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Anonymous asked: Hey James. My name is Juniper. I live in Brooklyn too. I moved here in October and have been looking for work. It's been hard because I've got an atypical type of resume. (I got a B.A. degree and then traveled the world for three years) Anyways, I saw from Shatterbox that you work with the Acumen Fund and wanted to ask how you got involved, and if you had an suggestions for someone like me. I've been in NY for 4 months and am running out of funds so I'm reaching out to new people like you. : )
Hi Juniper - Thanks for contacting me! I hope you’re enjoying Brooklyn. I’m actually living in London now, and miss NY a lot. I’d be happy to chat to share my experiences and offer some suggestions. Email me at jwu(at)acumenfund(dot)org and we’ll set something up.
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When we realize that there’s never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.
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If all else fails, I drink half a bottle of rum and play a Handel oratorio on the gramophone. This generally produces an uncontrollable gush of copy. The next morning I get up early and edit the gush… I am a lousy copywriter, but I am a good editor.
David Ogilvy(via austinkleon)
Posted on January 24, 2012 via AUSTIN KLEON with 49 notes ()
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The original Mac team in 1984: George Crow, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson, and Jerry Manock (from pg. 117 of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson)
This photo is flipping amazing. How could you not love Smith and Atkinson? And Hoffman is just lethal. I think I have a new crush. I even love the ceiling in the background. Far out.
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Tell me the 3rd photo doesn’t remind you of Daniel Day Lewis in the final scene of “There Will Be Blood.” Terrifying!
Love that the place is called “Les Miserables Bowling Alleys.”
Posted on January 8, 2012 via OVADIA & SONS with 110 notes ()
Source: ovadiaandsons
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![I asked him if he [Paul Rand] would come up with a few options, and he said, “No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.”
— Steve Jobs on Paul Rand. Paul Rand, an American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Westinghouse, ABC, and Steve Jobs’ NeXT. He was one of the originators of the Swiss Style of graphic design.](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdtdhVU061qfzutqo1_500.jpg)
I asked him if he [Paul Rand] would come up with a few options, and he said, “No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.”
— Steve Jobs on Paul Rand. Paul Rand, an American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Westinghouse, ABC, and Steve Jobs’ NeXT. He was one of the originators of the Swiss Style of graphic design.
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Forever Bicycles by Ai Weiwei
Source: fastcodesign.com
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Japanese Proverb
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You need the eye, the hand, and the heart. Two won’t do.
David Hockney(via austinkleon)
Posted on January 4, 2012 via AUSTIN KLEON with 185 notes ()
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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The idea that people copy because they lack creativity is powerfully harmful…To deny people the right to copy, intimately, from others, is to deny the essence of what it is to be a creative person….Creative people are supposedly those who do not copy or imitate others; copying is supposedly theft. In truth, creative people must copy and must imitate others. Our copyright laws should be changed to reflect this reality.
William Patry, senior copyright counsel at Google Inc, in an excerpt from his new book, How To Fix Copyright(via austinkleon)
Posted on January 4, 2012 via AUSTIN KLEON with 69 notes ()
Source: todayonline.com
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![I asked him if he [Paul Rand] would come up with a few options, and he said, “No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.”
— Steve Jobs on Paul Rand. Paul Rand, an American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Westinghouse, ABC, and Steve Jobs’ NeXT. He was one of the originators of the Swiss Style of graphic design.](http://www.dannylewandowski.com/files/gimgs/7_rand-home.jpg)
