether we call it a calendar, production
schedule or traffic, this will be the backbone of what will be our most
productive year. On the calendar will be
annual events, the weekly meetings and presentations, monthly reports, seminars,
publications and financial reports. For
quarterly reviews, travel – and again – financial statements every three months
will be quite busy.
My daily
plan is simple. On the Internet from
7:00 AM to 10:00 AM each workday, meetings until noon, lunch and then writing,
messaging and telephoning through the end of the day. There are no breaks.
Inventory
The next step is to
conclude (as best we can) a detailed inventory of our activities.
(1) The Thornhill Design Lab
Salon
A weekly synopsis of
everything connected to the Thornhill Design Laboratory. Ongoing development includes Administration, adjusting
the calendar, The Digital Landscape, Database Management, Financial Planning, combined
editorial, Design Continuity, Integrated Marketing Planning; with Partner and Sponsor
Presentations.
We compare
our status to the previous months, set direction for the near-term and work a
bit on our new package.
The Thornhill
Design Laboratory Salon is presented
in Fremont, an iconic neighborhood in Seattle, Washington – known as “The
Center Of The Universe” by residents and neighbors.
The
purpose of the weekly event is to give and get details about The Thornhill
Design Laboratory, our continuous improvement and specific projects. Join me each Wednesday morning (we start at
10:00 AM) in the Fireside Room at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont
Avenue in Seattle, Washington 98103.
Check: http://fremontabbey.org.
The salon will always be a source for everything at the Lab and
up-to-the-minute news in the project design world.
There is
no mandatory fee to attend, but donations will be accepted when you
register. Pay what you choose. Advance registration is requested. Register today at: http://tdlsalon9.eventbrite.com.
Caution: The group is limited to twelve, so that each person can fully
participate in the discussion.
Hospitality
is part of the package. You are welcome
to bring pastries or treats for the group to enjoy.
Why a Salon?
The Thornhill Design
Laboratory has many options to examine storytelling. We’re information and research driven. Our objective is to provide our participants
with the awareness, the connections and the business rationale to support the
storyteller and their story. We do not
review, evaluate nor critique.
To stimulate
meaningful conversation, I have compiled a list of associates and friends I
would like to invite as a special guest for a Wednesday of their choosing.
Would you be willing
to spend an hour or two with us? If so,
please check your calendar and let me know what date between now and the end of
September would be best. Our standard
schedule is Wednesday morning from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. For special days, we continue until
Noon. And if the fun just won’t stop, we
can wander to a nearby café for lunch.
The Salon is getting
great attention. The way to make it
better is to introduce you and your list to the event. We would certainly
like to get your opinions. Join us.
(2) Thornhill Digital Storytelling (TDS)
Full descriptions
are in the first section
TDS Digital
Storytelling Documentary Proposal Seminars – Series & Special Events
TDS NEWS – Event
Program, Subscribers / Subscription Management
TDS NEWS Digital -
http://digitalstorytellingseminar.blogspot.com/
Digital Media
Devices
(3) The Fashion Media Project
What Will Make The
Fashion Media Project Important?
Will it be the research,
or the events? Perhaps our media
production in radio, television the Internet and for tablets will be the ticket. Or the lessons we can teach about building a
transmedia project or creating community with our Fashion Bloggers Connection.
To get a few new
ideas, I wandered around New York City following NY Fashion Week. I was able to pick up industry information,
media details and anything that might influence the rollout of our 2nd
Annual “What are You Wearing New Year’s Eve?” radio show. Judging by the impact of fashion on our
cultural psyche during this period, the follow-up with media and our partners
and sponsors will be amazing.
The
Vogue Magazine September 2012 issue (www.vogue.com/magazine) certainly lives up
to the strong impressions brought forth with the 2009 “September Issue” film
from director R.J. Cutler. Check:
www.theseptemberissue.com.
From
Wikipedia, “The September Issue is a 2009 American documentary film about the
behind-the-scenes drama that follows editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her staff
during the production of the September 2007 issue of American Vogue magazine.”
(4) Thornhill Design Lab Workshop
Design Review / Kai
Zen
What is design? Aesthetics for inspiration, product
development, financial planning and real-world
case studies are
included - create using function and form.
Design efficient operations structures,
work processes,
digital networks, multi-platform media programming and manufacturing to proceed
aggressively in the digital-led economy.
You will better understand and appreciate the talents of designers,
storytellers, planners and artists.
(5) Production & Learning Studio
For proprietary
projects the weekly schedule, ongoing research and clever documentation are
needed. As promised, the new Internet presence,
plus custom for the best-selling Digital Media Devices will also take a lot of
time and resources.
We have so much more
to do. Will we ever the have the proper
facilities, in a quality environment, braced by our library and archives?
If so, we will then
be ready for Client Services. Ready for
case studies, strategy planning, product development for extensions and co-productions.
