Hipster Fashion Cycle Infographic designed by Emily Miethner.
(via thinkingaloud)
A Panda from Asia
Not sure how one can turn down such a friendly request from a Panda in Asia. Seen over at AWholeLottaHappy.
Google building a Facebook Rival?
Below are excerpts of an Article by Pete Cashmore over on cnn.com: Google building a Facebook rival? Let’s hope so
Facebook’s mountain of personal data could also provide the backbone of an ad network many times more targeted than Google’s keyword-based advertising. If Facebook were to launch both a search engine and ad network, it could put a significant dent in Google’s more than $23 billion in annual revenue.
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So while it’s definitely a long shot, it’s time to rally behind Google. If the search giant is able to pull off a half-decent Facebook rival, the fast-growing social network will finally have a competitor to keep its power in check.
That would be a win not just for Google, but for the Web as a whole
Amen to that.
CreativeMornings Video: Jay Parkinson
Our speaker at the May 2010 CreativeMornings was visionary Jay Parkinson. The event generously hosted by Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Watch Jay’s talk below:
2010/05 Jay Parkinson from CreativeMornings on Vimeo.
A big giant thank you to Sy Abudu for offering her video and editing skills.
And in case you’re in Switzerland on July 9th, join us for a swiss CreativeMornings in Zurich.
CreativeMornings in Zurich, Switzerland
CreativeMornings is crossing the Atlantic and will take place in Zurich, Switzerland on July 9th 2010, from 8.30am-10am in the courtyard of the Swiss National Museum. (picture below)
S P E A K E R
Rolf Hiltl will be our July speaker.
In Europe the name Hiltl is well-known for the famous vegetarian restaurant located in the heart of Zurich.
The original restaurant opened 112 years ago (!) and is considered a gastronomic highlight in Zurich. Representing the fourth generation, 45-year-old Rolf Hiltl took over the family business in 1998, exactly 100 years after Europe’s first vegetarian restaurant was founded. Rolf Hiltl admits that his approach on running the business has always been both American and Swiss. He works on the trial and error principle: try something out and then improve on it.
Today the Hiltl brand includes a cooking studio, cook books, a bar, a club, take-away outlets and a catering business. Rolf Hiltl is also co-owner of tibits with 4 restaurants in Switzerland and one outlet in London.
– About Rolf Hiltl
– swissinfo article: Where vegetarian cuisine is making history
– Hiltl Vegetarian Cookbooks
H O S T
This month’s event will be hosted outdoors at the Hiltl WM Lounge in the impressive courtyard of the Swiss National Museum , across the street of Zurich main station. (Scroll down to see an image of the courtyard)
Swiss National Museum
Hiltl WM Lounge
A T T E N D I N G
Click over to eventbrite to R.S.V.P for the event! Please let us know if you r.s.v.p’d but can no longer make it. Our events fill up quickly and we usually keep a waiting list.
BREAKFAST SPONSORS
Breakfast will be generously sponsored by our main sponsor MailChimp, and Switzerland based companies Tube and Binary Design:
MailChimp is a fantastic service that makes it easy to send email newsletters to your customers, manage your subscriber lists, and track campaign performance. A big yay-hooray to the team over at MailChimp!
Tube Products are almost entirely made out of recycled bicycle tubes. The Switzerland based company turnes used tubes into unique, handmade products such as belts, iPhone cases, key chains and USB sticks.
Switzerland based Binary Design creates custom made, modern and sustainable internet solutions. webdesign . onlineshops . webapps”
ABOUT CREATIVEMORNINGS
CreativeMornings is a monthly speaker series and morning gathering of creative types. Each event includes a 15-20 minute lecture, followed by a 20 minute group discussion. The gathering begins at 8:30am with the topic presentation starting at 9:00am and everyone taking off for work at 10am. CreativeMornings are free of charge!
Be the first to know when r.s.v.p’s open up, follow CreativeMornings on twitter!
Check out pictures of previous CreativeMornings over at Flickr.
View all the taped CreativeMorning talks we’ve put up on the web so far over at Vimeo.
This is a picture of the WM Lounge in the Landesmuseum Courtyard. Pretty darn cool, no?
Zapfino
Please meet my friend’s son. His name is Cooper. He is 3 and I am his biggest fan. Cooper has been into typography ever since I can remember. The below video just put the biggest smile on my face.
