January 2010
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Delusions of "the one"
I just watched 500 days of summer and I’m left with a potent need to write. After watching the movie, a thought I’ve been harboring for the past month prevailed: pegging something, anything, as “the one” will always be premature and unsustainable. Quite obviously, but often dismissed is the notion that nothing in life stays the same; everything from health, career, love and education evolves. ...
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10 Ideas For The New Decade
I’m always very interested to keep up with industry trends. I think it adds value not only for my own personal knowledge in a space I am passionate about, but it also provides a leading edge when talking to clients about up and coming ideas. Below is a presentation put together by the folks at Edelman with some thought starters on how consumer behaviour is shaped by emerging social...
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“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.”
– Michael Jordan
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New Adidas Women's Training Look Book →
This new site for adidas’ latest women’s Training Lookbook, created out of Riot and Perfect Fools, invites visitors into the closets and three women of varying athletic persuasions. Along with the latest gear, the Lookbook also offers a variety of workout moves and demos, along with nutrition tips.
(via: thatssodigital)
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JWT's 100 Things To Watch in 2010
A great trend report to read from JWT Intelligence. A number of the mentioned trends are worth keeping an eye on this year. What’s quite important to take away from these trends are the opportunities that emerge from each and every one of these. The trends I am particularly interested in from a business and personal perspective are:
1) Power shift to China, particularly when it comes to...
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Pentagram: What is your type?
Have you taken this test? No? Then you must! If you enjoy typography, particularly typeface, you will surely take pleasure out of discovering what “type” you are. Link: http://www.pentagram.com/what-type-are-you. Password: character
My type is Architype Van Doesburg
Architype Van Doesburg is a geometric sans-serif typeface based upon a 1919 alphabet designed by Theo Van Doesburg, a...
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What to Take Away From CES →
There Is No Such Thing as a Netbook
Touch Rules
Your Phone, Your Everything
Any Inanimate Object Can Be a Computer
Real Wireless = Real Freedom
(via @mmilan)
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What’s Next in Web Design? →
thatssodigital:
zehnuhr:
“Thinking about what’s next online is fun because everything you wish to come true will come true. While commercial products obey to the laws of the market, which in part are influenced by the resources needed to produce these products, the web is defined by the user. If the user wants something he will either get it or create it himself. To see beyond today’s...
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Things startups do and don't need
Things startups do need
Sunny office
Windows that open
Democratically controlled music system
Two forms of internet access
Beer on fridays
EVDO cards
Video game system
Good coffee maker
Proximity to public transportation
Proximity to park
Heating that goes all night
Health care plans for everyone
Mac laptops with second monitors
Plants
Lots of in-person interaction
Gmail and...
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Gastronomic Haven
I feel very fortunate to live in a city where gastronomy excels to upteenth levels. I’d like to share my favourite culinary hotspots for 2009, along with much sought after destinations for 2010.
2009 (in no particular order)
Lucien
Splendido
Union
Craft Burger
Crepes a Go Go
Frank
Lola’s Commissary
2010 (for now, and in no particular order)
Mildred’s Temple...
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