Dave Merwin is currently building web applications and blockchain solutions for companies around the world and serves as Executive Sponsor and Production Strategist at DEPT Agency.    We’re picking up right where we left off in better understanding NFTs. From personal work to community experience, Dave discusses how agencies, brands, and commercial artists might pivot to take advantage of this new frontier. Finally, Dave offers some great resources to get started on your NFT education.   About Dave Merwin: A veteran of a few startups. Creative director for research projects with the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Department of Education. Builder of games and web applications for healthcare. Currently building web applications and blockchain solutions for companies around the world. A hacker and artist at heart.   Follow Dave on Twitter: @davemerwin   To learn more about NFTs and where to get started, check out this episode on DEPT's Ship It Podcast.

 

 

Dave Merwin is currently building web applications and blockchain solutions for companies around the world and serves as Executive Sponsor and Production Strategist at DEPT Agency.    On this episode, Dave breaks down NFTs, how advertisers are jumping on them, and what it all means for commercial artists.   About Dave Merwin: A veteran of a few startups. Creative director for research projects with the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Department of Education. Builder of games and web applications for healthcare. Currently building web applications and blockchain solutions for companies around the world. A hacker and artist at heart.   Follow Dave on Twitter: @davemerwin   To learn more about NFTs and where to get started, check out this episode on DEPT's Ship It Podcast.

On this episode, we’re talking Black Mountain College and beyond.

Rose talks about her personal project on that hallowed ground, and then shifts gears to talk about Females in artist spaces, what has been accomplished and where we need to go.

Rose Kaz is a photographer, entrepreneur, producer, and activist. 

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On the episode, international creative and activist Rose Kaz talks about her start in photography, how it led her to create the online networking platform LBI Backstage Pass, and her latest project featuring Female Owned Brands.

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Bobby "Do Right" Prokenpek is a commercial, editorial, and advertising photographer who clients include Nintendo, Doritos, and Old Navy.

On this episode, Bobby talks about what he learned from his Peeping Bob project, his outlook on photography moving forward, and how to stay the creative course.

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Bobby "Do Right" Prokenpek is a commercial, editorial, and advertising photographer who clients include Nintendo, Doritos, and Old Navy.

In this part one, we talk about how Bobby found purpose through photography, his signature style of humor in portraiture, and his “Peeping Bob” Series, a personal work project that has taken on a life of its own.

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HIGHOPES is a cannabis branding agency that works in the US and abroad to develop compelling experiences and identities unique to this unique industry.

On this episode Thomas talks about what artists can do to stand out to cannabis marketers and clients, and his "hopes" for HIGHOPES and cannabis marketing in the future.

HIGHOPES is a cannabis branding agency that works in the US and abroad to develop compelling experiences and identities unique to this unique industry. On this episode we talk to one of HIGHOPE’s co-founders, Thomas Warinner, about the unique challenges associated with cannabis marketing and the future for creative’s in this space. To see more of HIGHOPE’s work, click here.

Scott Thompson is a commercial photographer and videographer who also serves in the US National Guard.  His client list not only spans the branches of the military, but also clients like Google and Subaru.

On this episode, On this part 2 with Scott about his process, his foray into teaching, and how being of service goes hand in hand with his artistry.

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Scott Thompson is a commercial photographer and videographer who also serves in the US National Guard.  His client list spans the branches of the Military, Google and Subaru.

On this episode, we talk about how both career paths started, their intersections, and how both have led to the importance Scott places on authenticity.

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