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	<title>Teresa Brazen</title>
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		<title>Clever Data Visualizations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check it: 1.] The evolution of western dance music over the last century&#8230;in 20 seconds (via my friend Seng, photographer extraordinaire): &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; 2.] Sarah ILlenberger&#8216;s sculpture/photography approach (I love her work): &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/the-evolution-of-western-dance-music</link>
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		<title>A Handy Tip for the Easily Distracted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The perfect remedy for a highly, highly distracted state. &#160; Miranda July: The Future on Nowness.com. From the film Miranda July: The Future The Artist and Filmmaker Presents An Exclusive Vignette Inspired By Her Magical New Film Miranda July dreams up an idiosyncratic solution to the interruptions of modern life in &#8220;A Handy Tip for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/a-handy-tip-for-the-easily-distracted</link>
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		<title>Settle Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This, my friends, is a very clever, catchy music video and song. I love the music video format because there are so few constraints, so much opportunity to be creative.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/settle-down</link>
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		<title>i (heart) marco brambilla</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I mean, come ON. Marco Brambilla, your work blows my mind. My friends, see for yourself, in three steps: 1.]  Begin here, with Kanye West&#8217;s music video, Power: 2.]  Then check out Marco&#8217;s ridiculous (in a good way) video installation, &#8220;Civilization, in the elevator of The Standard hotel in New York City (I am chastising [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/marcobrambilla</link>
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		<title>Open House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A nod to analog communication methods. An appreciation for making things. A desire for connection. A love story. Film productions stills]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/open-house-3</link>
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		<title>On Film, Women, and Priviledge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week is apparently the week of stumbling upon fascinating articles. Here are two: On the difference between Good Dogs and Dogs That Need a Newspaper Smack. &#8216;Thelma &#38; Louise&#8217;: The Last Great Film About Women]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/on-film-women-and-priviledge</link>
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		<title>How to be Alone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A video by fiilmaker, Andrea Dorfman, and poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/how-to-be-alone-2</link>
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		<title>Intentional Environments [Article for UX Magazine]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article I wrote for UX Magazine about intentionally designing your work environment just got published &#8211; please enjoy and share! Teresa]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/intentional-environments-article-for-ux-magazine</link>
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		<title>Telling an Old Story New</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Holocaust Listen: Podcast on Radio Johnny An interview with Mark Rothman, Executive Director, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Show length: 29 minutes The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust is the oldest such museum in the United States. Established in 1961 by a group of Holocaust survivors, the museum lost its home in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/podcasts/telling-an-old-story-new-the-holocaust-podcast-for-radio-johnny</link>
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		<title>Intentional Environments: Designing a Culture of Co-creation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just gave this talk with Kate Rutter at Adaptive Path&#8217;s UX Week Conference. SYNOPSIS Design doesn’t happen inside a vacuum. It happens inside teams, inside the context of relationships, inside physical spaces, inside organizations with very particular cultures. Ignore that intricate ecosystem, and you might as well give your project a death sentence. Teresa Brazen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/intentional-environments-designing-a-culture-of-co-creation</link>
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		<title>Puddle Song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Puddle Song playfully explores creative expression, judgment, and censorship. Soon after the work&#8217;s protagonist innocently loses herself in a moment of wonder and joy, she realizes she is being watched. Her perception of the judgmental gaze of another person imposes on her excitement, and puts an abrupt end to her spontaneous creativity. This film is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/puddle-song</link>
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		<title>Love Struck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short sound and image study of the arc of emotions in a lover&#8217;s pursuit: anticipation, tension and release. Love Struck is one is a series of tone poems that explore human behavior and emotion within the framework of a single moment or situation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/love-struck</link>
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		<title>Wood Nymph</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wood Nymph is an exploration of social contexts in which human beings are made to feel shameful about natural tendencies toward desire. The woman in Wood Nymph represents societal norms and rules about &#8220;appropriate&#8221; behavior. The film toys with themes of voyeurism and power, hinting both that women&#8217;s power may often be underestimated, and that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/film/wood-nymph-2</link>
