The Windows of New York is a weekly illustration project by Jose Guizar, an ode to architecture and personal challenge to never stop ‘looking’. Beautiful.
(via layervault)
How To Walk on Ice
Here’s an info graphic that shows us how to best walk on ice: Channel your inner penguin .
Honest Toddler
Walked into my parent’s room at 3AM. They looked at me like I was the angel of death. Just wanted a quesadilla.
— Honest Toddler (@HonestToddler) February 7, 2013
Anyone with little kids will see the humor in the Honest Toddler Twitter stream.
(via Wesley)
Daily Dishonesty
Simply wonderful: Daily Dishonesty project by NYC based designer Lauren Hom. You can buy them as prints. I know some folks who would make perfect recipients for the Bacon is a Food Group print.
(thank you @shopbrika and via missmoss)
Amazon Product Page Resume
Philippe Dubost designed his resume to look like an Amazon Product Page. Made me smile. A+ for inventiveness!
(via Laughinsquid)
FPO Engagement Ring
The FPO Engagement Ring is definitely the most amazing submission I have ever received! Do you know anyone that is about to propose to a lady that knows what she wants when it comes to jewelry? Use the For Placement Only ring when you pop the question and then go shop for the real one together! Congrats to Miriam Farooq for this fantastic idea!
(Not familiar with the term FPO?)
DIY 3D Hearts
A tutorial that teaches you how to make 3D paper hearts? Yes, please.
Yokoo Spectacles
Yokoo Spectacles are not for reading, but for accessorizing and come with high entertainment value. Made me smile.
Pigeon Post
I just guffawed when our mailman Peter walked in the door with a plastic pigeon on his shoulder. My awesome friend Bridget sent me a Pigeon Post. My day has been made. It can’t get any better. Carrier Pigeon Post. Hilarious!
Whooz?
My favorite discovery so far at the New York International Gift Fair is Whooz, the best thing for multi iphone households like mine. G and I always often blame each other for stealing each other’s iphone chargers. No longer, then now, they are clearly marked. G’s has a dude’s face on it and mine a lady’s face. G was chuckling when he discovered the chargers in our kitchen yesterday. Congrats to Sativa Turner for the fun idea!
Chewbeads
I wish I would have known about Chewbeads when my kids were little. It’s jewelry that looks cool but is also ok to chew on for babies. I saw them across from our booth at the NY Gift Fair yesterday. They’re minimal, and stylish, I would wear them now, even though my kids are over their teething stages.
Chewbeads are 100% Silicone and made with non toxic ingredients and are dishwasher safe.
Child of the 90s | Internet Explorer
And yes, I just posted a commercial for Internet Explorer. Nobody saw that coming.
(via Daring Fireball)
Nevermind
Go JetBlue for showing a sense of humor and using Nevermind instead of Cancel on this UI. Made me smile and think about small details can leave a big impression.
Also, isn’t Never Mind two words?
Chief Financial Officer
Everything’s better with a rainbow on it: Chief Financial Officer coin purse, designed by Ana Benaroya.
Kindness is underrated
Last night I was telling my friend Ted how I refuse to believe that you have to be a jerk in order to be super-crazy-successful. And just now, I stumbled upon this post by Marc Johns in which he states that he believes kindness is underrated. I couldn’t agree more.
“Stop praising the jerks. It reinforces bad behavior.”
- Marc Johns
Read his full post: Be Kind.
Kerntype
Kerntype is a online game showing you the importance of proper letter spacing. Your mission is simple: achieve pleasant and readable text by distributing the space between letters. Typographers call this activity kerning. Your solution will be compared to a typographer’s solution, and you will be given a score depending on how close you nailed it.
(via Chris)
The Amazings
Every now and then, I come across an idea that gets me so excited I need to jump up! The Amazings is one of them. It was born out of the single, simple idea that society has always learned from its elders. But somewhere along the way we have lost that connection between generations – which means losing rich, valuable, and rare skills. The Amazings is on a mission to fix this.
Have a look at what some of the teachers have to offer: Tony can help you master the art of making a deal. David is a therapist and can teach you how to listen. Lucy is a vocal coach and can teach you how to speak in public with confidence.
The Amazings is based in London, and boy, am I hoping for a NYC branch!
(Thank you @papermuse)
Bandit Fox
Bandit Fox. We all need one.
Tina Fey on Twitter
This made me laugh. Yes, please, Tina Fey, please be in charge of giving out Twitter licenses!
(via Laughing Squid)
How To Be A Minimalist
How to be a minimalist illustration by Grant Snider.
(via the redesigned Design Taxi)
Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers is my personal children’s books author hero, and I am lucky enough to know him as a friend. He just made this incredibly charming author video public. Well done, Mac Premo!
I wish I could see a video like this of my parents or grandparents, when they were young…
