Toozalii Community Artists International are busy doing their International artistry in UK communities, with flag designs drawn at WMDF.

Below we see students of Mountbatten School, Romsey, Hampshire working on designs inspired by themes of time and of Japanese culture.

We are all looking forward to seeing these creations gracing Motomachi Park next year.

There are now ten days until the deadline for registering your initial interest for WMDF 006.

All interested groups should look at the Perform at WMDF page.

We are fielding a wide variety of applications, as we continue to expand our scope into visual arts and film.

The latest issue of “Interactions” magazine has an article by an IBM master inventor about what he learned from going to concerts.

Some key words that span both his work (“user experience design”) and festivals:
“end-to-end experience”, “being social”, “attitude”.

And some quotes:

• “The whole pre-show is like catching up with old friends
  you never knew you had in a familiar place you’ve never visited”.

• “Jimmy’s product is so consumable. His users identify with it, socialize
  about it, and socialize through it, which transforms everyone’s individual
  experiences into a common shared experience”.

• “If he didn’t treat his band and employees like family,
  they wouldn’t pour every ounce they have into creating the best product
  they could. He makes everyone passionate about their piece of the product
  they are delivering.”

It’s an interesting example of “worlds meeting”, I think.