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		<title>[Mindfulness] in Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3.5 minutes of observations from a month of travels in Thailand.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/film/mindfulness-in-thailand</link>
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		<title>Un/becoming Beautiful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does.&#8221; &#8211; Mary S. Almanac &#8220;Un/Becoming Beautiful&#8221; explores self-image through internal dialog. In this performance-based video, I am looking directly into the camera as if it is a mirror, sans makeup, while reciting an anxious litany of &#8220;I am beautiful&#8221; or &#8220;I am not beautiful.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/film/unbecoming-beautiful</link>
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		<title>Peep Holes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Documentation of a site-specific installation. Peep holes were placed in a public cafe offering viewers an unexpected perspective on an ordinary space.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/film/peep-holes</link>
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		<title>Adobe Catalyst [Demo/R&amp;D Project]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A touchscreen experience for supermarkets that educates and empowers consumers to make better food choices Challenge:  Adobe asked us to use Flash Catalyst to create something that would demonstrate the versatility and value of its software &#8211; in three weeks. Anything. Solution:  We designed an in-aisle touch screen experience that allowed customers to scan the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/design/adobe-catalyst-demord-project</link>
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		<title>Intentional Environments: Designing a Culture of Co-Creation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from Adaptive Path&#8217;s UX Week Conference Design doesn&#8217;t happen inside a vacuum. It happens inside teams, inside the context of relationships, inside physical spaces, inside organizations with very particular cultures. Ignore that intricate ecosystem, and you might as well give your project a death sentence. In this talk, Teresa Brazen and Kate Rutter draw from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/speaking/intentional-environments-designing-a-culture-of-co-creation-2</link>
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		<title>California Health Care Foundation [Research Project]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding how people make decisions about long-term care The Challenge:  California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) wanted to better understand people’s experiences around choosing long term care, how they identify quality care, and what motivates or gets in the way of making good decisions. Solution:  We conducted in-depth research with consumers to understand their needs and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/design/california-health-care-foundation-research-project</link>
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		<title>Tools &amp; Methods to Learn the User Experience Design Landscape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from the Big (D)esign Conference Coming from outside the user experience (UX) industry and landing smack in the belly of the beast, Teresa knows how fresh eyes can be an asset. In her talk, she will present three creative approaches to understanding and navigating the sea of methods and concepts that make up the User Experience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/speaking/tools-methods-to-learn-the-user-experience-design-landscape</link>
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		<title>Rail Europe [Research + Design Project]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Designing the ticket booking experience for European rail travel Challenge:  Rail Europe&#8217;s booking engine needed to streamline fare models across different carriers to present a clear set of choices to the traveler. The complexities of translating the different fare sets was daunting. Solution:  We designed a booking system that helped people make sense of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/design/rail-europe-research-design-project</link>
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		<title>Be Your Future Self Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(From a little ongoing practice about intentionality)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/be-your-future-self-now</link>
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		<title>How To Be Alone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love this short film to pieces. By filmmaker, Andrea Dorfman, and poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis. Thanks, ladies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/how-to-be-alone</link>
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		<title>Swingin&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on the swing in my studio Pic by Jenni Bregman.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/swingin</link>
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		<title>Breaking In My New Art Studio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Kate Rutter (designer, artist, crazy intelligent, all-round awesome lady) and I christened my new art studio with a vision board exercise. We cut out, pasted, glued, drew, painted images and thoughts about the futures we want to create. Highlights of the day were sun prints and packing tape transfers. Oh, and homemade white [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/breaking-in-my-new-art-studio</link>
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		<title>Intentional Environments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just moved into a new place. A lovely loft with big walls that need filling. My friend (and sometimes creative cohort) Jenni Bregman helped me fill one barren wall with a thought I&#8217;ve been mulling over lately: intentional environments. I&#8217;m exploring what happens when individuals or groups of people predetermine the kind of energy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/intentional-environments</link>