Radio Is Golden – And Still Powerful
I am looking for writers and/or producers who have turned
their news or non-fiction broadcast radio script, report or show into a film or
television documentary.
You could be one of three featured as a positive example at
the next Thornhill Digital Storytelling Documentary Proposal seminar.
A description of
your work under “Radio As Anchor For Digital Storytelling” would also be
carried in TDS NEWS and on the TDS NEWS blog (http://digitalstorytellingseminar.blogspot.com/).
TDS will only carry the description of your effort. We will not attempt to air, nor distribute
anything beyond our own seminar, printed program and online blog.
Please submit a written description only – not the
project. There is no charge for
submission. Entries can come from
individuals, groups, schools, businesses or stations.
This is not to be construed as a business offer, nor will
there be any financial compensation for participation. We will not pursue any form of ownership
through this opportunity. Thornhill
Digital Storytelling (TDS) only intends to recognize and celebrate your hard
work.
There is more. Could you be our on-air personality,
engineer, salesperson or producer for a radio show about design. The world of audio is ripe for our
information, contacts and referrals.
Radio still works
for music – why not for our interviews?
Friends' tips, radio
still drive musical choices –
The digital revolution may not be as
revolutionary as believed, according to a music survey that found listeners
more in tune with friends' tips and radio than blogs and social networking.
www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2012-08-02/nielsen-music-study/56813004/1
Foundation Dollars & The
benefit of a robust inventory…
Last month a national foundation
announced a new initiative to support entrepreneurs in and around Miami,
Florida.
In appreciation, Thornhill &
Studio contacted foundation project management to present the case for The
Digital Television Report (DTR) - with equal consideration for the 20 years of
collaborative work to support communications entrepreneurs and the fact that
DTR is, in itself, an entrepreneurial and partner-supported marvel.
In addition, past outlines, press
releases and other materials related to the active participation by DTR in
Miami were forwarded to the project director.
After a positive response from the
foundation office, including a gracious invitation to continue our communication
by telephone, it was apparent that national and global aspirations of The
Digital Television Report were not a good match for the dedication by this
funder to local Miami businesses.
To follow up on the pleasant
exchange and an invitation to submit a proposal for other options, our offices
have been in touch with friends in Florida, and indeed, associates in Miami.
Based on response from these
contacts, a draft is now being prepared for a submission to offer a
Miami-specific presentation of the Thornhill Design Laboratory. We can start with a seminar series for film
and video entrepreneurs and support special editions of TDS NEWS, listing local
companies able to produce, or support producers, in the multi-platform or
transmedia world. Our full inventory
would be welcome in Miami. Care to join
us?
With the success of company
biographies, branded content, webisodes and digital documentaries, we see a
great future for both studio and independent risk-takers in the film community.
For
companies interested in seeing the full scope of this opportunity, send a note
to thornhilldesignlab@hotmail.com.
If your
interest is even broader, you might consider attending the “free to everyone”
Thornhill & Studio Quarterly Design Review – Q4, to be held November 8
& 9, 2012 at DeVry University in Bellevue, Washington. The details will be announced soon.
If your
company has bigger concepts for partnering with the Lab – let me know!
The Thornhill Design Laboratory
Business, Communications Design
Inventory
(1) The Thornhill
Design Lab Salon
A weekly synopsis of everything connected to
the Thornhill Design Laboratory.
Ongoing development includes Administration,
The Digital Landscape, Database Management,
Financial Planning,
Editorial, Design Continuity, Integrated
Marketing Planning,
Partners, Sponsor Presentations
We Compare, Set Direction,
package,
Presented in Fremont, an iconic neighborhood
in Seattle, Washington – known as
“The Center Of The Universe” by residents and
neighbors.
(2) Thornhill Digital
Storytelling (TDS)
TDS Digital Storytelling Documentary Proposal
Seminars – Series & Special Events
TDS NEWS – Event Program, Subscribers /
Subscription Management
TDS NEWS Digital -
http://digitalstorytellingseminar.blogspot.com/
Digital Media Devices
(3) The Fashion Media Project
Research, Events, Radio, Television, Tablets,
Transmedia
The Fashion Bloggers Connection
(4) Thornhill Design Lab
Workshop
Design Review / Kai Zen
What is design? Aesthetics for inspiration, product
development, financial planning and real-world
case studies are included - create using
function and form. Design efficient
operations structures,
work processes, digital networks,
multi-platform media programming and manufacturing to
proceed aggressively in the digital-led
economy. You will better understand and
appreciate the talents of designers,
storytellers, planners and artists.
(5) Production & Learning Studio
Schedule, Research, Documentation,
Internet Presence / Digital Media Devices,
Facilities / Environment, Library / Archives
Client Services: Case Studies / Strategy /
Extensions,
Product Development, Co-Productions
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October 2012
Andrew W. Thornhill
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