The Transformative Power of Personal Projects

Jan 22, 2010

I love the personal work of Ji Lee and enjoyed his talk at the 99% conference:

Bored with his ad agency gig and the uninspiring work he was producing, Ji Lee – now Creative Director of Google Creative Lab – decided to take matters into his own hands in 2002. The result was the ad-spoofing Bubble Project, in which Lee placed blank speech bubbles on ads around New York City. The masses responded and the project went viral, gaining Lee recognition and ultimately forwarding his professional career. Here, Lee talks about how he created, financed, and marketed the project single-handedly.

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  1. Jan 22, 2010 danielwhyte says:

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  2. Jan 22, 2010 TypeMicah says:

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  5. Jan 22, 2010 daveElf says:

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  6. Jan 22, 2010 michellemilla says:

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  8. Jan 22, 2010 macgeo says:

    RT @daveElf: The Transformative Power of Personal Projects http://bit.ly/80UcKw Video of presentation by Creative Director of Google Labs

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  9. Jan 23, 2010 thatwaszen says:

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  11. Jan 23, 2010 aprilmains says:

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  13. Jan 23, 2010 remaerdyaD says:

    RT @thatwaszen: The Transformative Power of Personal Projects – http://emilychang.com/2010/01/the-transformative-power-of-personal-projects/

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  14. Feb 1, 2010 jessedijkstra says:

    Love this video about creative marketing,personal projects and the power of collaborative projects.Thank you,Emily Chang. http://j.mp/adWPec

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