Tilting the Streets of San Francisco
June 10, 2015A funny idea to use the steep streets of San Francisco to create a gravity illusion effect.
TED Talk: Tony Fadell
June 7, 2015Tony Fadell talks about habituation and how it can prevent us from noticing the problems around us, because we get used to them.
Totally Free – An homage to rollerskating
June 3, 2015Rollerskating used to be everywhere, but these days it’s nearly impossible to find people on roller skates. ‘Totally Free’ is a short documentary that explores these weirdly wonderful roller skaters, how they got into skating and why it keeps them alive.
A nice short documentary about the joy of rollerskating.
The first 21 days of a bee’s life
May 31, 2015Photographer Anand Varma set out to photograph bees in their first 21 days and to be able to do so, he raised bees right in his own backyard. A very interesting story and another great TED talk.
Anand Varma – A thrilling look at the first 21 days of a bee’s life
Vitaly x Ben Johnston – Friends Pop-Up Mural
May 19, 2015Love this.
Hand Drawn Logos
May 9, 2015Awesome lettering skills.
Tesla Energy
May 3, 2015This is the most exciting Keynote i saw in a very long time. If you release something and feel the need to call your product “revolutionary“, “game changing” or any other superlatives (yes, Apple, i’m looking at you!), please go stand in the corner watch this keynote again and think about what you just said.
I just read that a professor at the ETH in Zurich calculated that for the first time in history, solar energy will be cheaper than electricity from the grid, thanks to those Tesla batteries.
Embrace Scope Creep
May 2, 2015Another great piece of advice from Chris Lema about Scope Creep and why we should stop disliking and start embracing it.
The Knife Maker
April 23, 2015A shortfilm about a writer from Brooklyn who found his thing in handcrafted knife making. A very inspiring story!
In our second film, we meet writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash.
A Vintage Cover Version of Radiohead’s “Creep”
April 21, 2015A nice cover version of Radiohead’s awesome song “Creep”. Found via ma.tt.