Besquare

If you’re an avid reader of my site you are most probably familar with my passion for making conferences and the talks that come out of it more accessible. Hence me starting CreativeMornings.

I was thrilled to find Besquare, a personal project by Craig Lockwood, featuring lots of insightful talks by leading forces in the industry.

Not everyone has the possibility to fly to conferences around the world. Besquare makes it possible for anyone to watch the talks at home. But if you happen to have the urge and moneys to go and attend a conference in person, check out his growing conference listing.

Read Craig’s post on why he started Besquare. His goal seems to become a dedicated host for all conference videos. Let’s just hope, it will stay accessible. Fingers crossed.

Leave a Mark

“I want to leave a mark in a way that helps other people to be better and if I have knowledge that can do that, I think I have to share it.”
– Jason Santa Maria

Taken from this Great Discontent Interview

Jason Santa Maria on TGD

So happy to see my studiomate Jason Santa Maria interviewed over on The Great Discontent. Jason is all kinds of wonderful; an amazing designer, layered with serious thoughtfulness and topped off with a huge heart. Oh, and he is a fantastic speaker.

Shhh… You have the opportunity to see Jason speak this coming tuesday, here in Brooklyn, October 9th, during Beyond Beta week.

Elsa – The Raclette Machine

Stadler Form released this new Raclette Grill and I am giddy over it. (Melted cheese rules my world!)

How does it work? Put a chunk of Raclette cheese on the tray, melt it, then scrape it on your place. Enjoy with soft boiled potatoes. YES!

Tinybop Blog

My studiomate Raul recently started a new kids app company called Tinybop.

Raul is an authority like no other when it comes to kids stuff. He has a keen eye and outstanding taste. I am super-excited about the launch of his Tinybop blog on which he is reviewing kids related apps, books, music and sites.

Want to find something perfect for a specific age, refine the results with the age slider on the top right.

Tinybop, the blog. Follow it!

Train in the Sky

The story of a dad sending his son’s favorite train car into the stratosphere. What a seriously cool dad.

(via thekidshouldseethis)

Tattly Halloween Give Away

What would you say if told you that you could get 50 Halloween Tattlys for free? Starting now, every day this week, we will be giving away 100 sets of 50 limited edition Halloween Candy Tattly, designed by Julia Rothman. Hand them out on Halloween and make the kids run around with joy! Totally dentist approved!

The first 100 batch are up for grabs NOW! When today’s batch is gone, the site will tell you, where to check to see where the next one goes up! We’re going to spread out the announcement over different times so that everyone gets a fair chance to grab Tattlys for Halloween.

(Unfortunately this is for US residents only. My apologies to people outside the US.)

Office Life Jargon

The Ridiculous Business Jargon Dictionary made me laugh. Just what I needed on this Monday morning! Now, go think outside the box while working on your next low decision latitude action item.

(via Gray)

Friday Link Pack

More at kidpresident.com

– My studiomate Raul found a poem at his son’s school.

– Contents May Have Shifted, by Erin Kissane

– Tim Cook’s Apology for Apple Maps

– Casetagram allows you to create your personalized iPhone case – created with your own Instagram pics. (via Andrea)

– Remembering Arnaud Mercier.

– My friends and studiomates of Oak are looking to hire a developer who loves design

– Did you ever have to convert a PDF into a Keynote document? Then you will love PDF to Keynote. It just saved me.

– How To Handle a Bully

– This biodegradable urn turns into a tree after you die.

– Switzerland is doing a good job with their commercials. The most recent one is all about how the Swiss will help you forget about time when you visit. Made me chuckle.

– Books as Data, by James Bridle

– Gotye – Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra

– The DUMBO Art Festival is happening this weekend.

– Typekit and Google teaming up for a new free font service.

– Valet is Josh Spear’s latest venture, a collection of hand-picked benefits and guidance for the discerning 21st-century traveler.

– Hey Brooklynites, consider supporting The Invisible Dog Kickstarter. Good people!

Maily

Maily is an email app for little kids that let’s them draw/write a message and then send it to a selected group of family members and friends. Cute idea. And most of all, the name Maily makes me smile.

The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room is a feature length documentary film exploring the daily struggle of patients and caregivers as they pass through the waiting room of Highland Hospital, a public hospital serving in Oakland, CA.

Sobering.

(via FastCo)

Sorry I’m Such An A**hole

Use these Sorry I’m Such An A**hole Balloons by Adam J. Kurtz to apologize while at the same time demonstrating a sense of humor. Made me laugh.

(via Third Drawer Down, they unfortunately don’t credit Adam)

Makeably

So, this morning I discovered CustomMade and now I just met the co-founder of Makeably, a brand new marketplace for custom creative items. Something’s in the air!

Want to get a custom cake topper? Custom kids clothes? Custom Jigsaw puzzles?

Are you a maker? Reach out to them, I think they’re looking to connect with more creatives.

Stripes!

Say it with stripes.

#yayforstripes

CustomMade.com

CustomMade connects consumers looking for fine custom home furnishings and unique goods with the skilled Makers who create them. On CustomMade you can get anything you want, custom made, just the way you want it. Fantastic idea.

Check out these galleries of book cases, custom beds and tables. Obviously I am not fond of many of the ornate designs, but, it shows that anything is possible.

#YayInternets

Prefab Housing

Totally love these simple little houses.

What are you good at?

“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.”
-Bertrand Russell

(via The Happiness Project)

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Pocket Solar Charger

Going somewhere where you won’t find any outlets? This pocket solar charger (site is in German) might come to the resque. Nifty.

The Hustler’s MBA

“The problem is that you can’t just compare college to doing nothing at all. You have to compare it to what you COULD have done.”
– Tynan

Interesting post: The Hustler’s MBA

(via zenhabits)

How the Internet will (one day) transform government

In this TED talk, Clay Shirky shows how democracies can take a lesson from the Internet, to be not just transparent but also to draw on the knowledge of all their citizens.

Clay Shirky argues that the history of the modern world could be rendered as the history of ways of arguing, where changes in media change what sort of arguments are possible — with deep social and political implications.

(via @TEDchris)

Isaac Newton

When asked about which scientist he’d like to meet, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, “Isaac Newton. No question about it. The smartest person ever to walk the face of this earth. The man was connected to the universe in spooky ways. He discovered the laws of motion, the laws of gravity, the laws of optics. Then he turned 26.
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

Disconnected

“Work on a computer that is disconnected from the ­internet.”
– Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith’s Rule #7 of Writing

Famous Robots

Daniel Nyari has created a poster that features 30 headshots of famous robots from film, television, and comics. How many you do recognize?

UPDATE: This poster was apparently heavily inspired by Robert Mall’s Fifty Goodies

(via comicsalliance)

Breakthrough

Alex Cornell published Breakthrough!, a book compiling strategies for combating creative block. Advice is offered by a who’s who of leading graphic designers, typographers, cartoonists, photographers, illustrators, musicians, writers, and other creative professionals.

One of the lines that stood out to me in the book, while flipping through the pages was by Ben Barry’s advice: “A deadline is always the best cure.” I agree to that. Or, take Mark Johns: “Pretend you’re an opossum!” Ha!