Team Telecast wants to cut through the messy, noisy, uneven field of online video and deliver only the good stuff. Just like TV used to.
That’s why they built a iOS app that delivers three video “shows” that combine the best videos personalized to your taste. The videos are picked by real humans.
I am psyched to see they have a /purpose page. An idea that was started by my studiomates of FictiveKin.
(via Amrit)
“Don’t have a favorite font. Do have a favorite type designer.”
- Jessica Hische
Excellent read: Upping Your Type Game, by Jessica Hische
Artist Tatsuo Horiuchi uses Excel spreadsheets to draw elaborate Japanese motifs. Excel Spreadsheet Art!
I am quite excited to introduce something new here, the Studiomates Scuttlebutt.
Wesley Verhoeve mentioned recently how hard it is to keep track of all the interesting projects coming out of our coworking space Studiomates. The pro-active gentleman that he is, he gathered the most recent and newsworthy accomplishments and delivered them to me on a silver platter, so I can share them with you:
- Fictive Kin launched Slash Purpose, an effort to get websites, apps, and products to share the “Why?” behind the project.
- Josh Stewart‘s Farmstead app, connecting users with locally-grown food, was featured in the App Store’s Food and Drink section.
- Laura Bohill designed Appysnap, a photo game app that just went live in the App Store.
- The folks at GNTLMN launched their re-design, announcing new handmade men’s accessories and events to come in the next few weeks.
- Kio Stark released her Kickstarter-backed book, “Don’t Go Back to School: a handbook for learning anything”, and is mailing out, by hand, about a 1000 books, by hand.
- Fifty CreativeMornings chapters will host events for May’s global theme: “Backwards”.
- Kisha Bari and friends won the Tribeca Film Festival award for Transmedia last week for their project Sandy Storyline.
- Next week, TeuxDeux launches a Little Printer publication, which allows users to receive a printed list of their todos using Berg’s Little Printer.
- Yoko Sakao Ohama and her friend Ken Quemuell announced At The Same Damn Time, a design project that illustrates a different song title every day.
- Marco Arment’s The Magazine published a history of Josh Clark‘s “Couch to 5k (c25k)” running plan.
- The folks at Symbolset released SS Steedicons.
- The folks at Oak had their app Blue featured in the App Store. Oak’s Skylar and Sawyer were also interviewed about their new project Gazette on Execute’s inaugural podcast.
- Kary Campbell designed and coded a custom subreddit called “Social Citizens” for Collaborative Fund.
Jessi Arrington opened Typo San Francisco with a very personal talk on embracing your “you-ness.”
Dan Blackman and Oak collaborated on the recently launched app Pizza Compass, which lets you find the slice nearest to you.
See you next month!
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
― Albert Einstein
(via Amrit)
I saw this minimal letterpress print by Ladyfiners Letterpress at the National Stationery Show. Must get one for the studio.
“The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don’t exist.”
- Seth Godin
“I’ve been all over the world and I’ve never seen a statue of a critic.”
― Leonard Bernstein
There will be just a sprinkle of posts over the coming days as I’ll be working the Tattly booth at the National Stationery Show. We are at booth #1329, come and say hi! We’ll tatt you up!
(from left to right: Bekka, Sarah, Natalie)
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Love this geometric take on a doormat.
- Vinepeek. And there goes your Friday.
- How to Piss Off A New Yorker in 36 Seconds
- The Swiss paramedics’ leather bag. A beauty.
- Made me laugh: Slow motion video of Kids trying new foods.
- Have More Meetings (But Keep Them Short)
- Did you watch Seth Godin’s CreativeMornings talk?
- The difference between price and value.
- A summer internship I want to apply to.
- Black-and-White Photos of Vintage NASA Facilities
- Interesting! The Do Lectures launched a book series.
- Daughter covers drafts punk’s “Get Lucky”.
- I Don’t Want Your F***ing App.
- Bill Gates on Flying Cars, the Malaria Epidemic, and Article-Writing Robots
- Wow. MailChimp will switch to a new look and enhanced features in June.
- Do you live in NYC? You can find a Tattly Vending Machine in various awesome stores this summer.
- The fine folks of Great Discontent interviewed Jason Fried.
- Massimo Vignelli on the Secret of Great Book Design.
- Michael’s Still the Top Name for New York Babies, and There Are Reasons.
- Yikes. Top 10 Questions Millennials Ask the Internet.
- Monocle is looking to hire a Digital Designer.
THE Seth Godin was our speaker at last week’s CreativeMornings/NewYork, generously hosted by The New School.
In his talk, Seth challenges our perception of work. He talks about how people who take responsibility are often given responsibility and how these days, we all carry media companies in our pockets. Trust me, watching this talk is 20 minutes well spent. You can also watch the Q&A following his talk here.
Having Seth as a speaker was nothing short of a true honor. I am so grateful. You too? Let’s tell him.
A big thank you to Ben Hallman for filming and editing.
I just discovered Method’s Ocean Plastic Soap Bottle. It’s the world’s first bottle made with a blend of recovered ocean plastic and post-consumer recycled plastic, a combination that results in a uniquely gray resin.
How fantastic is this? How much do I love this brand?
I am a bit notebooked-out these days, but DODOnotes totally nailed it: It brilliantly marries the iPhone with the analog notebook. My compliments to DODOcase and Mohawk for this wonderful collaboration! Get DODOnotes for iphone 4 or 5.
To celebrate summer, Tattly is sending Vending Machines on a tour around the streets of New York City. Tattly partnered with some of their favorite spots to bring you an extra little surprise for just 25¢! Check the Randomizer Store Tour list for locations!
Hat tip to Rusty, for making this happen!
I am thrilled over Debbie Millman’s most recent Design Matters episode with Mailchimp co-Founder Ben Chestnut and Aarron Walter, Director of User Experience at Mailchimp.
Mailchimp managed to make email marketing fun, not an easy task. Over the past few years I’ve had the chance to see a bit behind the scenes at Mailchimp and I have the utmost respect for their company culture and values they operate under. I consider them “Design Philanthropists” as they support so many initiatives I care about in the creative world.
If you haven’t seen Ben Chestnut’s CreativeMornings talk, I recommend you bookmark it. It’s one of my favorites.
Debbie, Thank you for making this happen!
Made by Hand’s fifth film turns to bike maker Ezra Caldwell (Fast Boy Cycles), who was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. When the cancer threatens to shatter his love of bikes, Ezra survives by documenting his illness as thoroughly as his craft.
Zoobean helps parents find books that children can identify with (character background, age) or fits specific circumstances (bullying, death & loss, holidays, etc.). So, for instance, if you want to find a book about self-esteem that features African-American characters for a 4 year old, you can.
(thank you Matt!)
Our studio neighbor and friend Emily Fisher launched a Kickstarter campaign for her truly stunning Constellation Quilts. One of the best Kickstarter videos I have seen in a while. Emily is wonderful and deserves our support.
The above video is a production by Public Record, directed by Cassidy Gearhart and Julian King. More about Doc 2 Doc.
Google Wallet is now integrated into Gmail. This means you can securely send money to friends and family in the U.S without leaving your Gmail inbox. Smart.
I couldn’t care less about roses, unless they are made of ice cream.
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout, by Gretchen Reynolds
