July 2010
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On Brackets and Mustaches: The Art of Perspective
via laughingsquid.com This typographic poster, “A Field Guide to Typestaches”, is a perfect and playful way to present the personality of individual fonts. It appeals to my inner type geek. And it reminds me of The Art of Looking Sideways , a phenomenal book by Alan Fletcher. Artfully designed and weighing in at over 1000 pages, it is less of a book and more of a fount of...
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What Do You Take From Your Coffee?
via designspongeonline.com Making lists is how I start most create projects and ideas. I write down at least ten ideas in ten minutes (or less), and then go from there. Lists are great for focusing. They let you know how much you already know. They expose your default thinking (the places you turn to again and again because they are common and safe). And they act as a foundation for organizing...
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help with big idea
So, you need ‘Help with Big Idea’… Here are some different suggestions:
1) Make the idea even bigger. That way it will be easier to see from a distance.
2) Don’t focus on the size of the idea. Start small and then grow it over time. Take a long term approach, like bristlecone pine trees or China.
3) I see black-and-white silent movie footage of a woman from the 20’s...
How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made
via readwriteweb.com Read about how Iain Tait’s team at Wieden + Kennedy are creating a new meme with @OldSpice in ‘real time’. Posted via email from Plasma | Comment »
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The Real Life Social Network v2
The Real Life Social Network v2View more documents from Paul Adams. Read this. You’ll get smarter. Posted via email from Plasma | Comment »
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Hey Jason. I wanna make a mini movie for youtube...
10 Ideas in 10 Minutes™ - Ideas for humerous 1 person mini-movies with a twist on everyday life (no sfx):
1. Wear a popular sci-fi costume while you do normal things. Imagine a vulcan with a tri-corder at Starbucks… (popular examples are dancing stormtrooper in Japan, and Chad Vader)
2. Wear a popular horror mask while you do normal things. What does Freddy Krueger do to relax?
3. Wear a...
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What ideas do you have for breaking into account...
1. Get a lock-picking set.
2. Take a few courses in Conflict-Resolution Management.
3. Email the head of client services at agencies you want to work at, asking them for advice over coffee (on you).
4. If you are working at an agency, talk to your supervisor or HR about making a career shift.
5. Buy a Blackberry and read the entire manual.
6. Search for ‘client services’ and...
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Hi Jason! what titles for a book can you propose...
10 Ideas in 10 Minutes™ for Book Titles are Work Efficiency:
1. Being Efficient at Work [the obvious one!]
2. Work to Live: How to shorten your time at the office to lengthen your life
3. The Right Tool for the Job: How to Save Time At Work
4. Work-arounds: Tips and Tricks for Efficient Employment
5. Take Some of the Work Out of Work
6. Work, Work, Work. That’s Not All You Should Do....
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10 Fake Self-Help Books
I love self help books. They are filled with strange human systems and ideas. I also hate them. There is usually a small seed of an idea that is broken down and then blown out over hundreds of pages. More often than not, the author could have explained everything you needed to know in a small brochure. Here are some of my self-help book ideas. Please send me your fake book cover illustrations if...
