Julie Keefe

Neil Mota

Most Creative People 2013

Julie Keefe

Creative laureate

The photographer beautifying neighborhoods in need

Julie Keefe is the creative laureate in Portland, Ore. Her project, Hello Neighbor, has Portland students taking photos and interviewing people in their communities.

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Stories about Julie Keefe

How Portland’s Creative Laureate Helps Put A Human Face On Poverty Statistics

Grim statistics about poverty, shoddy housing, and bleak opportunities may not mean much until you know the story behind them. Which is why Portland’s creative laureate is emphasizing storytelling in social justice.

How Portland’s Creative Laureate Helps Put A Human Face On Poverty Statistics

Impact

10 minutes reflecting on who helped you succeed can transform your idea of the meritocracy

This company will turn your garage into an apartment for free—and help you rent it out

The Ocean Cleanup device has returned from the Pacific Garbage Patch with its first load of plastic

Creativity

The Billboard 200 chart will now include video plays from YouTube, Apple, and Spotify

Burger King offers free Whoppers if you can stomach ‘Star Wars’ spoilers

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ uses national hostility toward media (and women) to its advantage

Co.Design

Pink for girls and blue for boys? What toymakers get wrong about gender

This corporate holiday card is a lot cooler than yours

The London Underground’s logo gets an inspired redesign

Work Life

These are the workplace trends that give us hope

Try these five tricks to do a day’s worth in just a couple of hours

This is how pay data can get the wage gap wrong