Behind The Pixel: Closing The Animation Communication Gap

Open Pixel gets creative with Amy Scott, the founder of Wild Apple Design Group to discuss the relationship between websites and design. What motion can do to help create successful brands and campaigns online. We explore a little bit of A.I. and it's impact on the web as well as how everything is now on the cloud.

Wild Apple is an award-winning and tech-savvy graphic design firm located in the Pioneer Valley. Check them out at https://www.wildappledesigngroup.com/
 

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to http://www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Kathryn and Will chat with former client Rachel Murray, the Co-CEO at She+ Geeks Out, to talk to us about how they utilize the medium of animation in different ways within their organization, how D.E.I. is changing, and how to best use long form and short form content.

She+ Geeks Out offers a variety of services to support you in your journey to abolish inequity at work, whether it's through our training and consulting or through public programs. Learn more at https://www.shegeeksout.com/

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to http://www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Quick updates from Will and Kathryn in Salt Lake City. They talk a little about what's to come and apologize for not having done enough. More episodes to drop soon.

Will and Kathryn discuss using Gen AI in creative sales pitching, how it can hurt your production and what questions to ask of us, (creative partners, artists, freelancers) when being presented with new creative direction that has utilized generative AI tools. Will also tries his best to give a very broad definition of how Generative AI works.

Will mentions a talk in this episode and if you want to learn more about Gen AI some of the problems it poses, watch The A.I. Dilemma. This is a talk by Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin co-founders of Center for Humane Technology in a a private gathering in San Francisco on March 9th, 2023.

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Will and Kathryn discuss the act of pitching for free, through a petition, which they've signed. They talk about what creative pitching is and describe the different ways we circumvent the classic pitch process.

If you want to check out the petition, click here.

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to: www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Join us for a insightful conversation with Jeremy Brown, the Senior Instructor and Director of the Digital Animation Program at the University of Colorado Denver, as we delve into the captivating world of VFX. Uncover the realities behind visual effects – what it truly entails, its contemporary applications, and invaluable insights on gearing up for projects infused with VFX. Jeremy also talks to us about artificial intelligence, urging us to begin "critically seeing." Elevate your understanding of visual effects in this must-listen episode!

Jeremy Brown on LinkedIn
Jeremy Brown's Website

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to: www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Will and Kathryn spend some time with the seniors from the College of Arts and Media at CU Denver. They chat about what it was like to land their first jobs and give their expert advice on how to get the most out of networking opportunities, what they look for in interviews as hiring managers, and they may expect as the economy shifts.

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Source Files. What the heck are they and why do they hold all of the superpowers? Will and Kathryn discuss problems surrounding source files of original artwork, why folks charge for releasing them and why marketers and communication professionals need to access them.

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to: www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

The Open Pixel Team is back with a new episode focused on financial transparency. They hit on multiple facets of finance, be it your personal year-end financial posts, a client's budgetary disclosure, or our own financial numbers. If you love talking about transparency, this one's for you.

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/

Will and Kathryn welcome the new year with a slightly new format. Opinions on LinkedIn fly in all sorts of directions. Instead of hate commenting on someone's post, we decided to breakdown an anonymous opinion on Contractor Expectations. If you're working with contractors directly, you should take a listen. We also share some of our plans for this season of the pod.

If you have a topic or question you’d like us to cover, ⁠you can submit it to www.openpixelstudios.com/podquestion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Learn more about this podcast here⁠⁠: https://www.openpixelstudios.com/behindthepixel

⁠⁠EMedia⁠⁠ produces the podcast in Easthampton, MA. 

Produced by Jackson Foote and Will Colón

Written and Created by:

Will Colón: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willmcolon/

Kathryn Taccone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryntaccone/