Jeff MacDonald
I'm a First Year VCU Brandcenter Student in Richmond, VA
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- September 01, 01:40 AM
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August 15, 08:05 AM
Update
Well in the last few months I’ve started working on things getting ready for Brandcenter, and I’ve moved in with my girlfriend into our new apartment! It’s awesome having all of our stuff in one place. Also it’s really nice having my own internet, Time Capsule backups finally work over WiFi.
I’m super excited to start grad school in the next two weeks. It’s going to be an awesome experience being around so much talent. That’s all for now.
From the suburbs…
- July 15, 02:34 AM
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June 12, 10:49 AM
I'm headed back to school
So I’m headed to graduate school only after graduating from undergrad this spring. I got into the awesome VCU Brandcenter, which is a really cool achievement. It was kind of the reason for me choosing VCU for my undergrad in advertising. My field of study will be creative technology, which is what I’m all about. So I’ll try to keep all the sites update over the summer and try to keep my head straight once school starts. Big things coming.
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April 08, 07:59 PM
Four years ago today I came up with an idea called Project One. To celebrate it’s Senior year of being an idea that has driven most things that I do I wanted to honor it with some attention. Today I’ve purchased my first online hosting and I’ve created a domain for my projects to live online.
The site is visitformore.info
I’m so happy to be at the point that I am right now. I’m surrounded by wonderful people and they support me so much. I hope that after four years I am experienced now more than ever to make my dream a reality. My ultimate dream is that four years from today I can say on Project One’s 8th anniversary that I’m ready to open my dream institution. So please visit my site to learn more.
To put it best Project One is going to be a community center built in Washington, D.C. or some place similar. A more wordy explanation would be that the Project is a cafe / art gallery / community outreach/action center / film, music, art, design, and culture lab / school / film and t.v. studio production space / equipment borrow or rent /poetry, prose, and plays / live music venue / recording studio / And creative library. This project initially thought up by me as an idea called HQ on April 8th 2006 at the Starbucks in Springfield, Ill
Jeff
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March 30, 09:10 PM
I’ve lived in Richmond for four years now and I’ve always had an affinity for this building at 801 W. Cary. It use to be Paragon Pharmacy, and unfortunately I never visited the establishment while it was open. The picture I’ve posted shows the building closed but google maps has links to geotagged flickr images of what the building looked like while open (I love technology).
This week Peyton Rowe of VCU fame was telling me that it would be so cool if the Mass Comm students had a place where they could hang out 24-hour style to work and socialize. This works in with my idea of Project One and also the idea of creating my own agency. So then I started brainstorming an idea called “The Shop”.
The look outside would be the aesthetic of an the original establishment. With the sign changed to say the shop and an now open sign that would stay illuminated all the time. Inside in the entrance area we would also keep the same original style and form of the soda shop. But this isn’t a working soda shop anymore, no, it’s an innovative media center incubating ideas and social experimentation.
What an awesome place to hang out, great looks that make people relax and hang out. A place that completely separates it’s self from a student commons and becomes a place of productivity as well as experimentation.
Just an idea.
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March 25, 11:57 AM
This morning I listened to an awesome short radio podcast from my favorite program Radiolab. The title of the show was “The Bus Stop.” They described a nursing home in Düsseldorf, Germany, called the Benrath Senior Center, that employs a really innovative way to keep their dementia and Alzheimer’s patients safe and comforted. The home has installed a fake bus stop outside their building so that when a patient wanders outside the building or asks to leave they can escape to “the bus stop” and wait for the imaginary bus to take them away from the home. After a while the patients normally forget why they’re out there and either come back inside or a nurse comes and gets them.
I think this idea of recreating an escape is a really interesting idea and I think it can be used in the creative and academic field. I think it would be really cool if we let students or colleagues “leave” a situation and escape to a bench where they can gather their thoughts and think about a problem. To often we keep people locked into a space when they are uncomfortable or feel ganged up on and it’s not a good situation. Having a space where you can leave and come back when your ready is really healthy and should be explored. Listen to the segment and think about it.
