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‘Finally, there was a page that felt like what it felt like to hit a 404.’

Renny Gleeson talks about the opportunity in design, and the humanity, of Interweb Highway route 404.

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creativeCurrents: Toby Shachman and Recursive Drawing

Yeah, I’m not sure what to say about this. But, it’s interesting and it looks cool. Will probably lead to some amazing animation. By Sundialtone (Toby Shachman) via Laughing Squid.

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creativeCurrents: Positive Negatives

Positive Negatives is a film about the work of David Johnson, who brilliantly documented the jazz-life of one of San Francisco’s most historic neighborhoods, The Fillmore.

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This seemed relevant

Jon Bell gave a great talk on design, saying that it’s not enough for design to be great. It also has to be relevant to the audience. Thanks for sharing, Andre.

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creativeCurrents: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

The art of sushi, according to the world’s greatest sushi chef, Jiro Ono.   JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite [...]

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I can’t believe this shit: Poo WiFi

I imagine most of the copy for the script was ahem pickup.

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The Creative Type: Jonah Lehrer

I had no idea who Jonah Lehrer was when I caught this interview on The Colbert Report the other night. However, I loved many of the things he had to say (especially the Einstein line he quotes, ‘creativity is the residue of wasted time’ and Jonah’s follow-up punch of ‘make time to waste time’). So, I just [...]

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Funny design

Kelli Anderson talks about designs to challenge reality by using humor and surprise in design. Absurdity as a path towards innovation is something I can fully support.

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He seems nice

‘I like to watch the sun in the morning.’ – ‘A Buddhist hermit in China’s Zhongnan Mountains’

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A rock. In space.

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson talks about what he considers to be the most astounding fact about the universe. The Most Astounding Fact from Max Schlickenmeyer on Vimeo.

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