Four Letter Word
Four Letter Word
EXPLORING CULTURE AND INNOVATION
CLIENT: SELF PRODUCED
PROJECT DATE: 2012 - 2017
LOCATION: GREATER BOSTON AREA
TYPE: WRITING/PHOTOGRAPHY/DESIGN/MULTIMEDIA /VIDEO/AUDIO/INTERVIEW
Challenged to start a blog that covered a “beat” Four Letter Word debuted in January 2012 with “Nerd Night a Night out for Nerds. ” An experiment in multimedia storytelling Four Letter Word published a rotating series of multimedia features that explored culture and innovation in the Greater Boston area and beyond.
As the project evolved over the years Four Letter Word served as both a platform for experimentation and education and a forum for engaging with local innovators and artists. Expanding the idea of creative multimedia storytelling this project used multimedia storytelling to explore how a diverse range of projects were enhancing the community through their innovative vision. Covering everything from the creative to the arcane Four Letter Wordincluded features that employed video, audio, interviews, infographics, illustrations, opinion pieces, event previews, photo galleries and even guest collaborations.
Some of the most popular features produced included, “Ca$h for your Warhol: The Evolution of a Prank,” “Decentralized Dance Party Boston” “Descience: Research on the Runway” and “Sightings: A Crypto Zoology Themed Art Show”. While it ran Four Letter Word reached thousands of people from more than 120 countries worldwide with more than 40 different features produced over its five years in production.
Nuit Blanche: Illuminus Boston. October 17, 2015.
Sightings: A Crypto Zoology Themed Art Show. September 30, 2013
BLOG POSTS
Exploring our Connection to the Environment Through “Purple” at the ICA Watershed. Four Letter Word. August 26, 2019
"Augument," Finding Joy at the Cyclorama. Four Letter Word. August 23, 2019
Interview with an Artist: Gene Shinozaki. Four Letter Word. April 19, 2017
All Together Now 3rd Installment. Four Letter Word. August 19, 2016
Making Your way in the Art World. A Discussion with Tracy Levesque, A.k.a., “The Birch Lady.” July 31, 2016
All Together Now: Event Preview. Four Letter Word. April 7, 2016
Nuit Blanche: Illuminus Boston. Four Letter Word. October 17, 2015.
My Digital Life and how I learned to Reign in the Chaos. Four Letter Word. October 9, 2015 (essay)
Georges Island and the isle Arts Initiative. Four Letter Word. August 22, 2015
Interview with an Artist: Mark Lipman. Four Letter Word. August 14, 2015
Pop Up Art: Franklin Park Art Grove. Four Letter Word. August 9, 2015
Jamaica Plain Porchfest. Four Letter Word. July 31, 2015
Pentalum and Public Art at the Lawn on D. Four Letter Word. June 3, 2015
Making Science Wearable an Interview with Ariele Faber of Cerebella Design. Four Letter Word. March 4, 2015
Somerville Porchfest. Four Letter Word. May 19, 2015
The Speakeasy Circus. Four Letter Word. January 21, 2015
Fire and Ice Festival at the Lawn on D. Four Letter Word. January 6, 2015
Projector Party. Four Letter Word. October 31, 2014
Boston Fashion Week: Copley Catwalk Series. Four Letter Word. October 11, 2014
Descience: Research on the Runway. Four Letter Word. October 5, 2014
Bringing the world together one Drama at a Time: The Allure of International Streaming Media. Four Letter Word. August 15, 2014
Figment Boston: Preview. Four Letter Word. July 24, 2014
Interview with an Artist: Wassabasco takes Boston. Four Letter Word. July 8, 2014
The Encyclopedia Show Somerville. Four Letter Word. Feb 12, 2014
Soda Drinker Pro: The Art & Science of Simulated Soda. Four Letter Word. Feb 4, 2014
Sightings: A Crypto Zoology Themed Art Show. Four Letter Word. September 30, 2013
Sunday at SoWa. Four Letter Word. August 14, 2013
My trip to ComicCon. Four Letter Word. August 8, 2013
Comics and Healthcare. Four Letter Word. July 12, 2013
A Stick Figure Adventure in Ten Frames: How to Create a Blog Post. Four Letter Word. June 28, 2013
Can you make a short movie in 48 hours? Four Letter Word. May 11, 2013
Interview with an Artist: Alberta Chu of Asklabs. Four Letter Word. Nov 15, 2013
Dance your Ph.D! Four Letter Word. October 9, 2012
Edvard Munch: His life and Work in Context. Four Letter Word. September 17, 2012
Bending Steel: Filmmaking in the DIY Age. Four Letter Word. Oct 17, 2012
Subatomic Screenwriting and the Psychology of the Moving Image in Three Acts. Four Letter Word. Oct 17, 2012
PanAmerican Music, from Buddy Bolden to Los Rakas. Four Letter Word. Apr 10, 2012
Decentralized Dance Party Boston. Four Letter Word. June 2012
Tales from the Hammock. Four Letter Word. March 29, 2012
Ca$h for your Warhol: The Evolution of a Prank. Four Letter Word. February 21, 2012
Frontier Nerd: Going it alone in Western Montana. Four Letter Word. Feb 3, 2012
Interview with an Artist: Mattie Booth. Four Letter Word. Feb 12, 2012
Nerd Nite: A Night out for Nerds. Four Letter Word. January 31, 2012
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