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		<title>Ask DJ Spooky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You love Paul Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid). Or, maybe you just don&#8217;t know you love him yet. But, trust me, you do. Your love for him is in you. Waiting to find its way out. Whether you already love him, or don&#8217;t know you love him yet, there is a likely a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/ask-dj-spooky</link>
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		<title>The NO Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I started a photo series a couple of years ago as a way to document and pay attention to the pervasiveness of NO in American culture &#8211; as expressed through signage. A few interesting observations: The frequency of NO signs varies by location. In cities, there are a lot of rules about how you can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/the-no-project</link>
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		<title>Snapshots from Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently got back from a month of travels through Thailand. Talk about creative fodder. Talk about happy-making. Talk about a crazy good reason to buy a shiny new digital camera. (You can see more photos on Flickr.)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/snapshots-from-thailand</link>
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		<title>[Pondering]</title>
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		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/pondering</link>
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		<title>Stargirl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew.&#8221; - from &#8220;Stargirl&#8221; by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/stargirl</link>
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		<title>My Film, Puddle Song, Screening at AtticRep Theater, San Antonio, Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news: My film Puddle Song is screening at the Attic Reperatory Theater at part of the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema! January 22, 8:00 PM and January 23, 2:30 PM. The Attic Repretory Theater (AtticRep) explores the relationship between performance and other media by hosting Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. Sans Souci [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/my-film-puddle-song-screening-at-atticrep-theater-san-antonio-texas</link>
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		<title>Intimate City (Encore Show)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m performing in this show, under the direction of my good friend Jenni Bregman &#8212; please come support! Resident Artist Workshop (RAW) presents Intimate City, a contemporary dance performance that enters the small and crowded spaces of urban life to look at something simultaneously ubiquitous and elusive: intimacy in the city.  It is a glimpse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/intimate-city-encore-show</link>
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		<title>Getting Read for Film Production</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Teeny me in a big white room (studio where we are shooting another little film &#8212; a continuation of my Daydream Series project). Time to get excited and make things!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/getting-read-for-film-production</link>
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		<title>Intimate City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m performing in this show, under the direction of my good friend Jenni Bregman &#8212; please come support! Resident Artist Workshop (RAW) presents Intimate City, a contemporary dance performance that enters the small and crowded spaces of urban life to look at something simultaneously ubiquitous and elusive: intimacy in the city.Â  It is a glimpse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/intimate-city</link>
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		<title>A Field Guide to Typestaches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this poster designed byÂ  Tor Weeks:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/a-field-guide-to-typestaches</link>
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		<title>Good Morning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Look who said good morning when I opened up the door&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/good-morning</link>
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		<title>Puddle Song Screening at West Wave Dance Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like my film Puddle Song will be showing on &#8220;Dance on Film Nite&#8221; at the West Wave Dance Festival. If you&#8217;re in the area, please join us. Sunday, November 7th, 7pm Cowell Theater in the Fort Mason Center San Francisco, CA 94109 Tickets $10]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/puddle-song-screening-at-west-wave-dance-festival</link>
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		<title>Why Compromise?</title>
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		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/why-compromise</link>
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		<title>Snapshots from a Road Trip Through Oregon</title>
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		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/snapshots-from-a-road-trip-through-oregon</link>
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		<title>Need More Free Time?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Found some for you. But, act soon&#8230;there are only 2 left. (photo from Zakary Zide)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/need-more-free-time</link>
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		<title>Meeting Notes, 8.14.10</title>
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		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/meeting-notes-8-14-10</link>
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		<title>Messages Cloaked Under the Cover of Darkness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stumbled upon these during a nighttime walk through the Mission District in San Francisco:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/messages-cloaked-under-the-cover-of-darkness</link>
