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I’m not for the notion of ‘artistic’ or ‘creative’ meaning making a pretty picture.
Every entrepreneur I have ever met is an artist. They are all forced to become comfortable with failure.
And for entrepreneurs, their canvas is their company.

John Maeda, President, Rhode Island School of Design

01/24/12

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When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at 4:00 a.m. and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for ten kilometers or swim for fifteen hundred meters (or do both), then I read a bit, and listen to some music. I go to bed at 9:00 p.m.
I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.

But to hold to such repetition for so long—six months to a year—requires a good amount of mental and physical strength. In that sense, writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity.

Haruki Murakami, Paris Review interview, 2004

01/24/12

Doxie sale on Fab.com starts January 25, 2012.
Say goodbye paper. Doxie Go is the smart little scanner that scans anywhere—no computer required. Take it to go, scan documents or recipes, then, sync up! Doxie’s built-in battery and memory keeps all your scans. Included software creates searchable PDFs or sends directly to Evernote and Google Docs.

01/23/12

M/I/S/C

A great read, highly recommended!

01/20/12

The age of the consumer-innovator

01/17/12

Designers’ Toolkit

01/11/12

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives; nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

Charles Darwin

01/10/12

29 ways to stay creative

01/9/12

Why?
Athletes do what they do? Why do we reach always further? Why do we set goals so high we may never reach them?
Great question and brilliant Nikon D4 promotional video!

01/9/12

Steve Jobs narrating “Here is to the crazy ones”
Which, according to Isaacson, he decided not to air because “it’s not about me, it’s about Apple!”

01/8/12