December 2009
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Dec 1st
November 2009
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WatchWatch
A true inspiration. Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali. I do believe I could not have found this at a better time.
Nov 23rd
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DailyHues version two →
Today marks the first day (one month) of Version Two of DailyHues
Nov 21st
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Nov 19th
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Design Thinking
1. Designers are good at asking stupid questions. 2. Designers put problems into visual form 3. Designers think laterally. “The designer’s job is to solve problems every day and create alternative solutions” Michael Cannell writes on how Design Thinking can solve your problems.
Nov 19th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 15th
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“The great benefit of this [everyone sitting together in a single room] is that...”
– Milton Glaser of Milton Glaser Inc. quoted in Studio Culture: The secret life of the graphic design studio.
Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 12th
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Nov 8th
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Buried Treasure
“History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.” -Blackie Sherrod To learn things not yet rediscovered, you must read old books. There you will find the wisdom of your ancestors and the keys to your future. Today’s generation mistakenly assumes we know more about people than any previous generation. In reality, our minds today are mostly...
Nov 8th
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Nov 8th
erratic_ingredients
diurnal erratic ingredients inhibiting my intellect -perhaps extraneous to my ingenuity, or not I have this blog called erractic_ingredients. Throughout my research, inspirations, encounters, thoughts, notes, and on and on, I figured I would document these. That’s all I can really say about it because I am not really sure how else to define it. http://erraticingredients.tumblr.com/
Nov 7th
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Nov 5th
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Japanese Aesthetics →
Why does it seem like Japan is more attuned to the appreciation of beauty? Do the Japanese value the aesthetic component and experience more than other places? Are things in general better designed in Japan? Key word to Japanese…simplicity.
Nov 4th
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Nov 4th