November 2008
80 posts
“Auteurism had Andrew Sarris. Abstract expressionism had Clement Greenberg. Punk...”
– Stranger than Fiction
WatchPeter Hirshberg on TV and the web | Video on TED.com
YouTube - Zoetrope: Interacting with the Ephemeral... →
Zoetrope is a combination of a browser and a web archive that allows the user to manipulate the temporal point of view of a web page
“Two major provinces, Shandong and Hubei, have already responded by banning...”
– China slashes interest rates as panic spreads - Telegraph
Malcolm Gladwell: Presentations from Gain 2008 →
Only Malcolm Gladwell could bring Fleetwood Mac into the design discussion and make wonderful sense. In his enlightening talk about innovation and misconceptions about what it takes to become a success, Gladwell uses this unlikely metaphor for creative synthesis in an entertaining entrée into the concepts of his forthcoming book, Outliers.
“A study just published in Psychological Science by Simone Schnall of the...”
– Clean bodies, dirty minds | Cleanliness is next to godlessness | The Economist
WatchFifty People, One Question: New York on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
WatchMX 2008 | Chip Conley on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“I also believe designers are in a unique position to help inspire social change...”
– Questionable Characters | Home
i feel london →
“It would seem that (New Zealand’s) character, so definitely democratic, should...”
– Internet Archive: Democracy in New Zealand
“Consumers who are more loyal to a brand seem to search and process competitor...”
– I’m Sticking With My Brand
“Street With A View introduces fiction, both subtle and spectacular, into the...”
– STREET WITH A VIEW: a project by Robin Hewlett & Ben Kinsley
WatchPapervision - Augmented Reality (extended) on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“I took it for granted that the present moment is always infinitely stranger and...”
– William Gibson — The Technium
No takers for 64 foot houses for homeless -... →
The idea was to come up with a 64 square-foot living space for homeless citizens that would have a price point of $1,500
“does a recession provide a healthy context for the encouragement of a new...”
– Tim Malloy, the Science Museum
“Sitzfleisch – The ability to endure or carry on with an activity.”
– Sitzfleisch - Wiktionary
WatchHow to Take Your Community To the Next Level
Watchvia hillmancurtis : Short Film: Circles
Is your company designful? →