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March 23, 09:52 AM
So I tried an experiement and kept all of my information that I posted on the Internet contained in Twitter, I now know that Twitter is a great catch all for everything, but a more slimmed down and concise spot is needed for keeping all of my ideas together. So I’m back to keeping a blog and it’s found it’s new home on tumblr and onmy awesome flavors.me page. Still working out the best way to get this all together. Check out flavors.me/directory for some awesome inspiration. -Later
- June 28, 02:01 PM
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June 27, 01:53 PM
Chicago Visit Pt. 2:
The weather was beautiful today in Chicago! I talked about Burnham early today in my blog post, and by coincidence Chicago will be celebrating 100 years of it’s central plan soon, http://bit.ly/4G4lqs
Part of the awesome exhibit that is going on in Millennium Park is the these pavilions that were created near the park. I took this a neat photo from inside the pavilion.

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June 26, 01:31 PM
I’m in Chicago Pt.1:
So I’m in Chicago for my Sisters wedding. It’s so awesome being able to see all of my family at such a happy occasion. I love the City of Chicago.
Last night I had tapas for the first time, I am a big fan.
The reason I love Chicago is partly because of it’s awesome urban planning. It’s basically the birth place of modern urban planning, during the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition oversaw the construction of the “White City.” A small scale avenue of buildings built mostly from papier-mache and included things like grand boulevards, classical building facades, and lush gardens. During the expo many saw the benefits of a centrally planned city and a decade later Daniel Burnham started work on “The Plan of Chicago” using the principles from the “White City” and the City Beautiful movement that was taking shape during the beginning of the 1900’s. A great example for reference of what planners of this movement were aiming for is the The Mall, in Washington D.C. All in all I love Chicago, it’s public transit, and it’s architecture.
Just a little history to start your weekend, enjoy.
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February 28, 02:05 AM
The Rent: Some events that have taken place in my life in the last month have brought me to this cartoon. I’m working on a project with East District Family Resource Center of Richmond, as well as doing a mock poster for Habitat for Humanity. So I’ve been involved in a lot of thinking about shelter and community. One of the things that caught my eye was this:
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This morning I listened to an awesome short radio podcast from my favorite program Radiolab. The title of the show was “The Bus Stop.” They described a nursing home in Düsseldorf, Germany, called the Benrath Senior Center, that employs a really innovative way to keep their dementia and Alzheimer’s patients safe and comforted. The home has installed a fake bus stop outside their building so that when a patient wanders outside the building or asks to leave they can escape to “the bus stop” and wait for the imaginary bus to take them away from the home. After a while the patients normally forget why they’re out there and either come back inside or a nurse comes and gets them. I think this idea of recreating an escape is a really interesting idea and I think it can be used in the creative and academic field. I think it would be really cool if we let students or colleagues “leave” a situation and escape to a bench where they can gather their thoughts and think about a problem. To often we keep people locked into a space when they are uncomfortable or feel ganged up on and it’s not a good situation. Having a space where you can leave and come back when your ready is really healthy and should be explored. Listen to the segment and think about it.15 plays
Updates
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NY Jets Command Center Offers Real-Time Analytics for Sales Stats Freaks http://tinyurl.com/38orp5q9 hours ago from web
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BIG architects 'loop city', awesome use of data viz and projectors- http://bit.ly/axOPRo (Watch It Here - http://youtu.be/NAYgFtJAPro?hd=1 )10 hours ago from web
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Excited about Jeff Staple coming to the Brandcenter to talk on the 13th. Check out this cool series "Good to Great." http://t.co/8lx26NF29 hours ago from Tweet Button
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Tipp-Ex YouTube takeover is a great homage to the 'Subservient Chicken' viral campaign of 2001. http://tinyurl.com/2vm3p5u29 hours ago from web
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@lauraifyoudare very nice. What I was thinking too, but you went there. A total sausage party.
