Beautiful lighting… great creation of space… stunning storytelling. (via VHX)
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.
— Ira Glass (via nefffy)
Doctors at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto, Canada have taken interactive gaming to the next level when they hooked up a Kinect console to their medical imaging computer. Now when in the operating room, doctors can have direct access to MRI scans, without having to disinfect, leave the operating room, consult the scans, and then scrub back in. This hack allows them to virtually manipulate the scans and retrieve the necessary information by pulling it up on screen with a wave of their hand. (via PSFK)
You guys. We live in the f-ing future!
New Work and Old Work Space
Nothing like a new publication hot off the presses to justify taking a few shots of the ol’ cork board. And since I update my portfolio even less then this blog, it seems like a good way to share what I’ve been up to.
The toolkit is a minor refresh to a popular handout at the AU Career Center. Overall I’m pretty pleased with the small typography experiments, some of the smaller details, and the gentle color palette.
Oh… and take a view of my desk. That cork board is by far my apartment’s finest feature!
I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
Somewhat unfair. I’d be more than willing to pay Judy Peaches more if I could do so as a reward for doing a better than average job nurturing the intellects and talents of our best shot at keeping America great. Likewise, I’d be more than happy to pay her more if I could easily fire her for doing a poor job of nurturing those intellects and talents. You know?
If not now when
I spend endless time thinking about media I consume, thinking about writing, thinking about updating my website, about tweeting and drawing, thinking about projects and paintings… lots of thinking, not enough doing. I’ve been staring at this shirt (open in a browser tab) for at least two weeks now, just thinking about writing this post.
My hope in saying this out loud (typing it in pixels) is that I can kick start a habit of meaningful action; not just typing snarky thoughts or sharing flashy images (although doing so regularly would be something), but first stepping back, defining my intentions for this space, and then following through with regular reflection of ideology, articulation of ideas, and sharing of projects and interests. The long and the short of it: I’m spending too much time in my own head.
It’s time to take my thoughts and ideas–on great design, creative businesses, my own ideas and happenings–and hit publish. If not now, when?
If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.
— Michael Pollan, Food Rules
That has always been my principle in life—to try and do things that I don’t know how to do very well.
— Milton Glaser
Better Sport Stats
I hope this isn’t some sort of sick joke. Long have I loathed the over-exaggerated, tacky, high-gloss, fo-brushed-metal sports stats and signage during games. Seeing these on tv should make the game a better experience; indeed improving visibility with a unique application.
These graphics employ better typography, great colors… simplifying presentation while maintaining a unique display. The new imagery is subtly reminiscent of cnn international (they were ahead of their time). I hope other stations take note and again copy Fox. A ton of fun.
Big TOUCHDOWN!
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