Sep 8

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6)

  1. The National (41) 
  2. The Notwist (32) 
  3. Arctic Monkeys (23) 
  4. Liz Phair (17) 
  5. The Fratellis (15) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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Sep 7
Too damned funny. theduty: join our group on Facebook!!

Too damned funny.

theduty:

join our group on Facebook!!
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Sep 6

Who knew an apple could be so freaky? [via kottke]
Posted at 5:56pm

“The Internet obeys a kind of Sheer Design Darwinism: survival of the easiest.” Don Norman
Posted at 4:08pm

An emotionally honest bit of sculpture. Funny too. [via but does it float]

An emotionally honest bit of sculpture. Funny too.

[via but does it float]
Posted at 3:14pm

“People always ask, “What is your greatest failure?” I always have the same answer – We’re working on it right now, it’s gonna be awesome!” Jim Coudal
Posted at 2:55pm

I’m a sucker for experimental, designy watches, and the Cyclops is sweet! [via Monoscope]

I’m a sucker for experimental, designy watches, and the Cyclops is sweet! [via Monoscope]
Posted at 12:09pm

I’m a huge fan of “Getting Real”, the first book by 37signals, so I’m very much looking forward to “Rework”, their next. And nice cover!

I’m a huge fan of “Getting Real”, the first book by 37signals, so I’m very much looking forward to “Rework”, their next.

And nice cover!
Posted at 12:05pm

360˚ video. Yep, that’s right, video. Just click & drag in the video to look watch a different direction. It’s called yellowBird, and it even records audio in 360˚. Pretty damned cool. [via Monoscope]
Posted at 11:59am

Sep 5

A building, dreaming. Ingenius!
Posted at 10:39pm

“Next time you see someone driving a Ferrari, don’t think this is someone greedy. Think this is someone who’s incredibly vulnerable & in need of love.” – Alain de Botton [via TED.com]
Posted at 1:24pm

What’s Design Mean to You? An Interview with Steve Baty

As I mentioned previously, it’s been quite a while since the IA Summit. The recent surge of inspiration and energy caused by UX Australia reminded me that I had a number of video interviews with…

Posted at 1:16pm

What’s Design Mean to You? An Interview with Donna Spencer

Can I ask a favour? Can you please ignore the fact that South by Southwest (SxSW) and the IA Summit were about five months ago? You can? Thanks, how kind of you!

At SxSW and the IA Summit this…

Posted at 1:16pm

Some nice thinking combined with some nice graphic design. Worth clicking through to see more. ambivalence: fm » Blog Archive » Iphone interface

Some nice thinking combined with some nice graphic design. Worth clicking through to see more.

ambivalence:

fm » Blog Archive » Iphone interface
Posted at 1:10pm

Sep 3

Must watch. The most charming talk you’re ever likely to see on the fucked up left-brained state of our education system, and what it’s doing to our creativity.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
Posted at 7:57pm