cocreate | Fast Company

Can You Learn To Code In One Day? We Sent A Non-Nerd To Find Out

BY Louise Jack | 12-19-2011 | 3:41 PM | INNOVATION

A U.K.-based program called Decoded promises to teach n00bs to code in a day. Writer Louise Jack (and many ad industry types) signed on to find out if they can walk in with a civilian's basic web knowledge and walk out with an app.READ MORE›

Comedian-Actor Patton Oswalt On The Hazards Of Too Much Nostalgia

BY Rick Paulas | 12-14-2011 | 11:13 AM | INNOVATION

Comedian-actor-author Patton Oswalt talks about his breakout performance in the new film "Young Adult," how our teen years make or break us, and why our cultural obsession with nostalgia should be a thing of the past. READ MORE›

The Next Great Media Form

BY Adam L. Penenberg | 12-09-2011 | 11:09 PM | INNOVATION

Not only is the business of journalism changing, so is the journalism. READ MORE›

Lessons About Guerilla Filmmaking--And Life--From A Feature-Length Music Video

BY Rae Ann Fera | 12-09-2011 | 2:14 PM | INNOVATION

Jacob Krupnick's feature-length, Girl Talk-scored music video, "Girl Walk // All Day," debuted yesterday. Today, Krupnick walks us through making a mega dance spectacle while all of New York goes about its business around you.READ MORE›

General Mills Wants Your Ideas For Its Next Cereal Game And Cake App

BY Rae Ann Fera | 12-08-2011 | 7:35 PM | INNOVATION

General Mills is moving its open innovation efforts to the digital world. With G-WIN Digital, the food company is looking for your gaming and mobile ideas.READ MORE›

Cable TV's Female Execs On The Future Of Television

BY Ari Karpel | 12-08-2011 | 5:58 PM | LEADERSHIP

In this extended version of the roundtable article from our latest issue, three of cable's female executives talk about how television is evolving, how shows fail or succeed, and how everyone loves handfishing.READ MORE›

There Will Be Beard: The Daniel Day-Lewis Facial Hair Correlation

BY Rick Paulas | 12-07-2011 | 1:13 PM | TRENDS

An actor's dedication is often measured by his awards. For Daniel Day-Lewis, however, the creative manscaping applied to his facial hair speaks volumes about the creative ways he approaches roles (and, often, those roles' ... READ MORE›

How Improv Everywhere Brought The Mall Santa Musical To Life

BY Joe Berkowitz | 12-06-2011 | 8:15 PM | INNOVATION

The end result looks seamless and spontaneous, but how much preparation is really needed to stage a daytime musical right in the middle of a bustling mall during the holidays?READ MORE›

Party's Spunky Advertisement Is The Ultimate Creative Donation

BY Joe Berkowitz | 12-05-2011 | 3:19 PM | INNOVATION

For Japan's Space Shower TV, agency Party create a very personal interactive dance experiment starring their own semen.READ MORE›

Hertz Takes A Road Trip With Live Nation

BY Christine Champagne | 12-05-2011 | 1:48 PM | INNOVATION

Hertz puts music at the center of its marketing strategy with a Live Nation partnership that aims to link concert-going and car rentals.READ MORE›

Why The "John Carter" Trailer Pecs, No ... Piques Our Interest

BY Terrence Russell | 12-02-2011 | 5:51 PM | SLIDESHOWS

If the film's half as alluring as the trailer, we might whip off our shirts and go buck wild, too. But the teaser isn't just about shiny effects--and chests. Here's a look at the geeky heritage behind the well-toned new Martian movie. READ MORE›

Concerned About Facebook Privacy? Drink Up

BY Joe Berkowitz | 12-01-2011 | 6:06 PM | INNOVATION

Norte Beer is friending drinkers with a new face-saving social media helper--the Photoblocker.READ MORE›

Gonzo Filmmaker James Bobin Reveals Muppet Movie Easter Eggs!

BY Nancy Miller | 12-01-2011 | 5:26 AM | DESIGN

From "Chinatown" to "Flight of the Conchords," the director of "The Muppets" reveals a slew of the secret references he snuck into his first feature film. READ MORE›

11 Actual Products Inspired By Films And TV

BY Joe Berkowitz | 11-29-2011 | 5:55 PM |

How Dunder Mifflin Paper, Cheezy Poofs, Nike's "McFly" shoes, and other products launched as fiction found their way to reality. READ MORE›

At $24,263.18, The Cost Of Christmas Is Up 3.5 Percent This Year

BY Rae Ann Fera | 11-29-2011 | 12:58 PM | INNOVATION

The annual PNC Christmas Price Index is a giant, interactive infographic on the price tag for The 12 Days of Christmas.READ MORE›

It's Not All About The Big 3: To Kick-Start Michigan's Economy, Rick DeVos Invests In Art & Startups

BY Lydia Dishman | 11-28-2011 | 4:19 PM | MANAGEMENT

Burdened by decades of recession and the near-collapse of auto manufacturing, Michigan’s recovery is at the forefront of native son Rick DeVos's mind. After launching ArtPrize, the world’s largest social art experiment, he's applying its concepts to a business incubator called 5x5, with the idea that small investments in early-stage funding can be big game changers. READ MORE›

Is It Okay To Laugh At Genocidal Monsters In The Name Of Selling Chicken?

BY Joe Berkowitz | 11-28-2011 | 4:01 PM | ETHONOMICS

South African fast food company Nando's, a brand with a history of pushing boundaries, makes light of murderous dictators in its latest campaign. Does it make you laugh or spoil your appetite?READ MORE›

I Melt With You: BGH Banishes The Beep With New Musical Microwave

BY Teressa Iezzi | 11-28-2011 | 3:16 PM | INNOVATION

Argentine household products company BGH turned to its agency for new microwave ad. It got a new microwave feature instead.READ MORE›

"A Bit Amish" Comics Legend Alan Moore Goes Online To Honor Harvey Pekar

BY Susan Karlin | 11-28-2011 | 2:44 PM | INNOVATION

The notoriously reclusive Alan Moore talks with us about Harvey Pekar’s influence, quantum physics, Frank Miller’s rant, why he usually avoids the Internet, and his unprecedented videoconference to raise Kickstarter cash for a Pekar memorial statue. READ MORE›

Sean Pecknold's Multiplane Animation Invokes A Mystical Journey For Fleet Foxes

BY Rae Ann Fera | 11-28-2011 | 1:57 PM | INNOVATION

Pecknold walks us through his latest video, "The Shrine/An Argument," which draws on an animation technique from the 1970s.READ MORE›