Influences: Steve Reich
I'm pretty excited to hear what he does with Radiohead. Video from bloc.
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When life gets rough, eat some fucking tacos. When life gets better, eat some fucking tacos. - — Justin David Cox
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Link: Principles of User Interface Design
"To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit; it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse." - Paul Rand
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Link: How does a startup out-recruit Google?
They're not giving you the best opportunity of your life. Then a scary thing can happen: You might realize one day that you’ve lost your competitive edge. You won’t be the best anymore. You won’t be able to fall in love with new stuff. Things are cushy where you are. You get complacent and stall. So, run your prospective engineering hires through that narrative. Then show them the alternative: working at your startup.
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Be Prepared To Reinvent Yourself
RIP Hillman Curtis. You were such a immense source of inspiration to me when I was a young graphic designer, especially as I transitioned to the web. May your story and your work live on to inspire generations to come.
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Mike Montiero – "Fuck You, Pay Me"
This is an absolute must watch from San Francisco CreativeMornings with Mike Monteiro, Design Director, and co-founder of Mule Design Studio. The event took place on March 25, 2011 and was sponsored by Happy Cog and Typekit.
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Adults are obsolete children - — Dr. Seuss
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Link: Sincerely, John Hughes
Today is John Hughes' birthday. I grew up in the 80's, but not as a teenager. I didn't get to see most of his movies in the theatres, but I have seen them all. I used to live in Chicago's north shore suburbs (where I attended high school), a place that is to John Hughes as Maine is to Stephen King. So, while he has a special place in the hearts of millions, having lived in the area where his movies took place, and having actually been to literally dozens of the places where his movies were filmed creates a special connection for me.
I'm really fascinated by him and have read a lot about his work, process, and life; including his eventual disappearance from Hollywood. I was legitimately sad on the day he died. That's why I was so happy to wake up this morning to find this link, which was included in a tweet that was retweeted by my friend Dustin. It's pretty amazing.
As the tweet said, "If you've not read this, do so now; if you already have, read it again."
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Link: Forget Networking. How To Be A Connector.
Hat tip to Merrick for sharing this. This article really resonated with me because I feel it describes one of the ways I can best help startups. Over the years, I have built a lot of relationships with people. As a byproduct of how Threadless ran while I was there, every relationship was (and continues to be) treated like a friendship. This is something I still do to this day, which makes it easier for me to reach out and connect people. Whether these connections lead to hires, advice, or even funding, I take great pleasure in being able to extend my network to help others.
I'm proud to be a connector.
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Wilson Miner - "When We Build"
We shape our tools and our tools shape us.” As more of the tools we live with every day become digital instead of physical, our opportunity – and responsibility – as designers is multiplying. We live in a world of screens, and we are the ones who decide what goes on them. We are in a unique position to have an impact – one that lasts longer than the next redesign or the latest technology. What happens when we stop thinking of ourselves not just as developers or experience designers, and take up the mantle as a new generation of product designers for a digital world?
Recorded at Build 2011
