In this CreativeMornings talk Dallas Clayton shares what he calls ‘kid lessons,’ bite-size lessons that make your life and the lives of the people around you better.
- Rainbow tape dispenser. If this doesn’t put a smile on your face I don’t know what will.
- I *loved* this conversation at 99u between Jason Fried and Scott Heiferman.
- 10 Foreign Words We Need in English
- Thinking of switching mobile carriers? Check Sensorly for “unbiased” coverage maps of AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and even smaller companies like Metro PCS and US Cellular. (via Kottke)
- Cyber-Seniors: You’re Never Too Old For The Internet
- Poligon is a collection of foldable metal sculptures inspired by the animal kingdom which you sculpt into their final shape yourself.
- Electric Powered Wakeboard. Way cool.
- Photographs of sightseers in the USA from the 1970s and 1980s
- The Evolution of Peggy Olson (Mad Men Supercut) (via)
- During a super short trip to Switzerland last week I noticed three Japanese ladies taking Selfie after Selfie with the help of a Selfie Click Stick. They were traveling together yet took photos of themselves. Odd.
- Schiller’s X1 lets you ride a bike on water, sort of.
- Currently reading and thoroughly enjoying: Give and Take
- I dig this little guy.
- These SUMO Egg Cups made me laugh.
- Anatomical Frog Brain Model. Why not?
- Duolingo – an interesting model for free language learning. You learn and at the same time help translate.
- This small white desk is quite beautiful. (And unusual looking.)
- Construction of the Flatiron Building, New York, ca. 1902.
- I am seriously tempted to buy this Panda (?) Bear Sweater for my four year old.
- Realistic looking Dorito Pin. Totally useless but made me laugh.
- Mike Monteiro gives good advice on what to avoid when presenting designs to a client.
- Great post by Joanna Goddard on 10 lessons she learned in her career.
- This Enamel Baking Set is seriously beautiful.
- A desk is becoming available at my DUMBO based co-working space Studiomates in November. Email desk (at) swiss-miss.com if interested.
- My friend Maggie Doyne, founder of Blink Now is looking to hire a Director of Development.