Tim Brown, the CEO of IDEO, talks on the link between creativity and playfulness at a TED conference in 2008.  In a fortunate turn of events, I now have a lunch appointment with Mr. Brown in a few weeks and I’m very much looking forward to hearing his insights regarding the creative process.  Maybe I’ll [...]

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Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.  An adorable take on a famous experiment of deferred gratification.

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Only on YouTube would Comic Sans be a hero.

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Moments by Will Hoffman, courtesy of Radiolab.  Reality and life are simply beautiful.

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Need to explain architecture to your friends?  Fear not.  3-2-1 Contact, that PBS kids show from the eighties, already took care of it.  Check out their fly architecture rap track.

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Another day, another boring morning at the office.  Or maybe not.  Check out this video from Eepybird, using 280,951 Post-It notes to make something truly amazing.  I wish my office was this exciting! EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo. (via swissmiss)

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I’m married to a huge film buff, resulting in quite a few nights spent watching classic movies.  I have no problem with this, as I’m usually treated to quality works I’d never end up seeing on my own.  However, over the last few months I’ve become more aware of the use of design in each [...]

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