Web 1.0 was about publishing – anyone can write and have global distribution.
Web 2.0 was about interaction – connect with others, collaborate in real time, data.
Web 3.0 is about value transfer – money can now be programmed and embedded in any app.— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) August 24, 2018
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Conserve the Sound« is an online museum for vanishing and endangered sounds. The sound of a dial telephone, a walkman, a analog typewriter, a pay phone, a 56k modem, a nuclear power plant or even a cell phone keypad are partially already gone or are about to disappear from our daily life. Love this!
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All this time Spider “Man” was a hijab wearing Sister. pic.twitter.com/zXFg2ZXvj3
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) August 28, 2018
“You know when you see work that makes you cry, you’re doing the right work.”
— Priya Parker
I want to see this movie.
“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.”
– Simon Sinek
My eight year old would lose his mind if we had this Hot Wheels Track in our house.
Love these creative lettering pieces by Joey Bearbower.
This puzzle looks mighty satisfying. I’d sit down and puzzle away.
Oh, these two-tone woven baskets are mighty pretty. They would look good in my home.
(Did you know that blogging about products 9 times out of 10 prevents me from buying them! I feel like I own them a little.)
I want one of these and make it my emergency-instant-dinner-party-wine-bottle-shelf.
I want to gather some friends around the table and make some Collab Kabobs, inspired by Chiaozza.
“People matter. Meaning matters. A good life is not a place at which you arrive, it’s a lens through which you see and create your world.”
— Jonathan Fields
“Send one scary email today. A scary email is sending an email to someone who has no reason to say yes to what I’m asking or who will certainly reject me. If you got one, send it. Start and start small.”
— Amena Brown
Shrug Ascii Emoji enamel pin. Made me smile.
“How do you know the healing is working?
When you can breathe normally and think calmly during moments that used to make you feel tension. ”
– Dan Cederholm interviewed me for the Dribbble podcast. We had some good laughs.
– Did you get your tickets yet to the NYC edition of Color Factory? I can’t wait to go!
– This is what it’s like to drive through a wildfire. My heart rate went up watching this. How terrifying. And how good to know they made it out safe and sound.
– YES! 32 Lessons from this year’s Do Lectures.
– I couldn’t stop laughing seeing this Girlfriend Pillow. (There’s no boyfriend version. I checked.)
– The Dutch call sprinkles Disko Dip?
– I agree with Joanna: A great, important Twitter thread about race. Worth reading, rereading and sharing.
– Kids furniture made from old plastic toys.
– Solving the spaghetti problem
– International Smart 4 Charger. Want!
– Why I use Paper Notebooks in 2018 (via Chris)
– Some of my personal experience made it into this article on divorce.
– You’ve seen this delightful TED talk by Christoph Niemann? Just making sure.
– New York Public Library Is Now Lending Out Ties and Other Accessories for Job Interviews
– I love this Large Leaf Bolster Pillow.
– Women’s Pockets are Inferior (via Chris)
– I want to play with these Archiblocks
– A big thank you Codecademy for sponsoring my blog and RSS Feed this week.
Cool jobs to apply for:
– First Principle in Brooklyn is looking to hire a Product Designer.
– Seed in Los Angeles is looking to hire a Social Media Manager and a Senior Designer.
– Bluebeam in Pasadena is looking to hire a Product Manager, User Experience Designer and Visual Designer.
– Herman Miller is looking to hire a Writer/Editor.
– Flocabulary in Brooklyn is looking to hire a Director of Sales, an Event Marketing Manager and a VP of Engineering.
– Adobe in San Francisco is looking to hire a Copywriter, Community and Social Support Strategist, A Product Marketing Manager and a Creative Director.
See hundreds more jobs over on the CreativeGuild job board.
“The only way to live your life is not to give a damn what anybody thinks. Decide what your values are, and then operate according to them. When you do that, it makes life so much easier.”
– Cindy Gallop
Hey Los Angeles, don’t miss Lucy Sparrow’s Supermarket, filled with 31,000 felt products. It’s a visual firework! Mad respect for this woman!
1, Celebrate small things
2, Celebrate big things
3, Don’t compare
4, Make time for exercise
5, Eat well
6, Look for the good
7, Stop being so hard on yourself
8, Have some rest. Don’t feel guilty about it
9, Give yourself a pat on the back
10, Bed early
(via Do Lectures)
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