This Dandelion, frozen in time, made me look.
♥ / Meet Karma. Take WiFi with You Everywhere.
A big thank you to Karma for sponsoring this week of my RSS Feed.
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Friday Link Pack
– How to teach meditation to kids. Also, check out Gabrielle’s Bernstein Beginners Guide to Meditation.
– This sleeping bear butter dish made me smile.
– Old-school NYC Subway poster. I’d hang it.
– Audrey Hepburn wearing Valentino on the set of Charade.
– Newest A Book Apart book is by Mike Monteiro titled You’re My Favorite Client.
– This infographic on our world’s population and its city density difference is fascinating. (via BB)
– A Golden Age of Design, by Rob Walker
– Wow! You can take a Guy Kawasaki Skillshare class. Impressive.
– The Monocle Guide to Good Business
– One of Many Photo Essays make me happy. Latest installment: Denver Edition.
– I want pretty much everything in this store. Also, hand-made in Brooklyn FTW!
– I agree with Joanna: Lena Dunham gives great advice.
– Discovered Quip today, thanks to this tweet. Wow, Quip might be just the productivity app I didn’t know I was missing.
– The Modern Craftsman’s Guide: Work with Dignity, by Sam Spurlin
– “Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present.” The Art of Timing: Alan Watts on the Perils of Hurrying and the Pleasures of Presence
– A few months ago I gave a talk at 99u. I worked hard for it.
– From the author of the bestselling children’s book Go the Fuck to Sleep comes a sequel of sorts: You Have to Fucking Eat.
– Team Tattly is hiring a Head of Wholesale.
Ask More Questions
Hand printed poster by Anthony Burrill – a daily reminder to stay curious. Framed in Portland in a black matte metal frame.
3 Rules for Emailing a Busy Person
Emailing a busy person?
1. Keep it short
2. Be clear in your ask/question
3. Add an animated gif. Never fails.
— Tina Roth Eisenberg (@swissmiss) September 25, 2014
Never Forget To…
Never forget to enjoy the process. No matter what you do. Beautiful lettering work by Sean Tulgetske, who I’ve just discovered thanks to this stunning Charity Water Mural.
Net Neutrality Pins
Show your support for a free and open internet by buying Tumblr’s Net Neutrality Pin and putting small holes in your shirt. You’ll be making a stand against internet slow lanes and look good doing it. Well done, Dan Blackman!
(I already have one and love it!)
Make Your Mark
I can’t wait to get my hands on 99u’s latest book: Make Your Mark, a business book for makers, not managers. (I just pre-ordered a copy!) If you’re not familiar with 99u books, I recommend you check them out. The first two volumes are Manage your day-today and Maximize your potential. Continuously impressed by what 99u puts out!
It’s A Month
This giant calendar called It’s A Month made me laugh! Totally backing this Kickstarter. Well done, Dave!
♥ / Elmastudio WordPress Themes
A big thank you to Elmastudio for sponsoring this week of my RSS Feed.
Beautifully designed WordPress themes for creatives.
Elmastudio is a small WordPress theme shop run by Ellen and Manuel, two designers, typography lovers and WordPress fans, who create minimal theme designs you will just fall in love with.
Have a look at their entire theme collection or find inspiration for your own website at Elmastudios theme showcase.
Lost GoPro
I just had chills when my studiomate Bas told me the story of the above video. What you see is the footage of his GoPro that he lost 1.5 years ago while filming this Like Knows Like video.
The GoPro fell off Kelsey’s surfboard and waited over a year on the ocean floor to be discovered by a young scuba diver called Carlo Fezzi. Carlo posted a still from the movie on Instagram, someone recognized the guy and tagged him. And just like that, the internet came to the rescue!
I am simply amazed that the camera held up all this time. Quite a testament to their quality. The GoPro marketing team should be all over this story!