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		<title>Mapping the Emotional Landscape of Portland, Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you get to know a place through the eyes of the people who live there? How do you discover the nuances that only a resident would know? Zakary Zide and I have been asking ourselves this question as we prep for a road trip to Oregon this week. So, we devised a fun [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/blog/mappingportland</link>
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		<title>Plums</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold. &#8211; William Carlos Williams]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/plums</link>
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		<title>Flense?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Flense?&#8221; he said. &#8220;What is flense?&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s what whalers used to do to whale carcasses when they got them on board,&#8221; I said. &#8220;They would strip off the skin and blubber and meat right down to the skeleton. I do that in my head to people &#8211; get rid of the meat so I can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/flense</link>
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		<title>I Have A Thing for Shadows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know why exactly, but I&#8217;m so drawn to shadows. I often find them more compelling than the object that casts them.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/i-have-a-thing-for-shadows</link>
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		<title>Trust Your Struggle&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Found this on my way home:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/trust-your-struggle</link>
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		<title>Universe Closed, Use Rainbow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[An actual street sign, referring to actual street names.] Source: http://www.mobypicture.com/user/twittelator/view/7260843]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/universe-closed-use-rainbow</link>
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		<title>13.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of each session in my art studio, I read one poem &#8211; something interesting to ruminate over while I make. This practice also helps me quickly shift into creative head space; it&#8217;s my green &#8220;go&#8221; light signaling a crossover from daily life distractions to the quiet of my inner sanctum. Last night, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/13</link>
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		<title>Remnants of the Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Tuesday, and I&#8217;m wishing it was still Saturday&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/remnants-of-the-weekend</link>
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		<title>Sightings</title>
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		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/sightings</link>
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		<title>Puddle Song Selected for the 7th Annual Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news: My film Puddle Song was selected to be screened at the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema! With an expansive definition of dance and an appreciation for highly experimental and interdisciplinary forms, this unique festival exposes diverse audiences to a variety of film, video, and performance possibilities. The festival will have two evenings [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/puddle-song-selected-for-the-7th-annual-sans-souci-festival-of-dance-cinema</link>
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		<title>Wood Nymph</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just posted my film, Wood Nymph, on You Tube for your viewing pleasure Wood Nymph was conceived and directed by artist Teresa Brazen as part of an ongoing body of work, The Daydream Series. Each tone poem in this series explores human behavior and emotion within the framework of a single moment or situation. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/wood-nymph</link>
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		<title>I Found Africa in the Wall (and a bunch of other things)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Little discoveries I stumbled upon in an abandoned house, a forest, a kitchen, a shrine, a bathtub, on a trail, and in the sky. (I found Africa in the wall&#8230;)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/i-found-africa-in-the-wall-and-a-bunch-of-other-things</link>
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		<title>Puddle Song Exhibiting at LA Center for the Digital Arts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Puddle Song, a short art film I wrote/directed with the help of a fabulous crew + actors (via San Francisco-based film co-op Scary Cow) is showing in this exhibition: &#8220;FEED_BACK&#8221; July 8-24, 2010 Reception and Live Performance: July 8, 7-9pm In conjunction with Downtown Art Walk Los Angeles Center for Digital Art 107 West Fifth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/puddle-song-exhibiting-at-la-center-for-the-digital-arts</link>
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		<title>My Film, Puddle Song, Showing in Berlin &amp; Barcelona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exciting week on the video art front! Puddle Song, a short art film I wrote/directed with the help of a fabulous crew + actors (via San Francisco-based film co-op Scary Cow) was selected for the following shows: &#8220;Best Of&#8221; the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema in collaboration with Ob-Art Collective Barcelona, Spain July 14, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/my-film-puddle-song-showing-in-berlin-barcelona</link>
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		<title>If You Need a Boost&#8230;If You&#8217;re Having a Bad Day&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Go HERE: http://tinyurl.com/1cl9 Type your name in the box, and watch yourself smile.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/if-you-need-a-boost-if-youre-having-a-bad-day</link>
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		<title>Forbidden Tree</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Film Board of Canada, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner, welcomes you to the 6th NFB Online contest. Vote for your favorite short film. Director: Benafsheh Modaressi Length: 7&#8217;14 Origin: Iran A story of an imaginary city under a harsh ruler. Love is forbidden, and freedom a distant memory. Few people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/forbidden-tree</link>
