MikMak Reinvents the (Comedy) Infomercial

An iOS shopping app using video in a whole new way

One percent of our gross GDP is attributed to sales from infomercials—a market of 250 billion dollars. Most sales are conducted through the big three producers, and the word itself has gained a negative, sometimes laughable connotation. And yet, in many ways, they work. Not only did Rachel Tipograph, founder and creator of MikMak, learn this—she thinks she can reinvent it. And if MikMak’s initial …

Behind the Scenes of (dis)ABLED InsideOut

A large scale art and awareness project kicks off in Manhattan

This past weekend marked a new milestone for actress and film producer Leopoldine Huyghues Despointes—who first won our attention at this year’s Sundance with the short film Rabbit. Hundreds of volunteers, visitors, artists and athletes joined her inside and outdoors at NYC’s Brookfield Place, where she and actor Diego Osorio helmed a large-scale art and awareness program: (dis)ABLED InsideOut. There, Huyghues Despointes and Osorio greeted …

Inside Berlin’s Sleek Magazine

A visually stunning print publication that captures progressive art, with an online gallery component

There are plenty of reasons to pick up a print magazine: visually stunning pages, thoughtful long-form reporting, that transformative experience of dedicating yourself to something that’s become a less common experience for most nowadays. Berlin’s Sleek magazine, now 44 issues in, offers all of that. With a focus on the arts, the pages offer up everything from in-depth profiles of established artists to emerging creatives …