January 2008
“Like the Moleskine (which I’m convinced is what a Mac would feel like if it were...”
– Roo Reynolds - What’s Next?
“I’m a straight woman. Men and masculinity turn me on. Maleness. Male beauty. Men...”
– From Bitchy Jones’s Diary (via gauntlet)
“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when...”
– Terry Prachett (via affremble)
“I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment...”
– Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (via affremble)
Living Branding = The Branded Life
I work in branding. Sometimes I am conflicted about the messages I am paid to develop vrs my own personal values. This paragraph from a wonderful article from Martin Lindstrom summarises why such issues exist for me. “Because in a world where Paris Hilton attracts more media attention than Stephen Hawking, where superficial perception is more influential than considered fact, where the...
typotransformat
Copy any given text and past it into the upper part of the interface. Then use the ‘transform’ button. The text can now be seen and percepted free of its usually included synaptical causalities. Large textes can now be overlooked in a short period of time. Opinions stated “between the lines” are now clearly visible. This is quite amazing once you get use to how it works. I can see so many...
Grant McCracken is my internet crush
Once it was enough for a corporation to make widgets. Now it must also make ideas. Especially if it wants to keep making widgets. Capitalism was once ruled by a rough and ready, mechanical, pragmatism. No pointy headed people need apply. Now ideas are the first order of business. And this gives advantage to the people with higher degrees from Stanford. I give you the founders of Google, Larry Page...
“I love how you are discovering. I love the process. You are beautiful and for...”
– her to him. 17th january, 2008
“People who design products are experts cursed by their knowledge, and they can’t...”
– Brain Sells: Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike
“Check out the five minute chat about cephalopods (octopuses (i?), squids etc) on...”
– From my Head of Corporate Communications when I lost it in a meeting just now….
“Just how radical is the Internet transforming the experience of...”
– Archinect : News : Test Tube Babies…
“As a marketer, you want your agency partners focused on your business, and not...”
– thanks hashem for your love and honest criticism. you always seem to push me that little bit further. every time
finally
i filed my story. i would make a horrible journalist.
Anna come sono tante Anna permalosa Anna bello sguardo sguardo che ogni giorno perde qualcosa Se chiude gli occhi lei lo sa stella di periferia Anna con le amiche Anna che vorrebbe andar via…
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people...”
– Camille Pissarro
“When it comes to the mental environment, we are all living in NYC. The...”
– The Bullshit Observer: The Crowded Mental Environment
about me
Today is the day I am going to get some reading done. I came across this from the very smart Lisa Reichelt. I had done something similar a couple of years back and thought it would be interesting to pull it out as well. I always wanted to be a vet
I have never been to South America I am an excellent cook
I accidentally broke my nose on a printing press in art class when I was 17
I have a...
Une pyramide de baisers, une tempête d’amitié Une vague de caresse, un cyclone de douceur Un océan de pensées, Caroline je t’ai offert un building de tendresse MC Solaar - Caroline
already taken
i read a lot for my job. make the logo bigger (click here) is one of my favourite blogs. i just came across this posting for domain names that are already taken. very funny stuff. web4point0.com - Getting a jump on the next big thing. chelseaclintonforpresident.com - Looks like Bill has a back-up plan. theunitedstatesofmexico.com - Hmmm. fredthompsonforpresident.com - So maybe this one’s going...
sea of love - cat power
Come with me My love To the sea The sea of love I want to tell you how much I love you Do you remember When we met That’s the day I knew you were my pet I wanna tell you how much I love you Come with me My love To the sea The sea of love I wanna tell you How much I love you
little things like this make me miss new york
Tourist man: Pardon me, officer, can you tell us where Orchard Street is? Cop: See that naked Chinese guy? Tourist man: Ummm…Yeah. Cop: Walk down to him and make a left. Tourist man: Um, thanks. Cop: No problem. overheard in new york
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