Gratitude. Gratefulness.
Environmental designer (and old friend) Joe Terrell sent me this. My reaction was “Yeah, yeah, I’ll get to it when I have time.” Today, I had time. As my wise guru/coach Peleg […]
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How Linda Ronstadt rocked my heart on Fresh Air
I just finished listening to Terry Gross’s powerful, moving interview with Linda Ronstadt on NPR’s Fresh Air. While I’ve always appreciated Ronstadt’s singing technically, I was never a huge fan. I […]
How many credit cards DO we need to carry around?
Apparently, just one. Seen Coin yet? Brilliant idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Sx34swEG0 https://onlycoin.com And who would have thought you’d find out by following Adam Lisagor (of the “You Look Nice Today” podcast) on […]
9 out of 10 Americans are completely wrong about this mind-blowing fact
This is astonishing — a beautifully, calmly, rationally presented video that shows the power of elegant design and clear writing to communicate a complex idea. (And what an idea.)
The universal design of language…huh?
In developing language, humans ran into a design problem: what to do when the communication process breaks down? How can we quickly and efficiently indicate that we don’t understand what […]
Google Chromebook goes green
A big huzzah for our client Be Green Packaging. They’ll be manufacturing packaging for Google’s Chromebook, the amazing $279 laptop. Be Green’s innovative technology, which allows them to create near-vertical […]
Shake it, dawg
Dog lover? Non-dog lover? You’ll find something to love and/or gross you out in this beautiful, hilarious video by Carli Davidson.
Braille Institute: far-seeing nonprofit
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “Braille”? If you’re like me, you imagine someone’s fingers feeling their way across a page, reading. And that […]
My favorite books on branding (so far)
My friend and leadership group buddy Cheryl asked a bunch of us for our favorite books on branding. I sent her these, and thought I’d post them here for all […]
Slowing down for the weekend
Taking a break from a truly hectic week I decided to poke around YouTube and look at slomo videos. I thought these two were particular nice (but there are a […]