I love fashion, gadgets, accessories, art, architecture, and anything awesome that comes my way. My love for these things has allowed me to channel my energy into a new online magazine I'm creating. Hipsterist.
I hope you enjoy!
I love stumbling across innovation. Innovation really keeps my eye sharp, and my tools clean. Instead of talking about cool ideas and navigation innovations, I want to show you what cool is.
I found this while looking at ReputationDefender.com. It's kinda awesome. I really don't dig the design, but the whole idea of giving a page context without having to click anything or go anywhere is really useful. This is good for people who are just looking at the front page and are skeptical about the product. Without moving a single finger, the turnstile will move and explain more about their packages and potentially entice the person into taking a deeper look.
Okay, WOW. I've always liked the little things Threadless do, but this has fully changed the way I see hover navigation. Not only do these tees look great, but they look awesomer with a full blown preview on hover. This is truly innovation.
Hover navigation can be some beautiful and innovative stuff. Really the only thing limiting a designer these days is imagination and creativity. With every navigation direction you move towards, always think out of the box. The box is what is keeping you from being a trend setter. Be a trendsetter. I have a tone more I want to show you guys, but I've got work to do.
I'm pretty burnt out from 37signals' preaching, but this is some fresh stuff from partner Jason Fried. He hits on a great analogy of momentum right from the beginning. I highly recommend watching this.
I'm sure everyone has seen this video by now, but this is truly amazing. Malcolm Gladwell is the author of great books like The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink.
Kanye West is hot stuff. Yeah, he is an extremely talented producer and musician. But beyond the talent, Mr. West's cherry on the cake is his ability to be real. His authenticity towards the media, fans, and the public have set him a distance away from the rest of mainstream hip-hop. Some may call him an arrogant and selfish celebrity, but his genuine opinion has made him one of the greatest personal branders of all time.
I mean, who can change from classic rap:
to mainstream rap:
to heartbreaking hip-hop?:
That, my friends, is Kanye West being real. Being real sets you apart from the world. Being real tells the people around you that you are your own person, and that you will go to the ends of the earth to make your dreams happen. So let Kanye set an example for you: Forget what others think and do what you want, for you are the one who can change your world.
In my eyes, Kevin Rose has always been the web-star that hit it big and just rode the wave. I've never really heard him talk about business, and I've thought of him more as a player than an entrepreneur. In this video he really shows why he had made Digg so successful. His quiet opinion explodes and hits it dead on. Now is the time to launch something new.
∞Cool beans. Threadless have broken down two of their most popular tees into single and beautiful sites. Check out the select at TheSelectSeries.com and type at TypeTees.com.
∞Seth colors in the target with this post. It is clear that going big before making big things happen is the problem that many startups are finding themselves in today. The only way to shoot for the stars and to change the world is to keep to a maintainable size that allows you to act quickly.
∞Probably the best Rickroll experience I've ever had.
∞It was only a matter of time before they did this. It's a little late, but not too late. This will definitely help them with the battle against Android.
∞Apple is being a big Soviet baby with this whole app store fiasco. NDAing anything that allows the developers to complain is bad enough, but rejecting applications that aren't "pretty" is pure dictation. Could we see a boycott in the next few weeks? I hope so.
∞Words cannot describe the beauty of its quality. All for a sub $2.5k body. I foresee a future of awesome films made with under $50,000 budgets. Canon is innovation!
∞Just watch the entire thing, it's insanely great.
∞What a great move by Apple! WOO YEAH! Why not delete every account on iTunes while you're at it? Can't wait until they get sued for this, or can they?
∞I'm hating those new Microsoft "I'm a PC ads", but I haven't been able to describe to people why. John Gruber describes my thoughts and feelings on this topic. He is a genius.
∞Mike Ash show us really how difficult it is to deploy an iPhone application with Apple. I'm so glad I'm not choosing to go down this road quite yet. Maybe next year.
∞I expected more from Yahoo after their Purple campaign. I was so excited and so refreshed to know that they were changing their identity to rake in those Benjamins. But they destroyed it by creating a new ugly face for themselves. I have nothing else to say.
∞I love Kineda for its urban pop cultured nature. I'm loving it even more for its move to a light-on-dark interface. Check it out if you haven't. It's really nice.
∞I'm not a fan of Flash, but I'm a huge fan of design studios. These guys know how to do it. Check out their nice and clean card flip. It's pretty awesome, and inspiring!
∞Oh my. Why not make all of our jobs harder while you're at it. Wait, you already have, Microsoft.
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