Creativity

Latest Seventh Sanctum Generator (Well, More Or Less)

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So you know I’m trying to finish up a new generator for Seventh Sanctum – and it it works it’ll be the next contest.  The idea?  Pop culture inspired fashions!

Here’s some sample results:

  • Design Challenge: Ball gown based on The Eye of Vecna (D&D)
  • Design Challenge: Dinner Suit based on Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony)
  • Design Challenge: Evening gown based on Bumblebee (Transformers)
  • Design Challenge: Lingerie based on Galadriel (Lord of the Rings)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Business Suit based on The One Ring
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Casual Outfit based on Imperial Tie Fighter (Star Wars)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Casual Outfit based on The Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel Comics)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Dance Club Outfit based on Rincewind (Discworld)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Dance Club Outfit based on The Death Star
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Dance Club Outfit based on The Eye of Vecna (D&D)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Gym Outfit based on Captain Kirk (Star Trek)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Swimsuit based on Green Lantern
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Winter Coat based on Stormbringer (Elric series)
  • Design Challenge: Men’s Winter Coat based on The TARDIS (Doctor Who)
  • Design Challenge: Muumuu based on Pikachu (Pokemon)
  • Design Challenge: Muumuu based on The Eye of Vecna (D&D)
  • Design Challenge: Tuxedo based on Iron Man
  • Design Challenge: Wedding Suit based on Wonder Woman
  • Design Challenge: Women’s Business Uniform based on Aeris
  • Design Challenge: Women’s Business Uniform based on Optimus Prime
  • Design Challenge: Women’s Dance Club Outfit based on Imperial Tie Fighter (Star Wars)
  • Design Challenge: Women’s Gymwear based on Jynx (Pokemon)
  • Design Challenge: Women’s Military Uniform based on Delenn (Babylon 5)
  • Design Challenge: Yukata based on Delenn (Babylon 5)
  • Design Challenge: Yukata based on Fafhrd

So if people like it, let me know!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Oogieloves experience Oogiehate and Oogieindifference

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I’m sure you’re disappointed to hear that the Oogieloves film has tanked terribly.  This may be record tankitude.

I of course don’t follow children’s television much, unless it’s about Hasbro’s marketing departiment going “WTF” over brightly colored pony fandom.  However I had seen the posters for this film when I went to watch a Rifftrax and figured it was some other franchise I’d ignored.

Turns out as I dug deeper it was an independent kid’s film, best summarized by a commenter at gawker as trying to look like a franchse.  I thought it was a franchise and am kind of surprised to discover it’s bounced around for 3 years before coming to theaters to fail.

So I’m getting the impression this little failure is an example of trying to create “insta-franchise” that didn’t work.  Can I understand why it was tried?  Sure – if people think it’s a franchise they may feel it’s reliable or predictable – franchises don’t even have to be “good” per se to succeed.  The thing is that a franchise builds on a series of past experiences, of which people had none to go on.

I also think a lesson can be taken in the internet age, the one of instant fame and viral effects.  Yes those things can build a franchise, yes you can create something fast, yes you can get attention.  But you can’t pretend you have something you don’t have.

The Oogieloves could learn a lot from the Kardashians and Honey Boo-Boo.  This, by the way, is probably something I’ll never type again.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

50 Shades Of Shut The Hell Up

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So, yes, we all know the story.  Woman writes Twilight fanfic.  Twilight fanfic gets repurposed as erotica series known as “50 Shades Of Grey”.  Woman makes money.  People make fun of situation.

Really the only problem as a progeek for me is the latter one – the mockery.

From what I hear about “50 Shades of Grey” is, to put it mildly, is rather purple and the content is may disturb some.  It’s not Shakespeare or Pratchett, and there’s elements that sound rather squicky.  But really the only criticism that seems relevant to me may be some of these quality issues, and even then there’s only so much I can say because I actually watch films like “2 Headed Shark Attack.”*

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