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August 2011
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“The way he listens to music is one of the most endearing and sweet things I’ve...”
– Joanna Newsom, describing the way Bill Callahan listens to music, in a 2006 interview with Arthur Magazine (via austinkleon)
Aug 27th
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Design resources, in handy link format. →
Aug 25th
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Aug 24th
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Ampersand Issue 1: Now Online! →
ampersand-magazine: Welcome to the first issue of Ampersand magazine! Ampersand is a magazine for showcasing all kinds of creative talent from all over the world, promoting creative individuals and opinions all in one place. The magazine is a showcase for creative culture, pure and…
Aug 23rd
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Aug 22nd
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Cat Rocketship: Unlocking your creativity →
catrocketship: I follow at least four bloggers right now who are hosting e-courses called something like, “unlocking your creativity.” They charge money for these classes. One of them, booking now, runs for $100. Stop everything. I will tell you the two-part secret to unlocking, unblocking, encouraging,…
Aug 19th
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My latest project: On rails.
  A photographic look at rail car graffiti.  http://rails.nickgatens.com/
Aug 17th
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“When a company like Huffington Post or GAP employs crowdsourcing to get...”
– Good Magazine senior editorial designer Dylan C. Lathrop • Taking both designers and The Huffington Post to task after HuffPo held a contest to have people redesign its logo for its politics section. Now, HuffPo isn’t the only publication to ever do this — but the problem is, they’re a very...
Aug 16th
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Aug 16th
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Aug 16th
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“My life is as simple as I can make it. Work all day, cook, eat, wash up,...”
– Philip Larkin (via austinkleon)
Aug 10th
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Aug 9th
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the Benefits of Boredom →
jasonzimdars: When I was a kid, fun wasn’t a choice between thousands of entertaining options. Fun was the result of inventing something to do. 
Aug 9th
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Aug 5th
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Aug 5th
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Dan Brown on Design: →
But design is creativity with a purpose. By it’s very nature, it’s not arbitrary or detached from a host of criteria. A good design meets a need, and does so better than any other product that’s tried to fill that need. A good design fits effortlessly into those criteria without calling too much…
Aug 5th
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July 2011
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Tour de France Poster Series
Love these posters. Color, style - all spot on, and the very subtle geometric patterns in the skies and water are great as well. 
Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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Jul 23rd
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“The internet is a copy machine. Once anything that can be copied is brought into...”
– Kevin Kelly, on selling things which can not be copied (via austinkleon)
Jul 22nd
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Jul 21st
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“My sense is that people go to graduate school in almost any discipline—-but...”
– Dr. Lisa L. Moore from Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic (via estherjoyb)
Jul 21st
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