Cheap Art
Here’s an interesting new project by the folks of Krrb: Cheap Art features local classifieds dedicated to buying and selling artwork priced under $1,000. The idea is based off the Bread and Puppet Cheap Art Manifesto. The folks behind Cheap Art believe art should be available to everyone, not just the privileged. The ‘Cheap’ in ‘Cheap Art’ is not meant to degrade the value of art but rather celebrate the everyday consumption of it. They believe walls don’t need to be decorated with mass-produced prints from Ikea, but rather original works created by our neighbors. Check it out: buycheapart.com
A Tale of Two Bridges
With thousands of bridges in New York State deemed structurally deficient, there are two choices: repair or rebuild. The 60-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge are the latest examples. Read the story.
(via organized wonder)
Play House
The Land of Nod folks keep coming out with the coolest stuff for kids. They never cease to impress me. Check out this Bungalow Play Home. My kids would go nutty over this.
The Dancing Traffic Light
As a NYC mom, concerned about my kids’ street safety, I love the dancing traffic light concept. And how surprising that this is an idea by smart, the car company.
(via)
A Secret Bookstore in New York City
This secret bookstore is just one of the many examples why I love NYC so much. I have so much respect for Michael Seidenberg, force behind Brazenwood Books.
(via Njeri and Open Culture)
Stackable Candles by Andrej Urem
My friend Jen gifted me this stunning Brooklyn made candle yesterday. It’s the design of Andrej Urem, who hand pours them here in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. He has several designs that interlock, which means you can stack them. Not sure that’s practical but it sure is fun. Check out the entire collection and don’t let yourself deter you from the low-quality photography on his site. The candles are stunning!
Friday Link Pack
In this CreativeMornings talk Dallas Clayton shares what he calls ‘kid lessons,’ bite-size lessons that make your life and the lives of the people around you better.
– Rainbow tape dispenser. If this doesn’t put a smile on your face I don’t know what will.
– I *loved* this conversation at 99u between Jason Fried and Scott Heiferman.
– 10 Foreign Words We Need in English
– Thinking of switching mobile carriers? Check Sensorly for “unbiased” coverage maps of AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and even smaller companies like Metro PCS and US Cellular. (via Kottke)
– Cyber-Seniors: You’re Never Too Old For The Internet
– Poligon is a collection of foldable metal sculptures inspired by the animal kingdom which you sculpt into their final shape yourself.
– Electric Powered Wakeboard. Way cool.
– Photographs of sightseers in the USA from the 1970s and 1980s
– The Evolution of Peggy Olson (Mad Men Supercut) (via)
– During a super short trip to Switzerland last week I noticed three Japanese ladies taking Selfie after Selfie with the help of a Selfie Click Stick. They were traveling together yet took photos of themselves. Odd.
– Schiller’s X1 lets you ride a bike on water, sort of.
– Currently reading and thoroughly enjoying: Give and Take
– I dig this little guy.
– These SUMO Egg Cups made me laugh.
– Anatomical Frog Brain Model. Why not?
– Duolingo – an interesting model for free language learning. You learn and at the same time help translate.
– This small white desk is quite beautiful. (And unusual looking.)
– Construction of the Flatiron Building, New York, ca. 1902.
– I am seriously tempted to buy this Panda (?) Bear Sweater for my four year old.
– Realistic looking Dorito Pin. Totally useless but made me laugh.
– Mike Monteiro gives good advice on what to avoid when presenting designs to a client.
– Great post by Joanna Goddard on 10 lessons she learned in her career.
– This Enamel Baking Set is seriously beautiful.
– A desk is becoming available at my DUMBO based co-working space Studiomates in November. Email desk (at) swiss-miss.com if interested.
– My friend Maggie Doyne, founder of Blink Now is looking to hire a Director of Development.
20 under 20
Love what Flickr is doing with 20 under 20: They combed Flickr for young artists and worked with a panel of judges to nominate and award 20 as the 20 most talented young photographers on Flickr.
Solution
“Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.”
—Tina Fey
The Only Note To Self
“…This is the only note to self: other people are real. That’s all there is to learn. It takes forever, but you can start now.”
The Only Note To Self, by Frank Chimero
Steve Powers
I consider Steve Powers a Brooklyn typography superhero. The building featured in this video is directly outside my apartment building. It makes me smile every time I walk by.