Principal Creative of New Media for the National Arts Centre, father of two, master of none. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-428617-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @jaywest)http://jaywest.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthu10tUof1qz5e9lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Concept for the 2013 <strong>Northern Scene</strong> preview we launched this week.</p>http://jaywest.com/post/11796679575http://jaywest.com/post/11796679575Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:43:00 -0400conceptnac<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthsrxpLUT1qz5e9lo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthsrxpLUT1qz5e9lo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Concept for a web feature we launched this week to promote the NAC Orchestra’s 2011 Atlantic Canada Tour.</p>http://jaywest.com/post/11795623838http://jaywest.com/post/11795623838Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:16:00 -0400conceptnac<p>RIP Steve Jobs. You showed us that technology could be elegant and effortless. Every day I am thankful to create using your tools.</p>http://jaywest.com/post/11082636899http://jaywest.com/post/11082636899Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:06:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lor01p75zx1qz5e9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I think the Lion King has the most gear I’ve ever seen #backstage at @CanadasNAC (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/7936035563http://jaywest.com/post/7936035563Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:44:12 -0400backstage“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”<br/><br/> - <em>Pablo Picasso</em>http://jaywest.com/post/5815610260http://jaywest.com/post/5815610260Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:08:21 -0400quote“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”<br/><br/> - <em>E.B. White (via <a href="http://tmblg.com/" class="tumblr_blog">tmblg</a>)</em>http://jaywest.com/post/883990126http://jaywest.com/post/883990126Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:08:00 -0400quote“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”<br/><br/> - <em>Voltaire (via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</em>http://jaywest.com/post/1039611893http://jaywest.com/post/1039611893Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:07:45 -0400quote<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj6vkkGZuS1qz5e9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Video-conferenced flute masterclass with Jamie Baum from the Manhattan School of Music. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at National Arts Centre)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/4368195444http://jaywest.com/post/4368195444Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:07:00 -0400photo<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jbkSRLYSojo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&feature=player_embedded">Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/BBC">BBC</a>)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/3612685052http://jaywest.com/post/3612685052Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:45:39 -0500<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/NigelMarsh_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/NigelMarsh-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1069&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=nigel_marsh_how_to_make_work_life_balance_work;year=2010;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TEDxSydney;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="292" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/NigelMarsh_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/NigelMarsh-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1069&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=nigel_marsh_how_to_make_work_life_balance_work;year=2010;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TEDxSydney;"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/nigel_marsh_how_to_make_work_life_balance_work.html">Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work | Video on TED.com</a></p>http://jaywest.com/post/3464118937http://jaywest.com/post/3464118937Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:33:53 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmrd83Xuev1qz5e9lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Concept for Prairie Scene home page</strong></p> <p>Client: National Arts Centre</p> <p>Project: Prairie Scene website design & development</p> <p>Roles: Interface Design / Front & Backend Development </p> <p>Site: <a title="Prairie Scene" href="http://www.prairiescene.ca">prairiescene.ca</a></p>http://jaywest.com/post/6508744408http://jaywest.com/post/6508744408Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500conceptnac<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgdp3iAUjE1qz5e9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I really hope the Headstones take their reunion show on tour. Hugh Dillon has always been a riveting frontman.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stedfastmedia/5425931820/">Hugh Dillon- Headstones</a> (by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/stedfastmedia">Stedfast Media</a>)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/3208566045http://jaywest.com/post/3208566045Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:50:05 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgb835lksA1qz5e9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trombone tele-mentoring between Ottawa & NYC in front of a live audience. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at National Arts Centre)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/3183130576http://jaywest.com/post/3183130576Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:47:33 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg1x5cFwrm1qz5e9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brainstorming the new event db. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at National Arts Centre)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/3088470657http://jaywest.com/post/3088470657Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:12:50 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfy33rzqeK1qz5e9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mindmapping the db schema for the NACs new event system. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at National Arts Centre)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/3049112986http://jaywest.com/post/3049112986Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:31:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfi9vghwCx1qz5e9lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Social Media Demographics: <strong>Who’s Using Which Sites?</strong></p> <p>via <a href="http://blog.websourcing.fr/files/2011/01/social-media-demographics.png">blog.websourcing.fr</a></p>http://jaywest.com/post/2902721039http://jaywest.com/post/2902721039Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:35:38 -0500<script src="http://www.nydailynews.com/js/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[AC_FL_RunContent('codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','485','height','350','title','Video Player','src','http://www.nydailynews.com/swf/video_player/vp_485_single_06092010', 'FlashVars', 'embedCode=hndnNsMTprAj-p6WaZeVAGSs8iQK-q5i', 'quality','high', 'play', 'true', 'loop', 'true', 'allowFullScreen', 'true', 'pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','http://www.nydailynews.com/swf/video_player/vp_485_single_06092010' );]]></script><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="485" height="350" title="Video Player"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.nydailynews.com/swf/video_player/vp_485_single_06092010.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="flashvars" value="embedCode=hndnNsMTprAj-p6WaZeVAGSs8iQK-q5i" /><embed src="http://www.nydailynews.com/swf/video_player/vp_485_single_06092010.swf" quality="high" flashvars="embedCode=hndnNsMTprAj-p6WaZeVAGSs8iQK-q5i" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="485" height="350"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>Dancers Among Us </strong></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/01/dancers-among-us.html">SwissMiss</a>)</p>http://jaywest.com/post/2886458242http://jaywest.com/post/2886458242Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:22:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf78vxcIP31qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/2805838665" class="tumblr_blog">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Bryan Adams</p></blockquote>http://jaywest.com/post/2806003955http://jaywest.com/post/2806003955Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:51:30 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leqcjssqwn1qamilko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sourjayne-ux.tumblr.com/post/2659507104/how-would-you-like-your-graphic-design-colin">sourjayne-ux</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://colinharman.com/2010/07/03/how-would-you-like-your-graphic-design">How Would You Like Your Graphic Design? | Colin Harman</a></p> </blockquote>http://jaywest.com/post/2663210121http://jaywest.com/post/2663210121Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lecsphutVf1qz974fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nicoelisnotatypo.com/post/2554959039/2000-vs-2010-how-the-world-has-changed-io9">alohanico</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>2000 Vs. 2010: How the world has changed</p> <p>[<a href="http://io9.com/5720871/2000-vs-2010-how-the-world-has-changed">io9</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://jaywest.com/post/2555264618http://jaywest.com/post/2555264618Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:43:39 -0500