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		<title>What Happens When Children Build Their Own 3-Story Playground</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kolle 37 bauspielplatz in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood of Berlin is a wonderland. A place of imagination and exploration that melts even the most hardened cynics. A social hub for the neighborhood, a place that parents want to go. A soaring structural and architectural delight that has a better safety record than playgrounds that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/what-happens-when-children-build-their-own-3-story-playground</link>
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		<title>Does YOUR Death Move YOU?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Scott Berkun really threw me for one. He sent me a submission to a blog/community project I started entitled &#8220;What Moves You?&#8220;. The gist is simple: people submit their answer to that question, I curate the responses and then post for the public. It&#8217;s supposed to be an inspiration library, an abstract mapping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/does-your-death-move-you</link>
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		<title>Die Every Day. Be Born Every Day.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just made this little guy (4&#8243;x6&#8243;) for a friend&#8217;s birthday.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/die-every-day-be-born-every-day</link>
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		<title>Eames Lounge Chair Assembly Short Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A film made by Charles &#038; Ray Eames in 1956. This short film made it&#8217;s debut alongside the Eames Lounge Chair on NBC in the same year. Produced by Herman Miller in the United States and Vitra in Europe. Avoid replicas, always buy an authentic model.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/eames-lounge-chair-assembly-short-film</link>
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		<title>Feedback Installation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feedback &#8211; case study from onedotzero on Vimeo. Created by Hellicar &#038; Lewis for Roundhouse CircusFest 2010 Feedback is an interactive installation that aims to encourage performance from members of the public and circus performers alike. Using the familiar form of a mirror, the installation uses cutting-edge computer vision techniques to allow users to remix [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/feedback-installation</link>
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		<title>What Moves You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started a new little project (blog) and am curious to see where it goes: What Moves You? Send me something that moves you. Anything goes. Doesnâ€™t have to be clever, brilliant or smart (or if it is, thatâ€™s fine, too). Don&#8217;t over-think it&#8230;send your first thought. And then share the blog with others.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/what-moves-you-2</link>
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		<title>My New Mascot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See if you can handle this cuteness&#8230; My new unofficial mascot: the 2 year old daughter of some collectors of my artwork. Apparently she has nicknamed the painting they own (behind her) &#8220;The Queen&#8221; and has her own crown to match.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/my-new-mascot</link>
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		<title>3 Movements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m about to start getting into some production design goodness for a friend who is choreographing/producing a dance performance &#8211; so my brain is enmeshed in movement. I&#8217;m in the &#8220;look at different kinds of dance and movement, absorb, and think&#8221; stage of design. Here are the goodies for today: UNO Beautiful B-Boyz (by Vivian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/3-movements</link>
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		<title>New Painting in the Making</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I started a new painting. Tonight, some horns came out. Drippy horns. It feels like a battle is ensuing. There is a lot of red. I&#8217;m not quite sure where this one is headed. I&#8217;m wandering around a bit in paint, trying to find my footing. As I wander, I keep thinking about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/painting-in-the-making</link>
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		<title>What Moves You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Send me something that moves you. Anything goes. Doesn&#8217;t have to be clever, brilliant or smart (or if it is, that&#8217;s fine, too). Send your first thought; don&#8217;t get too caught up. You can share in the comments section of this blog post or send me an email at info@brazenart.com.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/what-moves-you</link>
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		<title>Vanessa Bruno + Stephanie Di Giusto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As my friend Jenni said after watching this, &#8220;my head and heart hurt.&#8221; Beautiful movement, clothing, staging, and camerawork. This little film was made by Stephanie Di Giusto for french fashion designer Vanessa Bruno. If you like this video, you&#8217;ll really like some of the other videos made by the Stephanie&#8230; vanessabruno-Le Bel EtÃ©-SS2010 from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/vanessa-bruno</link>
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		<title>Infinite Possibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My favorite part of making a painting is the beginning, when the canvas is blank and anything at all is possible. We&#8217;ll see where this one goes. See past creations at www.BrazenArt.com]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/infinite-possibility</link>
