Category Archives: InspirationThis guy is both inspirational and a total nutter…
At least he gets to work outside in the fresh air!
A while ago I read about this absolutely INCREDIBLE new bookstore in the Netherlands. (H/T to John at Brand Autopsy.) An old (essentially unused) church in the heart of this city was turned into the most incredible bookstore you’ll likely ever see.
The building hadn’t been used as a church for years. In [...]
One of the most foundational and transformational experiences in my life was working on the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. I had the opportunity to work on and race the 1997 car Wolverine, and to serve as Project Manager for the 1999 car, MaizeBlaze. Wolverine raced across the US in Sunrayce 97, [...]
Recently I happened to read some of Diego Rodriguez’s old blog posts, where he talks about fractal brands. Specifically, the best brands are fractal. Here’s a quote from his post:
Definition of fractal, from Hyperdictionary:
A fractal is a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is [...]
Hat tip to Marginal Revolution, the world’s most beautiful libraries can be found here.
My favourite photos are below:
I’ve read and watched two fantastic commencement speeches.
One is the Steve Jobs commencement speech, given at Stanford University in 2005. You can find the text of the speech on the Stanford website. I’ve attached the YouTube video below here:
Second is a speech that Conan O’Brien gave at a New York City high school [...]
From John Maeda…
While on vacation I found a book in the house I was renting with a little note enscribed in the margin:
When you’re green you grow.
When you’re ripe you rot.
Finding this quote was quite heartening as it validated my own philosophy of life. When I know something well, I stop [...]
So I’ve been a big fan of SpaceX for a while, and even considered trying to get a job there at one point. I’m on their mailing list, and they just released a huge project update with lots of fantastic photos.
Check out the SpaceX Updates page for more details.
But get a load of the [...]
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