June 2009
11 posts
Squarespace, a WYSIWYG CMS http://www.squarespace.com/
May 2009
36 posts
Interesting guy, endorsed by Seth Godin.
http://www.philcooke.com/
Posted a Krop portfolio
http://www.krop.com/benweeks/
fantastic photographer and newstoday/qbn editors choice: http://www.carlosserrao.com/
“If we act irresponsibly we’ll start to think incoherently. A lot of mental health problems start when people avoid responsibility. We’re responsible for our every: thought, word, deed, attitude and motive. Light received brings more light-light rejected brings darkness.”
“The recession proof artist.” New York Times Video,
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/05/19/arts/1194840314497/the-recession-proof-artist.html
Nice book in the intro to the video on this page. http://www.samatamason.com/
Tycho makes great music. He’s also a designer. His blog is here: http://blog.iso50.com/
A former New Yorker staff writer who was let go reveals some of the hidden mystery behind the curtain
http://www.danbaum.com/Nine_Lives/New_Yorker_tweets.html
Spaget! rofl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFxnAPbDaPA
Shadow Government Getting Too Large To Meet In Marriott Conference Room B
MAY 5, 2009 | ISSUE 45•19
COLUMBUS, OH—With its membership swelling in recent months, the mysterious organization that secretly pulls the levers of American power was forced to suspend its weekly meeting Monday, having grown too big to fit inside Marriott Conference Room B. “To successfully carry out our clandestine...
Creativity
99% of the time, in my experience, the hard part about creativity isn’t coming up with something no one has ever thought of before. The hard part is actually executing the thing you’ve thought of.
The devil doesn’t need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics.
-Seth Godin
The blog of viral marketing
http://www.viralblog.com/
Fallacies in Argumentation: Weak Analogy:
1. All dogs are mammals.
2. Toby is a mammal.
Therefore, Toby is a dog.
1. All cats are animals.
2. J. P. Holding is an animal.
Therefore, J. P. Holding is a cat.
Zeitgeist Lies.
http://explanationblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/the-myth-of-jesus-a-refutation-of-the-zeitgeist-part-14/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZKGgo5JMRo
Wow pretty good pop hooks and production from a random youtube dude, “space people from the future”
http://davidkassan.com/
Amazing portraits. Best paintings I’ve seen in a long time.
http://www.chrisgibbs.ca/video.htm
Funny Videos. ‘The Power of Ignorance’ is playing in Toronto this saturday. Hilarious
The TED Commandments - rules every speaker needs to know.
01. Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick.
02. Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before.
03. Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion.
04. Thou Shalt Tell a Story.
05. Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the Utterances of Other Speakers for the Sake...
http://www.apassionatecuriosity.com/
a nice site for one of our local design school’s new crop of graphic design grads.
http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/7/Chanda_Mama
Dang, I love this stuff!
http://www.e-junkie.com/
“We help you sell online”
http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/the_fate_of_the.php
Interview with Jacek Utko, the great Polish newspaper designer
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jacek_utko_asks_can_design_save_the_newspaper.html
“Can Design save the newspaper?”
Nice Grid based site.
http://www.thegridsystem.org/
http://andyrutledge.com/human-frailty-and-design-professionalism.php
great writing about design and web and how those things relate to human beings.
http://www.thegridsystem.org/
great site about grids
http://www.aisleone.net/
Good design blog and useful articles/resources.
http://illustrate.sheridanc.on.ca/index_flash.php
Sheridan Colleges 2009 Illustration grad class. Free downloadable icon font. I’ve enjoyed teaching this group. Concept by rethink.
http://www.airside.co.uk/blog/?p=186
chicki0ns logo by airside for dreamranch
http://www.fashionbuddha.com/
Nice Webdesign work. (I enjoy their work for the Levine/Leavitt site)
http://drawger.com/taxman/?article_id=7693
Post about illustration fees by Gary Taxali. Interesting to see Edel Rodriguez’s response and a number of other great illustrators ideas too.
http://www.moock.org/blog/
Colin Mook’s blog. He is the flash actionscript guru.
Warren Buffett MBA talks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfuXKpMFUjc&feature=PlayList&p=8A32E98047815B08&index=0