Oh, and by the way, his parents are as cool as he is. Please meet Matthew and Lori. And yes, they are quite type savvy!
Godzilla
Are you on Flickr and use the Tweetie 2 iPhone app? Then you might want to know about Godzilla. It let’s you skip the image services like twitpic or yfrog when tweeting. When you send a tweet from Tweetie 2, Godzilla uploads the image to your Flickr account. Excellent.
UPDATE: Works like a charm. First upload. YESSS!
Tube
I am currently researching USB-Stick-Keychains and discovered this swiss product called USB-tube. (I wrote about the iTube a while back). Tube uses pre-used bicycle tubes for their products. (Belts,iPhone Cases, Keychain, USB sticks) Cool idea, no?
What’s your Keychain-USB-stick of choice?
Hair
Just discovered this photo over at iam.curiousabout.ch and I couldn’t help but chuckle. Renato Soldenhoff, writer behind curiousabout, discovered the photo in a window of an office on the Sihlfeldstrasse in Zurich. Now, let’s see if we can find out what the story is and who’s behind this. Any of my swiss readers know?
#guiltyofabusinghashtags
I am totally guilty of abusing #hashtags on twitter and more recently on my blog. Yes, I somewhat started a personal hashtag obsession. I keep wanting to use them while talking to friends.
HASH, by Susan Orlean
(thank you @EugenePhoto)
Doorstopper
This doorstopper made me laugh. Fun for a kid’s room, no?
(Oddly enough the product is only visible on the german version of the site.)
Erik Spiekermann’s home
I was completely mesmerized by this Dwell Article featuring Erik Spiekermann’s house. What a stunning place to call home. I could move in as is. (I don’t say that often) It seems like him and his wife also follow the same no-clutter policy G and I subscribe to.
What a cool idea about having cloth panels hide messy outlets and plugs.
The kitchen, did you see the kitchen? (nearly faint)
The little detail that sealed the deal for me is the remote-controlled mountaineer’s harness that let’s you peruse the two-story bookshelf. Now that is *cool*!
Please raise your hand if you think Erik Spiekermann’s home is quite stunning! (raisinghand)
dpi Series
Now here’s a refreshing idea: Applying the screen resolution metaphor to lighting design. This dpi Series made me smile. Very cool idea by Guillaume Delvigne.
Why Design-By-Commitee Should Die
There’s a saying I love: “a camel is a horse designed by committee.” A variation is “a Volvo is a Porsche designed by committee.” Some of the best product advice I’ve ever heard goes something like “damn what the users want, charge towards your dream.” All of these statements are, of course, saying the same thing. When there are too many cooks in the kitchen all you get is a mess. And when too many people have product input, you’ve got lots of features but no soul.
– Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch
Taken from an interesting read over at SmashingMagazine: Why Design-By-Commitee Should Die, by Speider Schneider
Fluffy McCloud
First there was a ‘birds’ trend, then came the ‘mustaches’ and now we arrived ‘clouds’. But hey, how charming is Fluffy McCloud? Seriously!
(via campsite / kitsunenoir)
weiners are hilarious
Chris Glass‘ studiomate Tom humorous approach of launching his letterpress career: weiners are hilarious
Which reminds me of Brooks Stevens’ quote: “There is nothing more aerodynamic than a wiener!”
Freitag WYSS
Oh, hello there, RO99 WYSS, beauty of a Freitag bag. How are you today?
#wishlisted
COOL BEANS™
What better is there on a hot summer day than a Ice Coffee? Well, there’s Ice Coffee and there’s Ice Coffee. Last year I discovered the Porsche of Ice Coffee’s when I ordered one at Love Lane Kitchen on the Northfork and it was served with Icecubes that were made out of coffee. Duh! Such a simple idea! As the ice melts, the coffee doesn’t get watered down. Ever since, I cringe at getting an ice coffee with regular icecubes. I’ll have to pick up some of these Cool Bean Ice Trays.
#wishlisted
What are you?
Made me chuckle. Couldn’t make up my mind yet which category I belong to. (Tempted to redo this graphic with a less painful font choice)
Found this over on Red’s photostream. Can anyone point me to the original source so I can give proper credit?
Felt iPad Case
I keep coming back to this iPad Felt Case and am tempted to hit the purachse button. I own the original Apple iPad Case and while it is superpractical I miss holding/handling the iPad sans case.