♥ / RE:DESIGN

A big thank you to RE:DESIGN Conferences for sponsoring this week’s RSS Feed.

RE:DESIGN/Inspire, Chicago, September 23+24
Stop. Look. Listen. We’re driven by deadlines, controlled by clients, and tied to our desks. How do we stay sane and, most of all, inspired when we’re so hurried? What can replenish our creative reservoirs? It’s time to get re-inspired. Join a luminescent group of inspirers for small-scale discussions in Chicago this September. http://www.redesignconference.com/conferences/inspire/

RE:DESIGN/CD, Portland, October 29+30
Back to School: The (Re)Education of the Creative Director. Digital technology, social networking, social change. The landscape of design and advertising is evolving constantly and irrevocably. What’s new? What’s the same? What must we let go of? What do we need to (re)learn? Your (re)education begins here. http://www.redesignconference.com/conferences/cd/

RE:DESIGN Conferences focus on small-scale conversations led by design industry leaders, and attendance is limited to 150. Learn more at www.redesignconference.com.

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Friday Link Pack

(via organizedwonder)

– Brainpicker‘s new Literary Jukebox makes me all kinds of happy. It matches a song with a book quote.

– Did you know about Etsy’s Global Craft Party?

– What are you cooking this weekend?

– Cardiio is a magical app that lets you measure your heart rate with the iPhone’s front facing camera. (via Amrit)

– This inflatable bicycle helmet by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin is impressive.

– Social Impact -Think of it like Yelp for discovering socially conscious local businesses. (via Amrit)

– Faraday: The most good looking ultimate electric propelled utility bicycle

– If you’re wondering what Medium is all about, read this. (via @cameronmoll)

– Made Collection is the world’s first flash-sale website for US-made products. (not a fan of flash sites but love the fact that they focus on US Made products)

– MotherKnows Creates iPhone-Accessible Health Records For Your Children

– Fast Company posted a video where I talk about my 8 Personal Rules for Success. (Video is from the 2012 Shopify Build A Business Competition)

– I need to remember to Focus.

Please Support My CreativeMornings Kickstarter

I am just so excited to be able to share our Kickstarter Campaign with you, that literally JUST launched!

After attending several conferences over the past few years, I felt like there had to be a more accessible event that was really just about bringing likeminded people together. So, I started CreativeMornings. One Friday morning a month, people in the creative community gather to hear a speaker share their story. The best part is that the coffee, the breakfast, the lecture — everything is free.

CreativeMornings was in four cities only a year ago. Now we are at 34 chapters and span six continents, thanks to our hard working hosts all around the world.

So here’s the problem. 34 chapters means 34 talks every month. We never planned for CreativeMornings to grow like this. We’ve been taping these talks all along, but as of now they are spread across the internet. It kills us that there are videos from hundreds of leading designers, artists, chefs, entrepreneurs, and no good place to see them all.

Here’s why I am turning to Kickstarter. We have the potential to create a growing archive of stories, ideas and advice from remarkable creative minds across 34 cities, but we need to start building it now.

Your support, no matter how big or little, will help us build a new home for all of the CreativeMornings content.

Please consider supporting my Kickstarter Campaign and help me make CreativeMornings better.

pssst: Check out our rewards, they are quite something.

Uses This

Uses This is a collection of nerdy interviews asking people from all walks of life what they use to get the job done. The interviews are neatly organized into categories so you can quickly find what’s of your interest.

(via ericaheinz)

Green Eats Plates

Green is a company I have written about before and admire. (My son loves the firetruck) I recently discovered their Green Eats Plates and couldn’t help but buying two. My daughter was delighted to use it for the first time tonight and fully approves. Green Eats Plates are made in the USA from 100% food-safe recycled plastic milk containers. Two thumbs up.

NYC’s Skyline

The evolution of NYC’s skyline, 1876-2013. #impressive

Offline

“For me, my time is no longer defined by the fact that it’s spent without the internet. It’s simply my time, and I have to fill it. The luxury that no internet has afforded me is that I feel like I have more time to fill, and fewer ways to fill it. It’s the boredom and lack of stimulation that drives me to do things I really care about, like writing and spending time with others”

Offline: how’s it going?, by Paul Miller

(via @papermuse)

Floating

I want to be riding a cloud right now.

(found via The Coolhunter Instagram Stream, anyone know who made this?)

Felt Glasses Case

I love this Felt Glasses Case by Mario Milinovic.

