Thoughts On...

9 Businesses

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:34 -0500

9 Businesses

So I can buy this when?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:20:05 -0500

So I can buy this when?

"Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:11:09 -0500

““Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.””

- I know everyone likes to hate on Zuckerberg, but that’s a pretty damn good quote.

Mark Zuckerberg, in a letter to shareholders in today’s S-1 filing for Facebook’s initial public offering. (via fastcompany)

nevver: Patent

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:09:32 -0500

nevver:

Patent

curiositycounts: Chrono-shredder – a poetic calendar device by...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:41:22 -0500

curiositycounts:

Chrono-shredder – a poetic calendar device by artist Susanna Hertrich to capture the irrevocable loss of time, which can never be retrieved. (via)

eleventheleven: The GRID-IT! ™ organization system is an...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:20:06 -0500

eleventheleven:

The GRID-IT! ™ organization system is an award-winning object retention system made from a unique weave of rubberized elastic bands that hold objects firmly in place. GRID-IT! is currently licensed for use in over 200 products spanning various markets.

http://www.cocooninnovations.com/grid.php

psql: Developing more abstract count down timers.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:40:05 -0500

psql:

Developing more abstract count down timers.

wayofeight: DANIEL LIBESKIND // El Masterpiece Light

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:20:06 -0500

wayofeight:

DANIEL LIBESKIND // El Masterpiece Light

"I broke something and realized I should break something once a week to remind me how fragile life..."

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:20:05 -0500

“I broke something and realized I should break something once a week to remind me how fragile life is.”

- Andy Warhol, New York Diaries (via nevver)

Randy Lubin: Listing of Free Online Stanford Courses (Winter 2012)

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:31:00 -0500

Randy Lubin: Listing of Free Online Stanford Courses (Winter 2012):

randylubin:

This fall, Stanford opened three of its courses to free online enrollment: Machine Learning, Databases, and Artificial Intelligence. Over 100,000 people signed up.

This winter they’ve expanded to 16 courses. I didn’t see a directory anywhere so here is the complete listing:

If you’re not sure you want to dive in, sign-up anyway… it’s free option value and sign-ups close once the course starts.

I’ll be taking (or at least starting) Human Computer Interaction, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, and Model Theory in January. I took Machine Learning in the fall and Ng was a great teacher.

If you want to try Stanford courses independent at your own pace, check out Stanford Engineering Everywhere. I first learned to code through 106A and highly recommend it. I’ll be attempting the iPhone course this winter.

"What features your customers ask for is never as interesting as why they want them"

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:56:00 -0500

“What features your customers ask for is never as interesting as why they want them”

- Cindy Alvarez (via uxaday)

trulee: 50 Unique Bookcase Designs

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:21:06 -0500

Ron Arad

"Read" Book Shelf

Circular Walking by David Garcia

Donkey Kong Wall by Igor Chak

Piniwini

Stair Bookcase

Toboga Bookcase

K Workstation

Tatik / Chair-Bookshelf Object

Cave Bookshelf

trulee:

50 Unique Bookcase Designs

I knew Pentagram was a powerhouse when it came to identity...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:34:00 -0500

I knew Pentagram was a powerhouse when it came to identity design. What I didn’t know was how many identities I encounter on a regular basis are actually Pentagram designed or redesigned. I came to this realization after going through Pentagram Marks. Some of more popular ones such as Citi’s redesigned logo I was aware of as Michael Beruit mentions it in his talks.

Some notable ones include: Ideo, Cnet, Getty Images, Guitar Hero, Norton, Penguin Books, Design Within Reach, Phaidon Publishing, Revlon, IZOD, L.L. Bean, New York Magazine, Nissan, Amnesty International, The Atlantic, Bausch + Lomb, Citi Group, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Estee Lauder, Princeton University, Tiffany & Co., Walgreens, World Economic Forum, and countless others.

When you take a look at these you might think they are simple enough. It takes great care and skill to have a simple and effective identity while still expressing the essence of the brand. This is also extremely when redesigning an existing mark as legacy is an important factor.

As the examples show Pentagram designers are great at creating iconic identities. None of the marks do too much. They do one thing and one thing only. None are complex. This simplicity is what allows the marks endure and not look dated with the passage of time.

"today’s flow of creative expression, riding a tide of billions of instantly accessible digital..."

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:21:05 -0500

“today’s flow of creative expression, riding a tide of billions of instantly accessible digital images and clips, is rapidly becoming so free and recycling so reflexive that it is hard to imagine it being slowed, much less stanched, whatever happens in court”

- Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation - NYTimes.com (via fred-wilson)

"A design that is complex, fussy, or obscure harbors a self-destructive mechanism"

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:33:32 -0500

“A design that is complex, fussy, or obscure harbors a self-destructive mechanism”

- Paul Rand

thingsorganizedneatly: SUBMISSION:”Swiss Graphic Design” book...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:45:50 -0500

thingsorganizedneatly:

SUBMISSION:”Swiss Graphic Design” book cover

"The most revolutionary thing that we can do over the next 20 years is just make this stuff work,..."

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:42:42 -0500

“The most revolutionary thing that we can do over the next 20 years is just make this stuff work, work together, and do so seamlessly.”

- Bill Buxton: It’s All About The Band You Play With on Renderosity.com (via adactio)

Burton Kramer Film Trailer, Greg Durrell

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:21:06 -0500

Burton Kramer Film Trailer, Greg Durrell

Wallpaper* Visionaries: Office for Metropolitan Architecture...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:21:05 -0500

Wallpaper* Visionaries: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)

Product Design -PBS Offbook

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:41:06 -0500

Product Design -PBS Offbook

Thoughts On...

9 Businesses

So I can buy this when?

"Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services."

nevver: Patent

curiositycounts: Chrono-shredder – a poetic calendar device by...

eleventheleven: The GRID-IT! ™ organization system is an...

psql: Developing more abstract count down timers.

wayofeight: DANIEL LIBESKIND // El Masterpiece Light

"I broke something and realized I should break something once a week to remind me how fragile life..."

Randy Lubin: Listing of Free Online Stanford Courses (Winter 2012)

Starting in January

Starting in February

Starting in March

"What features your customers ask for is never as interesting as why they want them"

trulee: 50 Unique Bookcase Designs

I knew Pentagram was a powerhouse when it came to identity...

"today’s flow of creative expression, riding a tide of billions of instantly accessible digital..."

"A design that is complex, fussy, or obscure harbors a self-destructive mechanism"

thingsorganizedneatly: SUBMISSION:”Swiss Graphic Design” book...

"The most revolutionary thing that we can do over the next 20 years is just make this stuff work,..."

Burton Kramer Film Trailer, Greg Durrell

Wallpaper* Visionaries: Office for Metropolitan Architecture...

Product Design -PBS Offbook