Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Cube Rat Wins

                        If you read my blog post about the American Cube Rat in Edinburgh Kickstarter project, then you’ll know what I’m talking about here. Well, I’ve since gotten to … Continue reading

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Love Is Universal Yet Unheard

This video of Noam Chomsky’s take on “Love: Life’s Empty Without It” from Big Think really brings home how close we are to one another, without realizing it. Life is not fair for everyone, and there are many who do … Continue reading

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Spoonplus – So That You Won’t Starve

              I’m half Japanese, and it took me a while to learn to eat with a pair of chopsticks. When I first visited Japan as a little girl, my grandmother handed me a pair … Continue reading

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When Messages Turn To Rants

                  Yesterday, I came across this great article trying to bridge the gap between the creative world and the business world. As it came from a fellow creative, I wasn’t surprised to … Continue reading

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What You Do With What You Got

Eddi Reader and her band mates played at Ted Talks in 2003, but it works at any time. Powerful words for a powerful thought. What will you do with what you got? Will you use it for something good or … Continue reading

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Seriously, It Takes Hard Work

The modern world is in a crisis. Everywhere we look, we’ve become used to things continuing forever. Our lives moved along in an almost endless flow, like a stream upon the winter melt. But we forget that everything in life … Continue reading

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Word Maps

                        Ursula Hitz loves her typography. So much so, that she creates regional maps using them. But you need to look closely to get the true talent involved in … Continue reading

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Even Comics Inspire

                  We’ve all wanted to see what those superheros looked like when they were but little ones growing into their powers. Well, Oz comic artist Skottie Young seems to have inspired Pixar … Continue reading

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Nature Inspires

Updated on 8/3/2011 – Here’s the story behind the winning shot, Star Gazing At Crater Lake by National Geographic’s writer Krista Rossow.   Sometimes to get inspired, you simply have to look around at all of the beauty. I seriously … Continue reading

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Belong To Yourself First

            I was watching a tv show about a particularly scary gang, and it got me thinking. For various numbers of reasons, we all want or have to belong to someone or something. It’s an … Continue reading

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