“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you
are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover
that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of
hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second
symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into
death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous
illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like
this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They
picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock
treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and
saves them from death. Some never awaken.”— Anaïs Nin
For too long, sharks have been portrayed and perceived as the menacing, lurking creatures in the deep. Contrary to popular belief, we are much more of a threat to them than they are to us.
Researchers have found that the ominous music that often accompanies even documentary footage of them has inspired excessive fear about sharks.
In an experiment at UC San Diego, participants watched footage of sharks. Some scenes featured uplifting music, and others had a more daunting score.
The effect was what you might expect. Viewers saw sharks as intimidating creatures when they they also heard ominous music.
But with uplifting music (or none at all), viewers had a more positive impression of sharks.
This is problematic because rarely do we see shark footage without the ominous music, and the negativeportrayals of sharks may be hindering conservation efforts.
“We know from prior research that conservation progress for sharks is sluggish compared to marine mammals and that this slow response may be due in part to the societal marginalization of sharks,” says study co-author Elizabeth Keenan.
After all, in the words of Senegalese conservationist Baba Diou, “we will conserve only what we love.”
And while they’re still not exactly a furry, cuddly rabbit, consider this: you’re more likely to be struck by lightening than fall prey to a fatal shark attack.
If Dominance is an act of setting someone free, and Submission is an act of willfully devoting oneself to another, then who is the captor and who is the captive? A leash after all has two ends, both of which must be held. Ultimately, Dominant and Submissive are bound to one another not by chains but by their own need, and the mutual fulfillment of those needs…We are here by choice and by choice we stay.
We’re looking for a nice designer with outstanding illustration
skills to join our small creative team. You’ll work with every
department in the company on art, animations, and identities for pretty
much everything we do.
Ideal candidates will be ready to
work in a range of styles across various media, from printed matter to
app assets. Experience collaborating with a close-knit team of designers
is a must. Be prepared to own whole projects, which means organizing
your work in a way anyone can use it.
Please include:
A link to your portfolio that highlights relevant design work.
Links to any other work that you’re proud of.
3-5 sentences about why you’d like to design for Tumblr.
What you’ll do:
Create illustrations and animations for product launches, app features, ads, promotional merch, and who-knows-what-else.
Participate in each step of the project: ideation, Iteration, production, and follow-up.
Work in Tumblr’s existing in-house illustration style, and make it even better.
Communicate with the team, sharing in-progress work and teaming up with writers and product designers as needed.
Present and pitch to teams outside of Creative, like Marketing and Engineering.
Manage your own projects, working in JIRA and Slack.
Communicate with vendors like printers and event venues.
Export various file types for production.
Hang out with David Karp, CEO and renaissance man.
What we’re looking for:
2 years of experience.
Excellent illustration skills, both on paper and in vector form.
The ability to depict complex concepts clearly and without clichés.
A master of most graphics programs, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and Sketch.
Experience with motion graphics, especially GIFs.
The ability to accept and manage feedback.
The ability to work on tight deadlines.
Niceness, humility, and a fine sense of humor. This is important!
“Give up defining yourself – to yourself or to others. You won’t
die. You will come to life. And don’t be concerned with how others
define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it’s
their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don’t be there
primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious
Presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose
something that you are.”― Eckhart Tolle
