William McDonough: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Richard Ogle: Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity And the New Science of Ideas
Seth Godin: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
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Reverse Graffiti. We've heard of the idea a while ago but it's really kicking in. Couple interesting thoughts here.
1. Thinking of media inside out.
2. Graffiti actually makes environment cleaner.
We really need to start thinking of the problem-solution relationship differently.
More details on Inhabitat.
koiklub's latest artwork for onitsuka tiger, a three-dimensional version of a koi morphing into a sports shoe inside a metallic briefcase.
via Designboom
Anybody up for the challenge?
"Thing a day"
"Join artists and creators of all types and backgrounds in a collective creative sprint. Thing-a-day invites you to join a daily creative endeavor where everyone who signs up commits to making one thing (project, sketch, exercise) per day and shares it online on this collective blog. Take advantage of the opportunity to share ideas and receive constructive advice while developing new work."
If you are curious what college students do/think in their classrooms... This clip is must see.
"Since most people don't read laundry care tags (a whopping 70%) there's
a good chance that lots of good clothing gets ruined in the wash.
Samgmin Bae designed a tag using RFID technology. The clothing can
'communicate' with RFID-enabled washers, dryers, irons and dry cleaning
equipment. The RFID circuitry is also laid out so it visually
communicates the care instructions, too - nice little touch!"
via: ReubenMiller
Interesting and intuitive way to use the vertical space. Catch the clothe!
via: dezeen
This is a successful collaboration of artist and brand. Visually complimentary between artist and brand. Pepsi Can Studio.