January 2012
0 posts
“The first rule of obsolescence: whatever is well made, practical and fairly...”
– yours truly
December 2011
3 posts
“It’s about who you are, not what you can do.”
– yours truly
November 2011
4 posts
“You can take a great photo with any camera; you just can’t take any great...”
– yours truly
The Next Set of Problems
It’s not who but what. What set of problems you solve defines the roadmap that leads to accomplishment. Fame, fortune and the rest of it may or may not come but if there is any of recognition, remembrance or legacy it’s tied to how you solved a problem.
It’s not only the problems that everyone can see but the ones we don’t see or have not been clearly defined. They may...
The Brain Pool
Ten years down the road the pile of information we call data grows deeper and wider across the digital expanse. The good, bad and ugly, ensconced in spinning platters all across the globe at the ready for some unsuspecting searcher to release those sectors which contain “the answer”.
Searches like spider bites, marketing plans and tooth decay render up tens of thousands of...
The Monk's Bag
The luxury of a simple life.
The Hermits Cabin via arvesund.com
There is an awful lot of talk about paring down life to a simpler form. What becomes apparent as one begins to do this exercise is that the real issues of life come up.
What we wear, eat and do gets a new level of scrutiny and we soon discover how much we are tied to “things” and people.
To meet our physical and...
October 2011
2 posts
September 2011
2 posts
“We need a better way to monitor our Tumbledge factor.”
– my thinking cap
Things I've Curated →
Things I like that are available in one form or the other via the web. on Pinterest.com
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
2 posts
June 2011
4 posts
“No one takes more risk than the artist, they know not till the end.”
– Source, —that would be me
Paper & Pen
Papel Y Pluma
There is a immediacy to the touch of pen or pencil to paper that has yet to be duplicated and perhaps shouldn’t be. Ink flowing or the transfer of graphite wrapped in wood and guided by a skillful hand is an art worth preserving. These little tablets and booklets made by the Doan Paper Co. should be thought of as the canvas on which the future may be described.
Make room...
May 2011
4 posts
2 tags
A few good things; From Archival Clothing →
Reminds me of Grandfather →
thingsorganizedneatly:
The tool wall of a restoration workshop, for a Japanese antique place called “shibui” in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Thank you for taking a look.
-ivy
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Peek Behind The Curtain →
It is rare that we can peer into the mind of greatness. It may be a subjective view but Paul Rand was a giant in the world of design and the advertising world was fortunate to have him. This short glimpse comes near the end of Rand’s life and though you may differ with his positions one can hardly argue with the results.
This is a fine thing to find on the web. To study his methods is an...
April 2011
7 posts
1 tag
Hint: it's not about the features
You can’t make design decisions by the focus group. They only offer emperical data. How it works is as important as what it does.
6 tags
Some Clouds are full of Rain
There was a deluge here yesterday. Driving around in it with Tornados in the air was to say the least, exciting. Made it safely home with only a drizzle by the time I pulled up out front.
But with clouds you never know and as Amazon et al. found out recently they can certainly rain on your parade. If anyone had any doubts about the reliability of the cloud they were certainly confirmed...
Photolettering →
5cripted:
House Industries’ new site allows users to purchase beautiful single type settings
Beyond the Meer-Pwah
It seems I am still asking the same embarrassing questions I did in college with approximately the same results. What’s wrong with this picture?
Paris via Type →
beautifultype:
EF - Live the language - Paris.
Directed by Gustav Johansson (gustavjohansson.com)
Source
“Q. Not sure how to take me? A. With a grain of salt.”
– Often inspired by Twitter and the seemingly unrelated thoughts that ensue.
March 2011
6 posts
“Son, If you’re gonna stay in this business you’re gonna have to get...”
– A wise man once told me —Mr. ? Manawa
The (Imperfect) Art of Sending Sensitive Stuff -... →
minimalmac:
Like anything that touches an open network—and most especially anything that touches email—it’s a solution that’s far from perfect. But, to my mind, it feels a little safer than crap like sending plaintext via email.
Some smart and sensible tips from Mr. Mann.
Now, excuse me while I spend some time with my Dropbox public folder.
“If you work at Apple Inc.™ you might be a thinamalist.”
– Yours Truly, (too good for twitter)
WatchView some of my work in under 30 seconds
February 2011
12 posts
“At the precipice of every frontier are a few individuals who will lead the way.”
– yours truly
Note Slate, Sketch to the next level →
If you would like to turn that napkin sketch into something you can move around then check out Note Slate. Hopefully, it’s coming soon. Doing one thing and doing it well is what makes a great tool.
The Art of Hand Lettering →
5cripted:
A compilation of hand drawn lettering treatments created by Alan Ariail
The End Of Chores Lists
We’ve all seen chore lists. Either we were the one’s creating them or the ones enlisted with doing the task. At home or at work they are a fact of life. No one is particularly fond of them but they exist none the less.
I am here to put an end to lists. The work still has to be done but it can be accomplished with better results and will reveal a person’s character at the same...
MacSparky - Blog - The Joy of Text →
minimalmac:
There’s something to be said for the use of plain text files. Text is simple. Text files are easy to read on any computer running any operating system and don’t require any proprietary word processor to interpret. Even more important, text files can be read by humans. Keeping your writings in text makes them digitally immortal.
Those that have been following along for any length...
“Success is sometimes the reward of those who do what others would not.”
– Yours Truly, (too good for twitter)
100 Best Fonts →
5cripted:
Arranged in a huge (but ever so useful) table, compiled from FontShop
January 2011
10 posts
Big Book of Font Combinations →
You can never underestimate the value of a well selected font.
5cripted:
An expansive collection of carefully crafted typeface pair samples