Scale Comparison of USA and Europe
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health care century
A look at rise of the health care industry during the 20th century. By the Heads of State.
true office confessions
Need a good laugh, check trueofficeconfessions.com. (Actually, there’s also some fairly sad comments on there…)
dapper iphone pouch
The dapper leather pocket on the iphone pouch will cater for those essential about-town items like your credit cards, hard-earned cash, mobile phone etc. I like it. Yay for felt!
‘blow up’ your flickr photos
Blow Up is a Flash-based Flickr viewer that shows your photos in a full screen display. Just drop your Flickr name and go. You can also get your own Blow Up to run on your site or blog. If you can update CSS, you can easily customize the Blow Up interface and color palette. Fantastic!
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butterfly mobile
Butterflies mobile. Lovely.
Photoshop Shortcuts
Interesting Collection of Photoshop Shortcuts.
sortby.org
Thank you for the visit, Renda, and showing me sortby.org.
L is for Label
When we were toddlers, my mother labeled everything in our house—doors, windows, closets. As we got our clothes, we saw the word “closet.” As we tinkered on the piano, we saw the word “piano.” We absorbed what was part of our daily environment. She’s a teacher, and her philosophy is that if you surround young children with the tools they need to learn, over time, they will simply choose to explore that which surrounds them. And through that exploration, they can acquire vast knowledge.
Enamel Alphabet
The writing is literally on the wall with these oversized metal Wall Letters.
The Economist Style Guide
The Economist Style Guide: The guide book given to all journalists who write for The Economist. Fantastic resource.
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Improve your Grammar and Punctuation
40+ Tips to Improve your Grammar and Punctuation. Much needed. Thank you.
News: California Judge Rules Early Cell Phone Termination Fees Illegal
One of the most significant legal rulings in our tech world has just been settled: forcing people to pay termination fees if they want to break their contract is in fact, a violation of the state law
News: California Judge Rules Early Cell Phone Termination Fees Illegal
message of the day
Handlettering message by Alex Cameron
please choose a language
How wonderfully creative is this start screen that prompts you to choose a language (swedish or english)? LOVE it!
Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals
Eight years ago, Mr. Jiménez, 35, an illegal immigrant working as a gardener in Stuart, Fla., suffered devastating injuries in a car crash with a drunken Floridian. A community hospital saved his life, twice, and, after failing to find a rehabilitation center willing to accept an uninsured patient, kept him as a ward for years at a cost of $1.5 million.
What happened next set the stage for a continuing legal battle with nationwide repercussions: Mr. Jiménez was deported — not by the federal government but by the hospital, Martin Memorial. After winning a state court order that would later be declared invalid, Martin Memorial leased an air ambulance for $30,000 and “forcibly returned him to his home country,” as one hospital administrator described it.
Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals, by Deborah Sontag.
Johannes Itten: Die Farbe
Johannes Itten: Die Farbe, designed by Max Bill, 1944
sorapot news
G and I are loving our Sorapot. Joey just informed me about some upcoming designs and the warming cradle had me look. As you can see in the rendering, the stand will complete the circle formed by Sorapot’s arch. There will be a space for a votive candle at the very bottom of the circle that will keep the tea warm when lit, and cast tea-colored mood light. The stand is being handmade from teak in Java, Indonesia, and should be available this fall. Can’t wait to get my hands on one of these.
Talks Robert Lang: Idea + square = origami
(This post is for you John F.!)
anyone remember gummitwist
During my trip to switzerland this summer I bought a gummitwist
Here’s a good resource I just found that explains the “Zehner“, in german.
8 products for the single man
In urban Switzerland more than every second household is kept by a single living man. Valentin Engler, Marius Morger, Daniel Grolimund developed seven products for the ‘single men household’.
My favorite: The Keyboard Napkin: No more crumbs in your keyboard thanks to our keyboard-napkin!
