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!
The above video is a production by Public Record, directed by Cassidy Gearhart and Julian King. More about Doc 2 Doc.
I couldn’t care less about roses, unless they are made of ice cream.
Square Stand turns your iPad into a point of sale register. Makes me want to open a store, just so I can own one.
“A growing body of research shows that when you share a laugh with someone, you’re mirroring not only one another’s body language, but also the hormonal and neuronal activity, prompting a mutual investment in each other’s well-being. That’s a bond of kindness–and you’ll need acts of kindness to make it in any career.”
Why humor makes you more creative, by Drake Baer.
Brandon takes photos of strangers in New York and then posts the images on Humans of New York. Simply wonderful.
Varsity Bookmarking is a weekly interview magazine by Ben Pieratt, where questions are answered with links. Fantastic idea.
Bagelgraphs by Jeff Kulak are ‘culinary pseudo-science’. Sounds fascinating and odd.
I just received a ‘handwritten’ card that was sent via an app called Felt. I could not tell that it was written on an iPad. Oddly impressive.
Two days ago I had the pleasure to meet all of this year’s Shopify Competition winners. One of the winners, Ryan French, left a huge impression. He is a student at the University of Washington, majoring in Applied Computational Math Science and the inventor of the GameKlip.
The GameKlip attaches your Android phone to a PlayStation3 controller and allows you to use a real controller to play your games on your smartphone. I’ve tried it, it’s all kinds of fantastic.
Ryan has single handedly built this business and created everything himself; the clip, the packaging, the site and he even currently still ships the items himself.
If you are a buyer for a big retailer, please reach out to Ryan. He is currently looking for large retailers to carry his product. He deserves to be picked up by a big chain.
I find these vintage billiard balls oddly charming.
How adorable is this reusable Ice Pop gel pack ? Use it to soothe aches and pains or to cool your sandwich in your lunchbox.
NOOKA founder Matthew Waldman created a new product, called POTHRA a flower pot made out of used coffee grounds. Love the idea.
Check out the POTHRA Kickstarter!
Shopify just announced the five winners of this year’s Build-A-Business competition!
During the 8 months of this year’s Shopify competition, over 10,000 entrepreneurs created Shopify online stores that sold more than $55 million in products. The five businesses that sold the most over any two months of the competition each win a $50,000 US investment.
But not only that, the fine folks over at Shopify are also sending each of the winners on a trip to New York City to meet with the industry experts who served as mentors to the participants throughout the competition (Tim Ferriss, Daymond John, Eric Ries and moi).
I can’t wait to meet and hug Debbie Sterling, the winner of my category, Art & Design! Debbie is a female engineer from Stanford University and created GoldieBlox, a construction toy that encourages young girls to get into engineering, develop spatial skills and hone problem-solving abilities. What’s not to like?
The other four category winners are: Freshtops, Game Klip, SinnyMe Tea and Canadian Icons.
Congratulations to all the winners! And congrats to team Shopify for making this comeptition happen! I am honored to have gone from winner to mentor! Yay, for e-commerce! Yay internet!
Read about the competition over on the Shopify blog.
(A year ago, the phone rang at Tattly HQs and Shopify’s CPO, Harley Finkelstein, told us that we won the Shopify competition in our category! Oh, the memories!)
I am incredibly excited that Wayne McGregor’s Rain Room is coming to NYC.
(via Jer)
How To Work With Creative People is a growing archive of advice and thoughts on how to best work with creative people. A wonderful project by Amrit Richmond.
Throw & Grow is eco-friendly confetti that grows into wildflowers. Woah!
Twitter finally launched its much-anticipated Music App. It lets you see what music is trending, emerging and find new music from artists you follow. Smart.
