February 2012
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Comedian Rob Corddry talks about how Macs helped... →
One of the reasons I love Apple products is the way the tools themselves can inspire and encourage the work you do on them.
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Beautiful Docs →
Curated list of awesome project docs.
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Good Tools Have Verb-Based Interfaces →
Solid advice from Gina Trapani.
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“I find that by putting things in writing I can understand them and see them a...”
– Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (via myimaginarybrooklyn)
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“In fact, the core problem is the idea that somehow the site has less value or is...”
– Elizabeth Giorgi at the Mary Sue explains why the media coverage of Pinterest sucks. Also - I like Pinterest lots.
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January 2012
24 posts
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“I like to say that art/design is like learning a language, it’s not how fluent...”
– Jeff Finley, “Is Drawing Ability Important?” →
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WatchThe Girl That Sees Movies Everywhere, by animator Rodrigo Leme.
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A quick guide to getting your first (good) tattoo
New work done by Cary at Memento Tattoo on 24 January 2012.
I have a few tattoos. Not a ton, but enough and over long enough period of time that I’ve learned a bit about the process, and enough that I’m often asked by friends and acquaintances, many of whom are not tattooed, about it. I think there is a lot of unfortunate misinformation about tattoos out there, and I have decided opinions...
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WatchThe Hold Steady - specifically Craig Finn’s talent for character and narrative - brought me back to creating fiction after years of not doing so. There is even a minor character in the my alternate writing universe named, “Finn.” It’s interesting how one medium can influence another. I’ve always felt Springsteen’s Nebraska had as much impact on my writing as any...
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“Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me … they live in their heads....”
– Steve Wozniak, The Rise of the New Groupthink
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“In the bar I told Dean, ‘Hell, man, I know very well you didn’t come...”
– Jack Kerouac, On the Road
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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making...”
– Neil Gaiman’s 2012 benediction →
December 2011
22 posts
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“When I first wanted to go to Africa, everybody laughed at me: We didn’t have any...”
– Jane Goodall →
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“‘The common perception is that you’re suffering and you have to stop...”
– How to mend a broken heart →
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“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’...”
– Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian
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“Advice to designers: ‘Learn how to code. I never did, but the next person...”
– Kate Aronowitz, Director of Design, Facebook →
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Lorem ipsum, copywriting and content strategy
This has been said before, and likely by folks smarter and more popular than I, but, well, if I’m not using my Tumblr to wax needlessly philosophical on topics already well-covered, why even bother having one.
Lately, there has been a surge of interest and dedication to web and app content. Which is fantastic. I love content. My last job entailed a ton of content management and I’m a...
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“Making fewer things of higher quality and utility is important. Reusing and...”
– Bruce Nussbaum, “4 Reasons Why The Future Of Capitalism Is Homegrown, Small Scale, And Independent” →
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“I remember not too many years ago that designers lamented of not having a...”
– Josh Bokardo, “The Golden Age of Design in Startups” →