Peep Patreon: Ongoing Crowdfunding for Content Creators

If you’re familiar with crowdfunding and sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, you know these are often intense projects that require a lot funding in a short amount of time. Traditional crowdfunding is a great avenue to quickly launch and market new products, but it might not be the best way to raise funds for people… Continue reading Peep Patreon: Ongoing Crowdfunding for Content Creators

Are You Looking for a Full-Time Writing and Editing Job?

DashBurst is a content creator network looking for a business savvy and passionate journalist to add to our team to line and copyedit and write articles on social media, marketing, tech, art and design. This person will also be responsible for crafting our voice and managing our overall content strategy, style, tone, team of writers, contacts… Continue reading Are You Looking for a Full-Time Writing and Editing Job?

7 Sunsets Captured at the Perfect Moment

The moment when the sun begins to set is one of the most magnificent sights in nature as the sky gradually transitions from a cool, calm blue to a burning orange. Israeli artist and photographer Hermin Abramovitch uses the beautiful, fiery sunset as a backdrop to some of his photos. Abramovitch positions his subjects in… Continue reading 7 Sunsets Captured at the Perfect Moment

The Poster Project: 12 Cheerful Illustrations Featuring Inspiring Quotes

Looking to “Stop talking and start making,” notebook manufacturer Baron Fig has launched the Poster Project, a series of inspirational quote prints designed by artists from around the world. Each artist was given a famous quote to illustrate, like Abraham Lincoln’s timeless advice “Whatever you are be a good one.” The resulting poster art was… Continue reading The Poster Project: 12 Cheerful Illustrations Featuring Inspiring Quotes

Photo or Fine Art? See if You Can Discern What This Artist Uses for His Colorful Images

Are you an art expert? Do you think these images are photos or paintings? The pieces are actually drawings by self-taught artist Samuel Silva who uses ballpoint pens to create his stunning, photorealistic images. Born in Portugal in 1983, Silva has been interested in art since the age of two, from drawing to painting to… Continue reading Photo or Fine Art? See if You Can Discern What This Artist Uses for His Colorful Images

Listen to the ‘Roots Picnic’ Hip Hop Mixtape Now Available for Free Download

The Roots were a foundation of hip hop growing up in the 90s and are still leading the way into the next century. In the 7th annual Roots Picnic mixtape via Matthew Law you can hear some of the old school Roots’ vibes from jams like “Essaywhuman !!!!!” and “Things Fall Apart” given new life… Continue reading Listen to the ‘Roots Picnic’ Hip Hop Mixtape Now Available for Free Download

Urban Photographs of San Francisco Seen through Puddle Reflections

Have you ever been to San Francisco? The town is infamous for its thick fog and a few rainy days. Now in a spectacularly murky new collection, photographer Angela May Chen gives us a further look at the city under the city, as seen through the reflections of puddles! via Laughing Squid

The Best Commencement Speeches of All-Time

Before most students officially graduate and venture out into the real world, there is one last lecture to listen to or commencement address. Since the late 1700s, these speeches have been sources of great inspiration and muse, often given by leading thinkers of the times like John F. Kennedy or even popular celebrities including Ellen… Continue reading The Best Commencement Speeches of All-Time