This post about the redesign of the common receipt by Berg Rethink made me look. Read the full post over at Fastcodesign.com.
BuckyCubes
The brandnew BuckyCubes just almost made me fall off my chair of excitment. Similar to the BuckyBalls, these are equally magnetic and tiny but SQUARE. Just think of it as a stack of tiny pixel magnets! This is the perfect desk toy for every grid-loving-pixel-embracing designer. Little tiny magentic cube magnets? YES, PLEASE! Oh the possibilities!
Made By Hand #1: The Distiller
In Made By Hand’s inaugural film, they visit the Breuckelen Distilling Company, the first gin distiller in Brooklyn since prohibition. Founder Brad Estabrooke talks about starting from nothing and the imperfect process of perfecting a craft. His experience bears a lesson for us all: knowing you could fail brings you that much closer to success.
Hat tip to Team Made By Hand. I am a fan.
Robot Wallpaper
I just gasped for air: This Robot Wallpaper is so incredibly cool. And there’s one with Cars as well. #wishlisted
(via BBlinks)
Put It Down
Put It Down Onesie. Right on.
Little Guy Necktie
We have a wedding coming up and I would love to put one of these Little Guy Neckties on our little Tilo.
Reasonable People
“Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.” – George Bernard Shaw
(via quote vadis)
New Kids Tattlys
We just launched 4 new Kids Tattlys: 3D Boy by Oliver Jeffers, Childhood Memories by Domogenous, Octopus and Rocket Man by Jim Datz.
You’re wondering what Tattlys are? Designy Temporary Tattoos!
LED Bicycle Light
These detachable LED bike lights made me look. Stockholm-based Bookman considered the essentials: color block shape, cuved underside, oversized rubber button and a groove for the attaching elastic cord. Three flashing modes: slow, fast and steady. The front light flashes white; the taillight is red.
Robot Measuring Cup
It’s a robot built out of measuring cups. Yep. Very cool.
Cloud Swim Suit
Yes, I am holding on to summer. Adorable sky children swim suit.
Leaders
Leaders are not what many people think–people with huge crowds following them. Leaders are people who go their own way without caring, or even looking to see whether anyone is following them. “Leadership qualities” are not the qualities that enable people to attract followers, but those that enable them to do without them. They include, at the very least, courage, endurance, patience, humor, flexibility, resourcefulness, determination, a keen sense of reality, and the ability to keep a cool and clear head even when things are going badly. This is the opposite of the “charisma” that we hear so much about. – John Holt
Found this quote in a post by Caterina Fake titled Make Things
♥ / HOW Interactive Design Conference
A big thank you to HOW for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed!
This first-of-its-kind HOW Interactive Design Conference is tailor made for traditional designers transitioning to digital design, and is all about helping them learn the skills they need to grow in their creative careers. All sessions are headed up by an all-star roster of speakers, including Second Story’s Julie Beeler, expert Patrick McNeil, interactive-design guru Cameron Moll, Mark O’Brien of Newfangled, and frog design’s David Sherwin, and Matthew Richmond just to name a few.
This HOW conference is made for traditional designers looking to succeed in the digital design world. If you haven’t registered yet, you should take advantage of the early bird rate until September 30th.
www.howinteractiveconference.com, San Francisco, November 2-4, 2011
(Interested in sponsoring a week of my RSS feed, learn more here.)
Big Big Cursor
For all of you people missing ‘that cursor feeling’ when using your touch devices, there is help: BIG BIG CURSOR.
(I couldn’t help but chuckle at this product idea. No, I won’t buy it, but it made me smile.)
Say Something Nice
This ImprovEverywhere project is *so* New York. Made me smile.
(Thank you Bas)
Roll of Placemat and Napkins
Here’s a refreshing new take on placemats: Put them on a roll! They are made of 100% cotton and come on rolls of 12. The perforated cotton allows the user to simply tear a placemat or napkin off the roll as necessary. They can be laundered at least 6 times, and are recyclable and biodegradable.
LinusDean
I think I might just have found my new calling: Rugs.
Sydney based graphic designer Linus Dean said goodbye to his traditional graphic design job and started a rug business. And as come to expect, his rugs are type driven, bold and minimal. They make me swoon.
Linus is currently in Nepal trying to get a good understanding of the rug business and to build some new business relationships with manufacturers. Oh-so-exciting!
Linus gets my two thumbs up. I can’t decided which one is my favorite. I want them all.
Interview with Cameron Koczon
Here’s an interesting interview with my studiomate Cameron Koczon. He is one of the geniuses behind Fictive Kin, TeuxDeux, and Brooklyn Beta and talks about entrepreneurship, creating the ideal workspace, and why his latest app GimmeBar will radically change the way we curate content online.
3 Minutes with David Kelley (IDEO)
John Maeda recorded three minutes with David Kelley (IDEO) on what young artists and designers should know. I just kept nodding in agreement while listening.
The Dark Art of Pricing
The ever so fabulous and now bi-costal Jessica Hische wrote an interesting post on The Dark Art of Pricing. Recommended reading for every designer/illustrator.