Can you relate? thefrogman: The Nature of Ambition by Grant Snider [website | tumblr | twitter]
Missing Kids Stamps Project Turns Postage into Missing Child Posters Innovation: Creative solution to an existing problem. Winning!
Only in ‘merika! ..The latest sensation in NYC, the cronut, a cross between a donut and a croissant. Anyone had one? fastcompany: Introduced last month, the Cronut has customers lining up outside Cronut creator Dominique Ansel’s SoHo bakery at 6 a.m., and the store regularly sells out its daily production of at least 300 within a half-hour after opening. This enormous popularity is no accident. In fact, the Cronut’s success reflects the many strengths that characterize America’s small-business sector. Here’s the small-business recipe for a Cronut-level hit: 1. A dollop of
Not one person is expecting anything from you in the next 4 hours. So the ability to appreciate the task at hand and thinking creatively seemed natural. from why productive people get up insanely early. (via fastcompany) I know this is why I get up early. How ‘bout you?
I <3 this clever billboard.
Truly frightening: Kate Middleton and Prince William Face Swap. I guarantee that now, you will not be able to un-see this.
As throngs of ‘merikans head to the beach this 4th of July weekend, I thought it might be fun to share a couple photos from this beach art installation at Spain’s Laga Beach by Gunilla Klingberg. It’s a “truck tire star pattern” that’s embossed into the sand at low tide, only to be washed away at high tide. The beach becomes a giant groomed sculpture, only to turn back into unformed sand. Cool isn’t it? Happy 4th all!
Cyclists who use bikesharing programs are much less likely to wear helmets than people who ride their own bikes. A team of designers in London has come up with a solution: Temporary helmets you can throw away. But are they really safer? Innovative? Or just ridiculous?
Need to get focused? Try turning off your computer and doing some good old fashioned hand-writing. fastcompany: “We learn more and retain more. Creative pathways are opened up as we engage more of our senses. Forming letters by strokes, as opposed to selecting each by keys, opens regions of the brain involving thinking, language, and memory that are not opened through typing. Writing, real writing, makes you smarter.” [Image: Flickr user Lali Masriera]
Every feature has some maintenance cost, and having fewer features lets us focus on the ones we care about and make sure they work very well. – David Karp Amen.