Swoop (LEGO) bags now come in “mini“. Perfect for New York City sized apartments.
Responsibility
“People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!”
- Seth Godin
Seth Godin spoke at last Friday’s CreativeMornings/NYC. I will share the video of the talk as soon as it is ready.
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The Question…
“The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?”
- Seth Godin
Seth Godin spoke at today’s CreativeMornings/NYC. I will share the video of the talk as soon as it is ready.
Friday Link Pack
(Thank you Jen)
- 23 Signs You’ve Lived In New York City Too Long. #18 made me laugh out loud.
- What a beauty of a vintage vehicle: Messerschmitt KR200 Kabinenroller.
- (Vintage) Joys of Jell-O
- What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.
- 10 Golden Rules for Making the Perfect Cup of Tea (1941)
- Guess where you are in the world.
- Pleygo is a rental service that delivers LEGO sets to your door, providing unlimited playtime. LEGO party anyone?
- The People You Meet at McDonald’s
- The Theoretical Minimum is a series of Stanford Continuing Studies courses taught by world renowned physicist Leonard Susskind.
- Looks delicious: Lemonade Jelly with Basil
_ Great ways to differentiate Helvetica from Arial.
- Video: Steven Levy interviews Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.
- Recap of the absolutely fantastic 99U Conference that took place in NYC last week.
- NYC Design Week Bike Map App.
- How to Build a Chic Cardboard Castle. Also, DIY Fold-Away Cardboard Box Playhouse.
- The upcoming NYC BigApps App Design Meetup at Foursquare has quite an impressive line up of speakers.
- My friends at Mule Design in SF are looking to hire a Visual Designer.
- Most nights, Netflix accounts for one-third of all web traffic. (via)
- A seriously beautiful bike bell.
- Some interesting data about how protected bike lanes in NYC dramatically increased retail sales of local businesses. Read Kottke’s post.
- “Livatars”: Take a traditional headshot and make it subtly animated so the person in it appears alive.
Humor and Creativity
“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.
Who’s your Favorite Illustrator?
Hey twitter-verse, who is your favorite illustrator? Trying to find new talented folks.
— Tina Roth Eisenberg (@swissmiss) May 9, 2013
Last night, I sent out the above Tweet, asking for Illustrator recommendations. The response has been incredible. In fact, I found so many talents on that thread that I figured I should share it here, on my blog. Thanks to everyone that responded. I can’t help but feel that the internet is quite a magical place.
Feel free to add your favorite illustrator as a comment below.
Humans of New York
Brandon takes photos of strangers in New York and then posts the images on Humans of New York. Simply wonderful.
Learn How To Code
This video by code.org is talking about the “superpower” that isn’t being taught in in 90% of US schools.
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Comparison
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
Varsity Bookmarking
Varsity Bookmarking is a weekly interview magazine by Ben Pieratt, where questions are answered with links. Fantastic idea.
Bagelgraphs
Bagelgraphs by Jeff Kulak are ‘culinary pseudo-science’. Sounds fascinating and odd.
The Boat for Singing Together
A boat with the sole purpose to gather people so they can sing together. Poetic.
(thank you Njeri)
Hashtag Banner
Yep, I am totally ordering one of these customizable Hashtag Banners. Perfect for our #Tattly birthday bash in July!
Felt App
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.
Pizza Compass App
Here’s an app the world has been waiting for: Pizza Compass. As the name indicates, it guides you to your next slice of Pizza nearby. Brilliant.
Good Mornings
Now here’s a site that made me smile: Goodmornings.org is trying to brighten your day by featuring people saying, well, Good Morning! Having watched the story of the video below will indeed make me say Good Morning more again in real life.
The simple things in life. Submit your video and brighten the world!
Do Good Work
Do Good Work Letterpress print by Inkstomp.
Banner Cards
I absolutely love these banner cards, available as Heart, OK! and Yeah! . They are designed and printed by Izabella Dennis for Fifi du Vie.
No Soul
“The problem with copycats is that honestly, they have no soul. It sounds silly to say that, but when you don’t have soul and you don’t have a reason for why you’re doing the things you’re doing, you’re always one step behind, and you never really connect with the consumer.”
— Everlane CEO Michael Preysman
Watch full interview here.
(Thanks Rusty)
