August 2010
12 posts
“Design is just a language, it’s not a message. If you say “retro” too much you...”
– One of many bits of knowledge shared by Frank Chimero in his comprehensive “What advice would you give to a graphic design student?” post.
Here’s the link, for the facebook people: http://j.mp/design_advice
“How someone chooses music to listen to in a given moment says a lot, he said....”
– Sam Hey, from the short story he posted on his blog today.
I couldn’t agree more.
WatchReblogging this AGAIN, because Merlin modified his post to respond to my original reblogging. The interwebs are fun today.
merlin:
The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel | Music | A.V. Undercover | The A.V. Club
Sweet maui onion, that motherfucker can sing.1
What an ambitious and revered song to cover, but, holy shit, does he ever hit the 3-pointer.
Sure, I’d probably listen to Glen...
WatchI’m reblogging this for two reasons: 1) Jeff Mangum live! and 2) I think Merlin found this because of me, and he just forgot because he’s a busy guy.
merlin:
The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel | Music | A.V. Undercover | The A.V. Club
Sweet maui onion, that motherfucker can sing.1
What an ambitious and revered song to cover, but, holy shit, does he ever hit the 3-pointer.
Sure, I’d...
“‘Is she dying?’ one of the sisters asked me. I didn’t know how to answer the...”
– Atul Gawande, in his article “Hospice medical care for dying patients” in The New Yorker.
Yes, the article is classically long. But it’s one of the best things I’ve read in all my years on this planet of ours. I beg you to do the same.
Draw online like you never have before →
Fun and easy to use, the DeviantArt Muro online drawing tool (created entirely in HTML5) is a sight to behold.
/via Swiss Miss and @consentino
