http://www.brunomertins.com Life of a internet diver, graphic design admirer and independent music fan. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:28:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Had the opportunity to attend some incredible performances during The Kill Your Timid Notion 2008 (KYTN) Experimental Film and Music Festival. Featured performances by Bruce McClure, Paul Sharits and Andrew Lampert all of them were extremely interesting, vibrant and unusual. The first screening was by Andrew with a bizarre mixture ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/11/kill-your-timid-notion/ Last week I had the pleasure to join the SMX event in London. Both days were filled with great content and tips, but the best part about it was Networking, I’ve got to meet so many fascinating and engaging people!  During the week I’ve managed to gather a list of resources ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/11/smx-london-2008-compilation/ This year the Ad:tech was all about saving money on your online campaigns. The sales pitch: “It’s all about surviving the credit crunch”. Given that in the UK Online Ad spend remains on a rise and companies are still spending more money in online advertising, the place was packed with ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/10/adtech-2008-london/ It was great to join the conversation with Makoto Shinkai "The New Miyazaki", at the British Film Institute. Some of his early work was displayed during the interview, most of it created with his laptop... He talked about his struggles trying to become an manga animator while working in Falcom. ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/07/makoto-shinkai-on-stage-interview/ Once again this year, I am attending the Internet World at Earls Court London. Although last years exhibition did not have the best reviews, I still think that if you manage to look beyond some of the sales pitch you will be able to find some very useful conferences worth ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/04/internet-world-2008/ My uncle stumbled upon some of my grandpa’s impressionist paintings on E-bay. His original name was Hans Mertins but he used to sign his paintings under his artistic name: Juan Mertins. He was a known artist in the San Francisco area during the 1920’s, he used to paint backgrounds for ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/04/grandpa%e2%80%99s-impressionist-paintings-on-auction/ He explores the beautiful complexity of nature creating miniature elusive worlds and fantastic landscapes using natural surreal forms. Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze perfectly uses abstract forms and delicate lines but maintains a very minimalist structure. A few of his of his etchings are now being exhibited in the TATE Modern. ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/04/wols-sketches-and-etchings/ The classic UK label Warpmart just revamped their website. I have been buying records here since the beginning of the 90’s. Their website has been created by the guys at Fail a small creative studio in the UK. It is strange to know that they did not use the services ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2008/01/warpmart-revamp/ The SMX is coming to London! The conference and exhibition will be held at the Hilton Metropole in paddington. The link above was provided by Imran Kanji from SEO Tutorials, thanks mate. Hope to have some photos of the event later this week. http://www.brunomertins.com/2007/11/search-marketing-expo/ David Lynch and Donovan discuss the creative process and how meditation has informed their work respectively in film and music. Sadly I could not book the tickets early but I plan to visit the festival this weekend. Especially interested in the Experimeta - Cutting edge cinema, artists’ film and video ... http://www.brunomertins.com/2007/10/lynch-and-donovan-london-film-festival/