Deliberate Process in this Intimate Documentary
Gorgeous glass, deliberate process, intimate documentary.
Christen Booth
Creatively Distracted
Christen Booth
Creatively Distracted
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Most Amazing Photo, Ever.
This photo is the most amazing photo, ever.
(Ultra) Marathon Monks
A short documentary describes the training of Japanese monks at Mt. Hiei who run heroic distances daily. For seven years they undergo trials and tests which include running 52 miles every day for 100 days on little more than a…
Michael Bierut on the Creativity of Problem Solving
Michael Bierut shares projects from his notebooks that exemplify his passion for problem solving.
Daniel Tammet’s Reflections on Being an Autistic Savant
Scientific American has a wonderfully intriguing interview with autistic savant, Daniel Tammet available on their site. I’m so fascinated by his descriptions of his own mental processes that I can’t wait to read his books – starting with Born on…
General Dynamics Ads and Annual Reports (Vintage)
Eric Nitsche is posting (Flickr) the graphically stunning design work done for General Dynamics’ ads and annual reports. Power for Peace advertisement
Food Inspiration
When things get busy in my life my food creativity decreases significantly, and I’m sure I am not the only person to experience this phenomena. During these times I simply can’t seem to do anything with the food in my…
Earth Imagery as Inspiration
An Northwest of the village of Tiski in the Sakha region of Russia When I moved to Alaska and started flying around the state I was awestruck at the vascular textures on the terrain created by the seasonal transformation of…
A Personal Annual Report
Nicholas Felton has designed the Feltron, an annual report to summarize his personal experiences in 2007. Brilliant and beautiful. [via pica+pixel]
Graphic Design History: Backfill
In graphic design, as with all other creative professions, it is just as important to know what came before you as it is to have a vision for where you are going. Surfing around this afternoon, I came across The…
Philippe Starck on Design
I’m a big fan of the TED Talks, brief snippets of visionary inspiration, and what better time to catch up on them than while I’m typesetting course guides for work. Perfect. Mind-numbing leading and alignment tasks are now tolerable. What…
Super Happy Fun Time Friday
15 Excellent Examples of Web Typography – a collection of sites displaying informed treatment of type, collected by ilovetypography – another really great site. Yes, I know everyone is linking to this today but it is really good, so I…
Open Architecture
In today’s world of increasingly open systems and online community participation it seems only natural to find the Open Architecture Network. Announced at this year’s TED conference, this online community endeavors to improve the living standards of five billion people…
DWR Announces Champagne Winners
Design Within Reach has announced the winners of their Champagne Chair design contest. Entrants were asked to design a chair using the components of a champagne bottle. The winners are posted and there is a link to runners up there…
Flash for Atmosphere
I normally don’t pay too much attention to the gratuitous eye candy of Flash web sites. But when atmosphere is part of what you’re selling to your audience it can really work when its done just right – as it…