The Day's Color Inspired by Aphex Twin 'Syro' Inspired by FKA Twigs 'LP1' Inspired by Jon Hopkins 'Immunity' Inspired by The Chicago Bears Inspired by Stone Roses' Self-titled Album Inspired by Yo La Tengo 'And Then Nothing...' Inspired by 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Inspired by Brian Eno 'Another Green World' Inspired by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib 'Pinata' Inspired by Shellac '1000 Hurts' Inspired by The Chicago Bulls Inspired by James Blake 'Overgrown' Inspired by The Work of Pawel Nolbert Inspired by The Work of Matt W. Inspired by The Knife 'Shaking The Habitual' Inspired by How I Feel Today Inspired by Goat 'World Music' Inspired by Radiohead 'Hail To The Thief' Inspired by T. Inspired by ChaseBliss Audio's Warped Vinyl Inspired by The Microphones 'The Glow Pt. 2' Inspired by The Work of Geoff Mcfetridge Inspired by Wild Beasts 'Wanderlust' Inspired by Echo & The Bunnymen 'Ocean Rain' Inspired by Wolves In The Throne Room 'Celestial Lineage' Inspired by Peter Gabriel's Fourth Self-Titled Album (Security)
40 Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. -Voltaire …because asking the right questions is the answer. Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. if you’re interested in reading even more thought-provoking questions.Title photo by: Colin Kinner For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 40 Photo-Illustrated Questions to Refocus Your Mind Asking the right questions is the answer... February 23, 2012 In "Happiness" 40 Questions that Will Quiet Your Mind Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers … because asking the right questions is the answer. August 5, 2015 25 Questions that Provoke Thought If the question makes you think, it’s worth asking. January 4, 2010 In "Hacks"
11 Best Innovation and Design Books of 2010 (An Entirely Unscientific List) It's always interesting to take a look back at a year's worth of books, particularly from an industry still reeling from assaults to its very existence. This year, certain clear themes emerged from writers looking at the worlds of innovation and design. Most clearly, we have entered the age of the individual. Emphasizing every person's ability to have an effect or make a difference was a theme touched on by many. The importance of cross-disciplinary innovation was another, with many outlining the powerful idea that innovation simply won't emerge from staring into a world you already know inside and out. And even while many admitted that there are no easy answers to our time of global turmoil, there was an overarching sense of optimism too. Finally, this year's award for the Innovation Author's Preferred Hero of Choice goes to.... Here then, in no particular order, are eleven books that made me stop and think this year. "There's a new paradigm in town, and it's called pull."
02 NES ContentFramework.006.jpg / Nescafe Content Strategy — Activeside Projects Movies In Color 13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits | Zen Habits “Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” - Mark Twain Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. I’ve learned a lot about changing habits in the last 2 1/2 years, from quitting smoking to taking up running and GTD and vegetarianism and waking early and all that. I could go on, of course, but you get the picture. I’ve not only learned a lot about what you should do when changing habits, but through my failures, I’ve learned about what not to do. And trust me, I’ve had lots of failures. I’ve found failures to be just as important as successes when trying to learn how to improve, especially when it comes to changing habits. I’ve done that, with one failure after another, and would like to share a few things I’ve learned to avoid when trying to change a habit. “Motivation is what gets you started. Taking on two or more habits at once. “We are what we repeatedly do.
Best of What's New 2010 Our December issue is more than just an exhaustive guide to the greatest creations of the year. It’s a forecast. For 23 years, the Best of What’s New awards have gone to the 100 innovations that indicate where technology is headed in the future. Some are audaciously beautiful, like the 562 horsepower, $230,000 Ferrari 458 Italia. Dive in to our 11 categories to see what revolution looks like.
Why designers should seek chaos and complexity first - Activeside of design verybody seem to agree on the fact that the World is complex and is getting even more complex everyday. I wouldn't discuss that, it's probably true. It seems that everyone also agrees on the fact that Simple is better than Complex and that we need simplicity in the products (material or immaterial) and services we use everyday. Probably also true. "Ideas are cheap and plentiful" Linus Paulin (1901-1994), awarded Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Peace and one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, used to say that "the best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas". "Ideas are cheap and plentiful. In the field of Design, ideas is the raw material you play with before you start working seriously. From low to high resolution From order emerges chaos… When the primary material for thinking is limited to a small series of ideas, things seems to be in order, the world looks simple, the solution near : idea 1 + idea 2 = idea 3. First, the automata rule #30 develops itself as follow:
Designers Toolbox The Neuroscience of Decision Making In an attempt to put matter over mind, researchers are beginning to decipher what exactly is happening in our brains when we are making decisions. Our thoughts, though abstract and vaporous in form, are determined by the actions of specific neuronal circuits in our brains. The interdisciplinary field known as “decision neuroscience” is uncovering those circuits, thereby mapping thinking on a cellular level. Although still a young field, research in this area has exploded in the last decade, with findings suggesting it is possible to parse out the complexity of thinking into its individual components and decipher how they are integrated when we ponder. Eventually, such findings will lead to a better understanding of a wide range of mental disorders, from depression to schizophrenia, as well as explain how exactly we make the multitude of decisions that ultimately shape our destiny. The following is an edited transcript of the teleconference. C. WANG: Yes.