“Celebrate what you want to see more of.”
– Tom Peters
Celebrate
Traffic at the world’s craziest intersection
Watching traffic moving trough this intersection in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia makes my heart race a bit faster.
Current Status
Current status: working on my talk for Friday’s 99u conference.
30 Second Habit
“Immediately after every lecture, meeting, or any significant experience, take 30 seconds — no more, no less — to write down the most important points. If you always do just this, said his grandfather, and even if you only do this, with no other revision, you will be okay.”
The 30 second habit with a lifelong impact, by Robyn Scott
I Will Survive!
This plant pot made me laugh. (such a great idea, but sad choice of typeface)
Link Pack
– Love this: Sheep & Stitch is all about learning how to knit beautiful patterns through step-by-step videos. But its larger purpose is to bring people back to creating, to the magic of making things with their own two hands.
– Are Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hours of Practice Really All You Need?
– Wow! Mailchimp Merge lets you send emails directly from Google Docs and Sheets.
– Endless app – brings you great hand-picked content from Wikipedia. It’ll amaze you, inspire you and stay with you forever.
– 10 Crucial Lessons From History’s Greatest Graphic Designers
– I know what I am trying this weekend: Brooklynite
– Deskcamping: A new way for freelancers and startups to rent desk space.
– 43) If you wouldn’t say something to someone’s face, don’t say it to them on Twitter. Twitter Tips.
– Wait, what? Instagram Marshmallows?
– Wow! Google Street View Now Has a ‘Time Machine’ Feature
– Love these wooden kids plates.
– Yes, the world doesn’t need this product, but it made me laugh: Fixie Pizza Cutter
– Wonderful conversation between Brené Brown and Chase Jarvis.
– Vintage Movie Archive on YouTube.
– How to Take Control of a Difficult Conversation
– Sleep! The Doctor Who Coaches Athletes on Sleep
– Before you speak, THINK!
– Knitted Comfort Food. Made me laugh.
– This looks like a long pom-pom gone necklace.
– Duolingo lets you learn languages by dueling people around the world!
– Fixed vs. Growth – the two basic mindsets that shape our lives and how to cultivate the one that predicts success
– Colorful, washable tote bags made out of recycled materials.
– The fine folks at Harvest are looking to hire a Customer Support Person.
Noisli
Noisli is a background noise generator ideal for working and relaxing. (Plus Text Editor for distraction-free writing with plain text and Markdown support.)
So simple. So neat.
Like Knows Like: Helena Price
The latest installment of Like Knows Like is on the wonderfully talented photographer Helena Price. Enjoy.
(Love the Jessica Hische cameo at the end.)
A Permanent Tweet
Now your favorite Tweets can become a lasting work of art: Permanent140 immortalizes great Tweets by laser etching them onto wood or metal.
What a fun gift. Two swissmiss thumbs up.
littleBits Space Kit
Woah! littleBits just launched a Space Kit, in collaboration with NASA.
littleBits is the LEGO of electronics. It’s a library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.
I am a fan.
Great Design Changes Us
“The issue of craft is the difference between good and great. When you go from good to great, there’s this element of delight and magic that has to happen in design… That’s where great design comes from — great design changes us. We smile, we laugh.”
– Maria Guidice
Design Matters conversation with Maria Guidice, director of product design at Facebook and author of Rise of the DEO: Leadership by Design.
(via Explore)
Home Sweet Home
Inspired by folk art wall hangings of the late 19th century, Three Potato Four’s Home Sweet Home Banners are printed on imported Belgian linen mounted on solid birch dowels fitted with hanging waxed twine.
Amish Made Scooter
Another few days, and I’ll be scooting through Brooklyn with my very own Amish Made Scooter. Can’t wait.
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Reality vs Expectations
“Tom Walked to her apartment intoxicated by the promise of the evening. He believed that this time his expectations would align with reality.”
(500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb.
Benches by Mia Cullin
This bench with adjustable seat by Swedish architect and designer Mia Cullin made me look.
Lady Gaga’s Flying Dress
Created for Lady Gaga, the Volantis is the world’s first flying dress and heralds the beginning of a new era for human flight, says one of its designers Benjamin Males.
It made me laugh.
Custom Made Hand Mosaics by Anne Derian
Anne Dérian, an architect by trade, is the force behind these beautiful mosaic art pieces. Originally from France, Anne now lives in Berlin and does mosaics on commission basis. In times where everything is about speed, I find incredible beauty in the slowness and thoughtfulness that the mosaic process represents. I’d hire her in a heart beat.
Daily Advice
Guilherme Menga created a beautiful collection of hand-lettered advice.
Sushi Slippers
These Sushi Slippers made me laugh.
Art makes data sticky
Laurie Frick is a data artist. She uses self-tracking data to construct hand-built works and installations to imagine a time when sensors track and predict our behavior: Hear her talk about her work in this CreativeMornings talk.
Efficient Cherry Tomato Slicing
Efficient.