Excellent. Now we don’t have to water our plants nearly as much! And you can see when it’s needed without guessing.
Plus it looks cool. (via NOTCOT)
-Dan
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Hubcaps! Hubcaps… Make something cool - here is a pile of hubcaps. Knock yourself out. Talk about some interesting constraints.
More at Hub Cap Creatures - Via NOTCOT
-Dan
An exercise in design: Satan’s Logo
- James
Clever… Very clever… I love that the smiley face is just shown in the word without resorting to any funky punctuation.
-Dan
“A quarterly series of independently produced books. Each one will be on a central storytelling theme, and include personal stories, articles, and original art. They will come out quarterly. They will be awesome.”
Aaron and I both have a subscription, and I think they’re amazing. Collections of great stories with great illusrations that are all around a given theme. They need some more subscribers to keep publishing and I want to keep getting them… If you’re interested even a little, please take a look and order yourself a subscription. You will not be dissapointed!
Visit Fray: The Quarterly of True Stories →
-Dan
Why Your Future Sucks
“Thinking tomorrow will bring us brighter days, we consistently sacrifice our today/now/this-minute time to the freakish wolves.”
So right… Go do something that gets momenutum for your future right NOW!
-Dan
Top 20 Web Design Firms in Arizona
(We’re still #1!)
- James
Maverick by Ricardo Semler
Got all my quotes up for Maverick on my book site. This is probably my favorite business book. Some amazing things happen to him and his business. You have to read this if you run a business or have any say in how the business your at is run.
More info and reviews from Barnes and Noble and Amazon
-Dan
“ Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (B.A.R.F.)
barfproducts.com - Can’t tell if it’s real or not… They’re paying for Google Adwords… If it’s a joke, they’re spending decent cash on telling it…
Here’s a cool little application that lets you put in your email, location, and how far you are willing to travel for lunch - and it hooks you up with people who want to have lunch in the same area. That’s cool.
Talk about never eating lunch alone! (I hear that’s some business networking rule)
-Dan
How NOT to pick a slogan for your new business
After seeing a few of these today, I wondered how many I could find in 15 minutes. Here’s what I came up with:
Create. Organize. Share. Connect. (blist)
Experience. Share. Connect. (geotract)
Connect. Share. Live. (KIJIG)
Create. Share. Connect. (Factory Joe)
Discover. Share. Connect. Discuss. (InfoAddict)
Play. Share. Connect. (PSC Site)
Express. Share. Connect. Enjoy. (Gapuchi)
Share. Connect. Grow. Act. (Get Real)
Remember. Share. Connect. (Memoloop)
Watch. Listen. Share. Connect. (Ruckus Network)
Create. Share. Discover. Connect. (Fraxi)
Create. Connect. Share. (MateCube)
Share. Learn. Connect. Make a Difference. (Care2)
Connect. Share. Care. (UPHS)
Connect. Share. Grow. (Annese)
Share. Connect. Grow. (4marks)
Create. Share. Change the World. (connect2earth)
Connect. Engage. Innovate. (I-Open)
Engage. Learn. Connect. (TeachTown)
Connect. Attract. Engage. (Xuropa)
Think. Engage. Connect. (OPB)
Create. Share. Sell. (Hurox)
Create. Vote. Share. (Twiigs)
Dream. Create. Share. (Pod Collective)
Play. Create. Share. (Yuva)
Create. Share. Earn. (open4)
Create. Send. Share. (MPLIX)
Print. Create. Share. (hp DP)
Create. Attract. Engage. Connect (TM2)
..and that’s just barely scratching the surface.
37signals warned about this several years ago, but some marketing folks apparently didn’t get the memo.
- James
