My nephew wrote this letter to Santa. It says it all.
Creativity
Obama for America Artworks
Obama for America invited artists from across the country to volunteer their creativity to support President Obama’s jobs plan and the campaign. Now it is time to vote. Luckily, you get 3 chances to vote. Here’s my favorite, from Julie, Seattle, WA.
I love this one because of the bold use of color, which draws the eye into the design [you’d see this one from across the street]. Julie has cleverly manipulated the typography to ‘work’ and communicate the idea of jobs and she placed the crane image perfectly to allow our eyes to ‘move’ through her design. Julie also complimented the poster by repeating the iconic star [in blue] and allowed just enough of the blue, behind the red to peek out. Was she symbolizing the ‘blue skies’ of new jobs coming to America?
ubyu
Back in grad school, in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, I worked on the concept of a business that would take-in files [pdfs] and then print them and ship the final book off to you. I called it: Imprint. The web design is in some dusty storage box on a floppy disk [remember those?]. ubyu has brought my idea alive and they look like they make a beautiful product.
ubyu intro from ubyu on Vimeo.
Jawbone’s UP Release
I follow Fast Company and this is one of those things that is just so fabulous, I wished I had thought of it. UP by Jawbone is a really revolutionary invention. You put on the wristband and then check in with your smartphone to check on: eating patterns, sleep cycles and exercise. It costs $100 and will be available at Apple, Target, AT&T stores, and Best Buy.
Travis Bogard, Jawbone’s VP of product development sums it up perfectly, “Health isn’t about going to the gym three times a week. It’s about the thousands of little decisions that you make during the day. It’s about what you do in between those ‘healthy times.'”
Vintage PinUp Cothing Holiday Wish List 2011
Looking around for some vintage pinup clothing I started to pull together some ideas for the upcoming holidays and then created this Wish List. I hope you enjoy turning the pages and exploring some fashionable ideas as much as I did creating this magazine.
We Need to Shake Things Up
Earlier in the year I posted this and I wonder how we are all doing with Seth Godin’s points?
Now, more than ever, we need to shake things up.
Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.
Now, from Seth Godin. Click here to view [in a larger format]: What Matters Now.