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		<title>Improv Class #5: Choose Your Status</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if every time you looked at someone, they looked down at their feet. Now imagine if every time someone looked at you, you looked down at your own feet. There is a difference in how you might feel in both scenarios. One is a position of power, one of subordination. In my last improv [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/improv-class-5-choose-your-status</link>
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		<title>Improv Class #4: Reach Beyond the Obvious</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, well this last class was a bitâ€¦humbling. Here I am thinking I&#8217;m doing a pretty good job of absorbing the lessons and applying themâ€¦feeling all braveâ€¦and then we move from the classroom to the stage. The fear I thought I was beating down starting beating me back. Ideas dried up, hands hid in pockets, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/improv-class-4-reach-beyond-the-obvious</link>
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		<title>Improv Class #3: Don&#8217;t Anticipate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting thing is happening to me in improv class: I&#8217;m anticipating less. Truth be told, I&#8217;m naturally more comfortable if I know ahead of time what I&#8217;m going to say or do. I mean, planning is good, right? I figure, I&#8217;m far less likely to look the fool if I&#8217;ve sorted out a clever [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/improv-class-3-dont-anticipate</link>
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		<title>Destruction Is Beautiful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Destruction Is Beautiful from Teresa Brazen on Vimeo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/destruction-is-beautiful</link>
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		<title>Go Do &#8211; New release by Jonsi (of Sigur Ros)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JÃ³nsi &#8211; Go Do from JÃ³nsi on Vimeo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/go-do-new-release-by-jonsi-of-sigur-ros</link>
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		<title>The Best of TED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate enough to be invited to a &#8220;Best of TED&#8221; screening at Think2Build, and just wanted to share them with the rest of you. Definitely worth watching. I walked away inspired. &#8220;Ben Saunders Skis to the North Pole&#8221; was my personal favorite. Rory Sutherland: Life Lessons from an Ad Man 17 minutes Rives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/the-best-of-ted</link>
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		<title>Explaining User Experience Design to High Schoolers (and Other New Audiences)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do user experience designers tell their story in a relevant, meaningful way, to audiences who have no exposure to user experience design (UX)? UX practitioners are keenly aware that everything we use in our lives was designed by someone. But, outside of our industry (and related ones), most people aren&#8217;t aware of the many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/explaining-user-experience-design-to-high-schoolers-and-other-new-audiences</link>
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		<title>Improv Class #2: An Agile Mind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not someone who has a problem coming up with ideas. My problem is the opposite: my brain is constantly generating more ideas that I could ever possibly execute &#8211; so I struggle with focus and mourn all the unmade possibilities and explorations that I have to let go of. In some ways, it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/improv-class-2-an-agile-mind</link>
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		<title>Transit Signs</title>
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		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/transit-signs</link>
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		<title>Improv Class #1: Getting Out of My Own Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it about scary that is so compelling? Tonight I began improv class at BATS Theater. I thought taking a class like this would be a good idea because maybe: a) it&#8217;d help me get more comfortable making a fool of myself. b) I&#8217;d learn to trust my instincts more. c) with any luck, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/improv-class-1-getting-out-of-my-own-way</link>
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		<title>Noticing Little Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at my favorite happy hour spot, Cafe Van Cleef, in Oakland, California and happened to notice this: I&#8217;ve been to this bar many times, and I&#8217;ve never noticed this lone light bulb hanging over the bar. I&#8217;ve sat right in front of it and not seen it. And then, last night, I thought [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/noticing-little-things</link>
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		<title>I Want His Posture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[and his ability to hum an entire song while barely moving his mouth. Now THAT&#8217;s talent. I&#8217;m suddenly compelled to make a song. And if you love Eduard Hill as much as I do, you can always become a fan on facebook.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/i-want-his-posture</link>
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		<title>A New Way of Seeing Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TED speaker Derek Sivers offers a new way of seeing things in this very short, but compelling video. Prepare to have your assumptions rattled.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/a-new-way-of-seeing-things</link>
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		<title>Do you have some sort of business woman special?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember: from this point on, we are sophisticated, educated, successful career women.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/do-you-have-some-sort-of-business-woman-special</link>
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		<title>Scenes from last night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I went to an aerial dance show at an intimate little performance space in San Francisco called DanceGround Keriac. I&#8217;ve never been so close to aerial performers before, and there was something very sweet about sitting on pillows nestled so close to strangers, looking up at the show. Some of the dancers swung [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/scenes-from-last-night</link>
