For those who don’t know, I have been working part-time the past few months with New York-based digital and social media consultancy L2 ThinkTank. Watching the company evolve through a critical phase of growth has been nothing short of rewarding for an entrepreneur-inspired MBA student like myself. But let’s be honest – I’m in it for the perks.
Today L2 held its long-anticipated Generation Next Forum: an attempt to dissect the characteristics, the influence, and the brand affinities of tomorrow’s affluent consumers. Despite the fact that the event required a 5 AM …

Happy Monday, everyone! If feels so good to be back in action. We’ve got a great set of links for you all this week. Please enjoy – and if you have a second, let us know what you think! Don’t forget that you, too, can appear in our Top 5 Twitter Discoveries of the Week by simply following us and tweeting your favorite finds. And now you can also connect with us on Facebook! Add us as a friend, we’ll return the favor.
 
1. Arjan Benning on the Behance Network – (via @behance)
I’ve seen some …

It has been a while since I have posted anything fashion related, but I think that this should more than make up for the time lag. I recently stumbled upon the incredible work of Julia Galdo. I haven’t been able to shut up about her since, and after reading this, you probably won’t be able to either. Galdo is a fashion photographer based in California. Her work focuses on the human form and its adaptation to odd environments. There is a distinctive, regal quality to each of Galdo’s photographs. Whether you like fashion or …

Now that the Swine Flu is on the verge of an all-out pandemic, I wanted to investigate how the art community is responding to the crisis. I have been sitting at my favorite local coffee shop for the past few hours, just tapping away at this keyboard and passively observing passers-by. The experience has been an eye-opening one, to say the least. You know, Houstonians are a rare breed when it comes to crisis preparedness! It seems to me that the average Texan’s awareness of the Swine Flu outbreak falls somewhere …

This morning I commenced a mega-packing chore, in preparation for my summer move to Houston. As I rummaged through my closet full of worn and torn clothing, it occurred to me that I had not yet written a post about fashion. That is just silly, because personal style is the most overt way in which we live our lives as art. So I would like to introduce to you Marguerite Sauvage, a fantastic fashion illustrator based in Paris.

A self taught artist, Sauvage combines sophisticated European techniques with Japanese-inspired line work …