new years resolution generator

by Monina Velarde.

Nasomatto Project

scents by Alessandro Gualtieri.

Jumping Spiders of Oklahoma

photography by Thomas Shahan.

Evan Sung photography

Evan Sung website.

National Geographic winners 2009

International Photography Contest 2009

paper hats

Paper-Cut Project

white holiday

Tiffany's holiday window in Manhattan.

spiro gira

lights by Patricia Urquiola.

custom billykirk

custom colors from Billykirk at The Pop-up Flea.

Tim Burton at MoMA

MoMA exhibit.

new eyes

The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes but in seeing with new eyes.

-Marcel Proust

chicks, man

Ira Glass on chickens.

fever

photographer unknown.

Simplicity is the path, not just the destination

Simplicity, many people think,
is an end in itself
But they're getting it backwards
Simplicity is the path, the means
It's not a far off destination,
somewhere in the future
It's right here, right now
It's taking things one at a time
It's asking simple questions
It's taking simple actions
It's doing it slowly
It's considering and being conscious,
with everything

When you find yourself becoming overwhelmed
on the path to simplicity
Taking a complicated, frenzied path
to get there
Stop, consider, and choose
the simpler path
And take it slowly
And easily
And lovely

by Leo Babauta

A Plea to All Creatives: Stop Going to Work

Balance = happy = creative = productive. Repeat.


via.

trick or treat

by Tim Burton.

photo & paint

by Geordie Woo.

fortune

cat sketches

by Andrea Joseph.

Meetalls

from Etsy.

origami spoon

by Michael Sholk.

custom eyewear

by Indivijual Eyewear.

via.

mobiles

by Miranda Watkins.

Working hard is overrated

Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen. But you can save yourself a lot of time by working on the right thing. Working hard, even, if that’s what you like to do.


by Caterina Fake.

wood stools

by Judith Seng.

via.

modern lace

by Alexander McQueen.

manifesto

via.

connected

via.

Persistence

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.


–Calvin Coolidge

cat power

photo by Craig McDean.