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		<title>Flex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An installation by Chris Cunningham. This guy is genius. The movement, sound, and light blow my mind. Music by Aphex Twins. Chris Cunningham-Flex. video instalationUploaded by enkil_. &#8211; Independent web videos.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/flex</link>
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		<title>WRANGLER: Make him dance, roll, undress&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://eu.wrangler.com/bluebell/#/collection/2 I cannot get over how rad this is. What a great concept&#8230;beautifully executed interaction. Click the link above; Do the whole thing. STILL IMAGE:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/wrangler-make-him-dance-roll-undress</link>
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		<title>Casting for Documentary Barbie Commercial: Looking for Powerful Career Women in the LA Area!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DSC Casting is shooting a really special commercial for Barbie that features successful women in the LA area, speaking about their career and why they love what they do. The message for little girls is that &#8220;You can do anything you want in the world.&#8221; The spot will be shot documentary style and will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/casting-for-documentary-barbie-commercial-looking-for-powerful-career-women-in-the-la-area</link>
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		<title>Still Moments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny&#8230;even though I consistently feel overwhelmed by the pace of my life, I seem to be stopping to breathe in spite of myself. I know this only because when I look through the pictures on my iPhone, I see it: still moments. Evidence of taking stock. This is a collection of pauses in my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/still-moments</link>
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		<title>How To Report The News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was a journalism major&#8230;and I&#8217;m sad to report that this is both a joke and not&#8230;it&#8217;s exactly how they teach you to put together news stories. I have a reel from my internship at FoxNews to prove it. No, I won&#8217;t show it to you &#8211; I&#8217;d never be able to show my face [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/how-to-report-the-news</link>
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		<title>Double Dutch THIS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SFC Double Dutch was founded in 2008 by Death Valley, Switchblade and Venomiss. Trampling on the scruples of good girls and well-mannered men, they created an underground studio where Double Dutch addicts (and soon-to-be addicts) could immerse themselves in the three things their mothers always warned them about: jazz, gin and jump rope. Today these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/double-dutch-this</link>
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		<title>Coming &amp; Going: The Remains of a Peculiar Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strange beginnings and ends to a work day. Ties on the sidewalk on my way in &#8211; mannequins through the window on my way out. The world is often quite peculiar if you look around.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/coming-going</link>
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		<title>Mighty Girl &#8212; Rae Brune</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hard to imagine how my friend Rae Brune will &#8220;out-cute&#8221; herself tomorrow. But she will. Because that&#8217;s how she rolls. Below is outfit #3 of the week. Check out the rest of her fab-oh Mighty Closet on Maggie Mason&#8217;s Mighty Girl blog. * Photos by Maggie Mason.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/mighty-girl-rae-brune</link>
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		<title>Driving across the Bay Bridge this morning</title>
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		<title>I love morning walks.</title>
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		<title>The Devil is in the Details</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Found this animation by Mate Dobray. I love how the pen stays in place, but the drawing spreads&#8230; The song, The Devil is in the Details, is by Boards of Canada. Would really love to use it in a short film I&#8217;m mulling over &#8211; it&#8217;s kindof perfect. Mate also made this video, called Machine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/discoveries/the-devil-is-in-the-details</link>
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		<title>Modeling in Mid-Air : Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Kertesz&#8217;s pics came back &#8212; here&#8217;s his take on capturing mid-air moments&#8230; All of us in mid-burst&#8230; And here&#8217;s my friend Jenni Bregman in all her fabulousness, flinging&#8230; And Jenni free-falling&#8230; If you want to see more pics and posts about this shoot, check: Modeling in mid-air: part 2 Modeling in mid-air: part 1]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teresabrazen.com/uncategorized/modeling-in-mid-air-part-3</link>
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		<title>Memories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. My doctor grandpa piercing my ears with ice and a long needle. Standing quiet and still like a good girl, with big crocodile tears running down my face. 2. Santa (a.k.a. my uncle) arriving at my grandparents&#8217; house with gifts, handing me an &#8220;adoption doll&#8221;, which I promptly told him was for my sister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modeling in Mid Air &#8212; Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, Jenni and I just got some of the pics back from the mid-air photo shoot we did about a week ago. [Part 1 blogpost about process here] Check it! These were shot by Anna Marie. I&#8217;ll post more from Matthew, the other photographer, later!]]></description>
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