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What kind of double date is this? http://flic.kr/p/8xruzU45 hours ago from Flickr
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Look what I did! Check out VCU Tweets, add this to your Home Screen on an iPhone! http://t.co/V67XsSI
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Check out VCU Tweets, add this to your Home Screen on an iPhone! http://t.co/V67XsSI2 days ago from Tweet Button
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Check out Arcade Fire's new interactive HTML5 music experience, “The Wilderness Downtown” Breathtaking and inspiring! http://t.co/vkcisGr4 days ago from Tweet Button
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Free Wireframing Kits, UI Design Kits, PDFs and Resources for Making Awesome Mockups! http://icio.us/4cn3s514 days ago from Delicious
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Awesome DIY Underwater Bubble Room. I want an underwater fort now! http://bit.ly/9SHIeV14 days ago from web
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Track Coupon Codes in Real-Time via Twitter - CouponFollow.com http://icio.us/l1p4sm15 days ago from Delicious
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So excited to get back to school tomorrow and get started on projects. Added my Brandcenter pic for fun! #fb http://twitpic.com/2i61oh
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Right now domains at $.99 with the coupon code "SCHOOL99" at GoDaddy!16 days ago from web
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Gerg Kaufman's multi touch DJ light table is on point! So want to do stuff like this. http://bit.ly/bLfYF416 days ago from web
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Bad. ass! http://twitpic.com/2hque7
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Brandcenter orientation today. See you all in two years! This is my new home everyday. #fb http://twitpic.com/2hqoyo
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@maddisonmean we have not talked in a fortnight. We need to resolve this. Have you already seen the expendables?
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Profile
Jeffrey MacDonald
Summary
Strong interest in imagining, inventing, and designing new ideas. Also visualizing concepts and pioneering new technologies into successful business ventures.
Experience
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May 2008 - Present
Mac Specialist / Apple Inc.
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Jun 2007 - Mar 2008
Sales Associate / Ritz Camera Centers
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Jan 2006 - Jun 2006
Tour Guide / National Trust for Historic Preservation
Tour Guide at the Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope Leighey House. -
Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
Archival Assistant / Smithsonian Institution
Education
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2010 - 2012
Virginia Commonwealth University
M.S. in Creative Technology -
2006 - 2010
Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S. in Creative Advertising
Additional information
Bookmarks
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Free Wireframing Kits, UI Design Kits, PDFs and Resources
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Track Coupon Codes in Real-Time via Twitter - CouponFollow.com
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HTML5 Boilerplate - A rock-solid default for HTML5 awesome.
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atebits's SimFinger at master - GitHub
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Apple - Safari - Safari Extensions Gallery
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Fast Co. Design
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FastCompany.com - Where ideas and people meet | Fast Company
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Sencha · Introducing Sencha Touch · HTML5 Mobile App Framework
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Volkswagen driven by fun the slide the shopping carts the elevators
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OAuth Playground
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Architizer - Empowering Architecture: architects, buildings, interior design, materials, jobs, competitions, design schools
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Ninite Easy PC Setup - Silent Unattended Install Multiple Programs At Once
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5.11 Tactical
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Pelican™ Products
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T.A.D. Gear, Inc.
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ReclaimPrivacy.org | Facebook Privacy Scanner
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Kwikee Systems
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Kickstarter
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Pompei A.D.
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free motion backgrounds, free video backgrounds, free hd downloads for your video editing projects
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KeepVid: Download and save any video from Youtube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm and more!
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Bandize.com › Organize your band from the ground up
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fabprefab - modernist prefab dwellings
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What The F*ck Should I Make For Dinner?
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Una Pizza Napoletana
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Google Certification Program
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Note & Point
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VCU Brandcenter Creative Technologists 2010
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Fastarc.com Home
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E-Waste PSA on Vimeo
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Gilt Man
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Five Tips For Making Ideas Happen - Smashing Magazine
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Social Marketing: Create Unique Brand Experiences with Sprout
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FUTURE LIONS 2010
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Franchise Bold Font | Derek Weathersbee Online
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CSSDesk - Dynamic CSS Sandbox
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Elastic Theme Editor
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State of the Arts: The Embargo
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Email Marketing and Email List Manager | MailChimp
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Color Trends + Palettes :: COLOURlovers
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The 22 Step Social Media Marketing Plan
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Setting Up Your Mac For Local Development Using Coda, WordPress & MAMP · Jay Robinson
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Pingdom Web site monitoring for 100% uptime. Measure your downtime.
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The Bowehouse Press
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FPO: Misfits in Richmond, VA Poster
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I like it with the American flag background, what do you all ... on Twitpic
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iTunes Store - Netflix, Inc. - Netflix
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Dunkie Drinks Dunkin's Coffee - Brand New
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Font Squirrel | Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses.
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Moshcam | Your Live Music Video Channel
Tags: music, for:@twitter