Pixable

I am so happy to have discovered Pixable: It aggregates photos and videos shared by my friends on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Think of it as your unified photo inbox.

I admit, the only reason why I log into Facebook is to look at my friend’s photos, but I really don’t like the experience. Pixable fixes that for me. Their iPhone App is now part of my daily routine. No more login into Facebook. Yay!

(Thank you Oz)

Julia Child Remixed

This Julia Child remix made me smile. She was one inspiring lady! And it happens to be her 100th Birthday today. Maria posted a lovely write up of Julia’s Lessons in Publishing and Perseverance.

(via Coudal)

‘Having it All’

“But one thing I’ve learned is that the minute I start fixating on what I don’t have — time, money, a child I can send to camp for the summer, central air conditioning — I just feel that much hotter and put-upon, and those bad feelings seem to attract extra obstructions to my day.”

What My Son’s Disabilities Taught Me About ‘Having It All’, by By Marie Myung-Ok Lee.

(via @jbrewer)

Welcome to the Neighborwood!

I agree with Aymie Spitzer in that there is something magical about hand-drawn and hand-lettered maps. Neighborwoods are hand-drawn and laser engraved into unfinished aromatic cedar. Every map is unique, just like your treasured stories. You can currently get a Neighborwood of Berlin, Barcelona, Brooklyn, Paris, London, Manhattan, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

Neighborwoods is a Hyperakt project crafted with love by Aymie Spitzer.

The Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker

A Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker? YES!

Seth Godin on The Great Discontent

“The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified and pick yourself. It doesn’t mean you have to be an entrepreneur or a freelancer, but it does mean you stand up and say, ‘I have something to say. I know how to do something. I’m doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand.’”

Excellent interview with Seth Godin over on The Great Discontent.

Tattly + NYC Gift Fair

This coming weekend will be big for Team Tattly: We are going to have a booth at the New York International Gift Fair.

If you are interested in carrying Tattlys at your store, stop by to say, “hi.” We’ll have catalogs, order forms, and product samples for you to check out. You can find us at booth #5633! And of course, we will be applying Tattly!

Are you also attending the fair as a seller? If so, which brand do you represent and where is your booth? Leave a comment!

Jessica Hische on your iPhone

If you’re a fan of Jessica Hische’s Drop Caps you might want to check out her iphone cases over on uncommon. #awesomegiftforanytypenerd

Grid

Grid lets you create and organize visual spreadsheets. YES!

(thank you Amrit)

Raising Successful Children

“There is no parent more vulnerable to the excesses of overparenting than an unhappy parent. One of the most important things we do for our children is to present them with a version of adult life that is appealing and worth striving for.”

Raising Successful Children, by Madeline Levine

Street Charge

Street Charge, a solar powered USB charger by my friends over at PENSA!, has been installed in DUMBO’s Pearl Street Triangle. Not only does it charge your phone and tablet, but it also provides some much needed shade. With free WiFi, picnic tables, and food vendors already in the area, Street Charge makes the Triangle the perfect place to enjoy the outdoors. Take a break and come charge up! #IheartDUMBO

Design Tip: Never Use Black

Ian Storm Taylor wrote a great post on one of the most important color tricks he’s ever learned; to avoid using the color black in his work.

(Thank you Carly)

Volunteers always win

“Success is based on action. The more you volunteer, the more you get to act. Successful people step forward to create opportunities.”

9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People, by Jeff Haden

Con Amore

“It makes me happy to encounter goodness, love of work, humane intelligence, and people no matter at what kind of job, be it ever so humble, or ever so exalted, who do it well and con amore.”
-Bernard Berenson

(via The Happiness Project)

♥ / Idea Bucket

A big thank you to Idea Bucket for sponsoring this week’s RSS Feed.

We all have to make decisions, but some require more thought than others. Idea Bucket can help you make these tough decisions conveniently on your iPhone or iPad. You start by creating a bucket list of your ideas related to a given topic. Then you add the criteria that will matter when choosing an idea. The completely custom UI is designed to make comparisons between different ideas simple.

Your best ideas become clear with three interactive reports that visually communicate the results of your ratings. And if you want feedback from friends, you can share your reports online with the free ideabucket.me web service. Whether you need to make decisions for personal or professional purposes there’s no other tool of this caliber, dedicated to this sort of thoughtful analysis on the iPhone or iPad.

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