In this blog post, Thomas Fuchs explains that with retina screens all around us, it’s time to take the plunge and retinafy your website or web app. He then shows the process he uses (for both mobile and desktop) in the form of a flowchart for some more sanity in all of this. Fantastic.
(Via @ericaheinz)
“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as disfiguring as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.”
New York Times Article: The ‘Busy’ Trap, by Tim Kreider
Bette Davis talks about kissing scenes
– Veerle teaches us how to create patterns in Illustrator CS6
– What to do when lost in the woods
– Old-School Looking Toothpaste Tube Wringer
– DIY Wall-Mounted Clothes Drying Rack
– I love Zach Klein’s Cabin Porn Blog.
– The Manual, Issue #3 is out!
– Pixar Story Rules. (via Jason)
– Why you should spiral cut your wiener (via Chris)
– Just a two more days left to purchase a Tattly Subscription
– Mini Ice Cream Sandwich Press. YES!
– Instead is a micro-donation app for non-profits that encourages people to live within or below their means in order to give to the charity of their choice.
– Change.org is looking to hire a Product/Interaction Designer
– Jonah Lehrer: Cities Are the Knowledge Engines of the 21st Century
– Things Ciara’s Three Year Old Says
– Color Wheels are wrong? How color vision actually works (via valerie casey)
McClure’s Pickles. Probably the most beautifully branded Pickles Brand.
A simple Striped Tote. I approve.
“No one looks stupid when they’re having fun.”
– Amy Poehler
(via joanna)
Tube Toy’s convertible packaging transforms into the toy itself, reducing waste to a single piece of recyclable paper. Love this.
(Thank you Rusty)
New Yorker Cartoon by Mick Stevens. Made me chuckle
“I move things around until they look right.”
– Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser explaining Graphic Design in an On Curiosity Interview.
This modular bunk bed called Kajüttenbett made me look. I love multifunctional kids furniture that can adapt to your changing needs. It’s a design by Swiss Roland Jaggi and available over at Refurnished.ch.
Also, for all you grown-ups that like the idea of a minimal bunk bed, check out this one.
(Thank you Thierry)
“Being the person that always knows and always has an answer, doesn’t leave a lot of room for learning. And for people to have the energy to teach yourself. The more I work, the closer I get to *not* knowing and to understanding that what matters is the responses not the pre-determined idea.”
– Andrew Zuckerman
(via On Curiosity)
On Creativity is a lovely series of short, informal interviews with designers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, animators, educators, and others. In the above video On Creativity talks with filmmaker and photographer Andrew Zuckerman as he discusses the nature of creativity, the creative process and the importance of not knowing.
(via The Daily Heller)
“Play in curiosity is where everything happens.”
– Andrew Zuckerman
(via On Curiosity)
Wthr is a minimal iPhone app built on Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of design.
This minimalist cabinet just made me stop in my tracks. What a beauty. It’s called Shift Cabinet and was designed by Scholten & Baijings. Available over at Suite New York.
Planning a beach or pool vacation? Then I’d consider investing in one of these iPhone Scuba Suits. It’s a 100% water-proof case that’ll allows you to take cool underwater photos.
After Bucky Balls and Cubes come Bucky Bars. YES!
A big thank you to Fonts.com for sponsoring another week of my RSS Feed.
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(Photo by Julia Robbs)
I am so excited that we launched the Cartolina Tattly Set today. The designs are by the wonderfully talented Fiona Richards and definitely will look like the real deal, but then, luckily wash off after 3-4 days!
I’ve had the pleasure to meet Robert Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., a $1.5 billion global manufacturer of capital equipment and provider of engineering consulting. He runs his company with the belief that *everyone* counts and that everyone deserves to be heard. Robert is a truly inspiring person, aiming to change how companies are run.
– 3D Glasses Pillow: Geek Chic Home Decor
– Man fights Goose with Lightsaber.
– A Mac app that automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to the satellite view of where you are, right now. Cool. (via @papermuse)
– James Victore is organizing a one day symposium on creativity around “Your work is a gift.” Lovely notion.
– My friend Jennifer Ward does some serious magic with kids interiors. Know anyone that needs a kids room/basement or kids related business designed, send them Minor Details’ way!
– Becoming a better entrepreneur
– Using projected Skype video to make long-distance family portraits
– Brydge turns your iPad into a Laptop
– Live in a MUJI house for 2 years. For free.
– Cookie Earrings. Yup.
– Method, in San Francisco, is looking to hire a Lead IXD
– Yikes.
– What is art? A collection of favorite definitions, from antiquity to today.
– Are you a Brooklyn based artist? You should consider signing up for GO, a community curated open studio project.
– 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity (via nikkirap)
Love this idea of putting clipboards up on the wall.
