January 2008
8 posts
WatchYES WE CAN!
Kind of Man - Sam Owens →
I never hear this kind of music anymore but when i do it always makes me happy
Are Americans Too Happy-Obsessed?
Most hide behind a smile because they are afraid of facing the world’s complexity, its vagueness, its terrible beauties. If we stay safely ensconced behind our painted grins, then we won’t have to encounter the insecurities attendant upon dwelling in possibility, those anxious moments when one doesn’t know this from that, when one could suddenly become almost anything at all....
In 2007, 30-year-old New York City-based... →
In 2007, 30-year-old New York City-based graphic designer Nicholas Felton had 58 vacation days, performed 2 karaoke songs, spent 4.7 days on planes, read 26% more book pages than he did in 2006, ran 190.5 miles, and thought Josh & Ellen’s wedding was the best of the year. You may view his annual report here; the print version costs a mere $5 and ships in February. In this year’s...
Nicholas Felton's Personal Annual Report →
Kind of amazing..
Cheryl Towler Weese: Is Apple Soft on Crime? →
Here’s the real question: could a climbing crime rate and the rise of the iPod be related? Has the iPod’s design increased its likelihood of theft, and if so, what role could Apple’s designers play in developing solutions?
