Mysterious Mad Man: Don Draper

Who is Don Draper? Let’s start with his real name: Dick Whitman. Someone must have written about this — because it’s so obvious — but I haven’t read anything specifically about the choice of that name. Maybe it’s too obvious. Dick = uh, “dick,” and Whitman is pretty darn close to white man. Don Draper is the…

Seattle Moves… or at least half of Seattle

Yesterday a colleague and I (both of us women) went to a panel discussion on video and motion graphics at Northwest Film Forum, called Seattle Moves. We were intrigued, because we are both involved in motion graphics and video projects from time to time, and they promised to show some of their latest work. It’s…