Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Introversion – along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness – is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology.
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(Source: http://twitter.com/tomcoates/status/181422320911519744)
Great overview of why specifically sized bitmap icons are preferred to one resizable vector image.
It is so important to be light on your feet, inquisitive and interested in being wrong. You have that wonderful fascination with the what if questions, but you also need absolute focus and a keen insight into the context and what is important - that is really terribly important. Its about contradictions you have to navigate.
Jonathan Ive on what makes a great designer. From the interview here: Sir Jonathan Ive: The iMan cometh - London Life - Life & Style - Evening StandardKorean ballet dancers show off Levi’s. I could watch this all day.
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Toy Story + The Shining + the iPad app Brushes (note: Holy Shit) = Toy Shining. I love the Internet.
I love it - a wearable camera concept w/ instant preview called (via Meme)
The woman beside me looks so horror-stricken, I try to sound especially calm when talking to 911. I don’t tell the operator it’s so swollen and purple that I’m afraid it’ll burst at any moment. Instead I say, in an even, measured tone, “My penis is the shape, size and color of a baby eggplant.”
Thin Wall Challenge - Balloon Job (by 95Camry4Life)
Bury the legacy of George Bush and you bury these lessons – along with the sacrifice of several thousand soldiers and untold tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis. Obama may not have apologised for America, but Republicans should be apologising to Americans.
For Obama to apologise for US mistakes is not un-American | Gary Younge | Comment is free | guardian.co.ukThis thing will make me happier during my commute. Whether I take the train or ride my bike, it will be there for me, and since it’s waterproof, I don’t even need to worry if it’s raining out. Making my commute stress-free will go a long way towards making me happy.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Buying This Thing Will Make Me Happy.
