The chair-less office
"A company will do well if you get rid of the chairs and computers"
- Hisashi Sakamaki, Canon President
The blue sign on the floor also says "Lets rush - if we don't then the company and world will perish." The corridor was designed to detect whether employees were walking at least 5 meters for every 3.6 seconds.
New Beck Video
Paul Graham in Inc. Magazine
CritBuns rocks the ICFF Designboom gift mart
Another ICFF* and successful Designboom gift mart is in the books. Thanks to Designboom for the invitation to participate, and to my excellent RISD assistants Ben Laramie and Molly Rosenburg for helping man the CritBuns table. The new, softer buns were a hit among passerby, who approached a with a puzzled look on their face, and left with a smile (and sometimes a cushion). We eventually sold out of buns; someone even bought the demo. For those who got there too late, you can obtain a pair online at www.critbuns.com. See you next year!
*ICFF stands for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and happens every May in New York City. It is the superbowl of design in the US, where designers young and old debut new and interesting products.
Beautiful electronically generated art
The One Show Awards promo video
The TED Commandments
The ten rules for presenting at the prestigious TED Conference. Via Tim Longhurst.
How David Beats Goliath: The New Yorker
A brilliant article written by Malcolm Gladwell on David's effort beating Goliath's ability, and why breaking the rules lead him to victory. Discovered via Kevin Hartz.
As Eco-Seals Proliferate, So Do Doubts
Green Becoming a 'Tiebreaker' in Shopping Decisions, Survey Finds
The Zappos Way of Managing, Corporate Culture Article - Inc. Article
Milton Glaser: 10 things I've learned
Beautiful shoe renderings
Found on Coroflot.com, courtesy of designer Fabricio Costa Machado.
Top 100 brands
Design the page
A simple tip written down during a Graphic Design lecture at RISD. The lecturer (name forgotten) simply said "when you're writing, sketching, doodling, or whatever it is to fill blank space...design your page." What he meant was regardless of whether it's a sticky note, a business proposal, a diagram, or white board, consider your elements of design. Experiment with your aesthetic in these trivial layouts, because how you do anything is how you do everything. If it looks sloppy, disproportioned, or illegible, chances are so will the sketches for your next poster, web page, or product.
What is design?
"Design is the opportunity for art to penetrate people's lives."
- Paolo Antonelli, MoMA Director
CritBuns.com design rated #1 on Code Vigilante
Excellent quote
"It's impossible, that's sure....so let's start working."
- Philippe Petit, the man who walked across a cable connecting the World Trade Center towers. Taken from the documentary "Man on Wire".
Man on Wire trailer
This is an amazing, Oscar winning documentary about Philippe Petit, the man who walked a tight rope between the two World Trade Center buildings. Highly recommend it. $4 to rent on iTunes.