The title is a bit confusing, but the pancake sorting robots in the video don’t seem to be confused at all. Sorting at around 400 pancakes per minute (ppm), these guys can monitor the size/thickness of each one to get even stacks for packaging. It starts to get good about the 1:15 mark and then…
A great collection of free iPhone wallpapers over at Airbag by Greg Storey: http://airbagindustries.com/iphone-candy/ Two of my favorites:
Recently, JetBlue offered an All You Can Jet deal that let you fly as many times as you wanted during a month’s period for $600. @melanieross and I looked into it briefly but they don’t actually fly to Dallas so we would have had to drive Austin/Houston each time we wanted to go anywhere. Sweet…
I’ve mentioned before that one of my goals is to some day move in a direction that points me away from actual client work. I have nothing against clients – I am thankful for each and every one of you – but I’ve always got ideas and projects floating around in my head that I’d…
Once or twice in the last year I’ve gone searching for a pair of cufflinks. Unfortunately, these weren’t carried in any of the stores I ventured into. At $50, I’m not inclined to order these right now but I am adding them to my when-I-strike-it-rich list. Or to my buying-something-will-cure-what-ails-you list. Either way, they’re making…
For fans of Napoleon Dynamite and/or Eagle vs. Shark (and really, who isn’t), it looks like Hollywood might have finally struck gold once again.
To better understand the lyrical process in the Bonnie Tyler classic. You can thank me later for getting it stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
I’ve started a folder in my bookmarks for random stuff I find across the interwebs. It’s a cross between probably some of the most useless stuff around and a mental drafts folder for me. The following three images made it in the folder in the last couple of weeks. I don’t drink Cokes anymore, but…
I’m a huge fan of people who do what they do with a passion. Whether it’s designing furniture or fixing a foundation, I enjoy finding out about your job and what you do especially when you really love to do it. Rick Bishop almost makes me want to expand my garden. (~8 minutes) (via Serious…
If in fact I had a spare $25 million lying around for a penthouse in NYC. Beautiful. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/08/07/realestate/0809-deal-slideshow_index.html
It’s been slightly video-centric around here this week, but you’ll be ok. This is the trailer for the newest Wes Anderson animated film, Fantastic Mr. Fox. I love Wes Anderson movies. And Wes Anderson soundtracks. And Wes Anderson casts. via Kory
[Completely design unrelated] I go to weddings because you’re supposed when you’re invited and because my wife likes them. My aim is to find out early (either pre-wedding or from the itinerary) how long the service will actually be lasting. It isn’t that I dislike them, but like most men, they aren’t my ideal Saturday…
I don’t hide the fact that Adobe Illustrator and I aren’t necessarily friends. I’ve never been one to have the ability to draw much. And for being a related field, I feel like I should be better at logo design, but it just isn’t my forte. Which is probably why videos like the following capture…
If this clock is in production by Christmas, you can add it to my list. Minimal, functional, beautiful. Battery operated, individual pieces, set time by touching each number and auto-adjustment to light to determine white or black numbers. More design like this, please. (via swiss-miss)
I’m hoping at this point all I am doing is reminding you to check your feeds for the latest Abstract City by Christoph Niemann and not having to coerce you into finally adding it to your reading list. Do it. His latest, Master of the Universe, isn’t quite his best work but still much better…
I’d tell you to get your TiVo’s set but I kind of enjoy the fact that most don’t watch it for some strange reason. But I will start to wonder how you could possibly not begin watching after seeing the season 3 promo:
I can’t get enough of the Improv Everywhere guys and the things they pull off. I love the fact that they put so much preparation and effort into each stunt and the fact that there isn’t a malicious intent in anything they do. This time around they put together a surprise wedding reception for a…
On a scale from 1 to 10 on how excited I am to see what becomes of the soon-to-be released Typekit, I fall somewhere between 2,745 and infinity. Typekit, in their own words (emphasis mine): As a Typekit user, you‚Äôll have access to our library of high-quality fonts. Just add a line of JavaScript to…