November 2011
18 posts
“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.”
– Akira Kurosawa
“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
Door or less
I am really intrigued by this post from Liz Danzico. I think this gives some backing to my belief that the vertical scroll experience combined with lightboxes/hoverstates/modals ultimately add-up to a better user experience. It’s why I advocated for it in Acumen Fund’s new homepage, and certainly what Facebook and Twitter & Co. already know best…
“Want to remember an...
“There’s an consistent argument here that the pristine and heroic originality...”
– Jonathan Lethem on the “fetish of perfect originality”
“Imitate. Don’t be shy about it. Try to get as close as you can. You’ll never get...”
– From Bruce Mau’s Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
“Nobody said a word except for Bruce and I, sitting next to each other saying,...”
– Johnny Depp in an interview with Life magazine telling the story of a near-death experience he had on a plane while filming his latest movie, The Rum Diary with Director, Bruce Robinson.
Unreal.
The Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion is located at Hjerkinn on the outskirts of Dovrefjell National Park, overlooking the Snøhetta mountain massif. The 90m2 building is open to the public and serves as an observation pavilion for the Wild Reindeer Foundation educational programmes. A 1,5km nature path brings visitors to this spectacular site, 1200 meters above sea level.
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“There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”
– John Brzenk, professional armwrestler (HT Ji Lee)
