January 2010
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“One of the most intriguing aspects of both hysterical and psychosomatic...”
– Dr. John Sarno, The Divided Mind (via christmasgorilla)
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“I would apply the 80/20 rule to stress management: 80 percent of the stress...”
– Robert Sapolsky, in Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
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WatchAiming For Innovation: Living Design in a Business World
Brynn has a really clear view of the design process, and some great quotes as well!
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“To make pearls, you’ve got to eat dirt.”
– Frank Chimero via
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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient...”
– Dr. Seuss via
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WatchBrynn Marie Evans » Digital Ethnography for Social Interaction Design
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“The point is that there’s often an indefatigable gap between the rigors of...”
– Jonah Lehrer
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Humanistic Wrapping Paper
Megan Herbert has designed five gift-wrap papers. Each design represents something all humans share. (via)
The blood coursing through our veins.
The food that nourishes us - digestion; the bones that help us stand strong.
The traditions that shape our history (snowflakes).
The air filling our lungs (respiration).
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“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
– Coach John Wooden via
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Planes & Art
I caught these shots of some hobbyists’ airplanes I noticed the other day. They’re both exceedingly beautiful, and they got me thinking about the way in which our hobbies turn us into creatives, even if we don’t consider ourselves artists. In what ways do we find space to express ourselves in seemingly mundane spaces?
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“Cisco hired a San Francisco marketing firm called Urgent Content to find people...”
– Advertising - A Big Name in Tech Tries a Common Touch - NYTimes.com
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“I’ll tell you what I do. I take a one-gallon Ziploc bag, and I put my Kindle in...”
– Jeff Bezos in response to a question about why a Kindle is better than a book in the bathtub. via
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“Designers thus define actors with specific tastes, competencies, motives,...”
– Madeleine Akrich, “The de-scription of technical objects” (Chapter 7 of Bijker & Law, 1992, Shaping Technology / Building Society: Studies in Sociotechnical Change. (via benkraal)
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Leica Camera AG - Test Drive Leica in The... →
Cool. Leica is creating “photographic trips” to Antarctica and now, the rainforest. What’s interesting to me about this is the idea of creating “brand experiences.” These trips aren’t necessarily about making money, but driving customer loyalty by creating a peer group and experiences based around the consumer’s involvement with the company.
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“Something that spools from these is that we don’t really have style subcultures...”
– Ekow Eshun
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Readings of the week...
November 16th - 27th.
Into the Zombie Underworld by Mischa Berlinski This piece is haunting, fascinating, riveting, mysterious… One of the best things I’ve read this year, definitely.
Secret Websites, Coded Messages: The new World of Immersive Games by Frank Rose I’ve been thinking about this kind of massive collaboration. We’re not just seeing it in games, but seeing it...
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