Big City Pictures was giddy to get the opportunity to work with Ze in November of 2007 during Core77‘s Offsite Event at the Art Directors Club in New York City: Design, Wit, and the Creative Act.

WATCH>> Ze Frank | Core77 Offsite Series: Design, Wit, and the Creative Act VIDEO 5 minutes WATCH>>

At the age of 34, Ze Frank (that’s pronounced “Zay”) seized upon that hot-and-up-and-coming phenom known as video-blogging or “Vlogging.” The Show With ZeFrank was a short video program produced Monday through Friday for one year (March 17, 2006 – March 17, 2007).

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As a designer, performer, and consultant, Ze Frank explores the ways that technology shapes the human experience. He has become a staple at such annual technology events as Pop!Tech and the TED Conference. He’s had unparalleled success creating online community spaces and innovative content that get the audience to “act” and then “interact.” Over 50 million people have visited his web site, www.zefrank.com, which has won a Webby, was in Time magazine’s Top 50 Websites of 2005, and has been covered extensively in the media.

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Ze spent two months in 2004 as Artist in Residence at MSN, helping them develop strategies for creating online community spaces. Other clients include Leap Productions, National Geographic, Absolut Vodka, Lotto and Bennington College. He is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communications at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he teaches a course on The Creative Act in his inimitable style.

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Additionally, he has worked as a consultant on issues surrounding online community building in a number of large and intimidating offices, most of which are painted white and have more walls than doors. Ze frequently lectures about things that make him anxious, such as the creative process and airplane safety. As a designer he has won a number of awards that are written on heavy-weight paper and feature hand-written calligraphy. Ze continues to spend far too much time on his hobby: www.zefrank.com

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03.20.08» Wired Blog: Ze Frank Makes Twitter His Colorful Playground

03.23.07» Slate.com: Laptop Celebrity HOW ZE FRANK BECAME A WEB VIDEO STAR.

03.23.07» Globe and Mail: Off with The Show

06.18.06» New York Times: And You’re So Funny? Write My Script | New York Times VIDEO: Online Collaborative Comedy WATCH>> [3 minutes]

08.01.06» TED TALKS VIDEO: Ze Frank: What’s so funny about the Web? WATCH>> [19 minutes]

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