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Link love for May 17

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Recycled, Modern, Outdoor Furniture (above) by Loll Designs.

Apple and the politics of phoney outrage.

Modern House Numbers giveaway.

Curated hypocrisy: How Google camouflages its attacks on Apple.

Biomimicry Challenge: IDEO Taps Octopi and Flamingos to Reorganize the USGBC.

How Cul-de-Sacs Are Killing Your Community.

Polar Beer pint glasses, for fans of Lost.

88% of Lost Wallets Containing Baby Photos Get Returned: How To Use That Fact to Boost Business.

The Shirky Principle: “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.”

Marvel Comics for the iPad looks rad.

The Twenty Systems project combines an audio CD of new music with a full colour 60 page book containing photos and diagrams of the electronic instruments used, along with a detailed history documenting the development of synthesisers between 1968 and 1988.

Dazzle Makeup to foil computer facial recognition.

Link love 2009-04-07

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Rick Poynor looks back at The Designer Republic’s work (above) and assesses its lasting influence.

The new Nine Inch Nails iPhone App shows that Reznor and crew grok how to connect with fans and build a community around their creative work.

Drobo releases the bigger, better, rack-mounted and faster DroboPro.

Boks is an AIR application that provides a User Interface for Blueprint CSS framework.

2008 How Design Conference Notes: Tips for Productivity

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presented by Scott Belsky, founder and CEO of Behance (original description)

Behance Network is not about creativity but productivity

  • distinguish urgent vs. important: have 2 lists
  • generate ideas in moderation: they can be addicting
  • spend energy on staying organized: creativity * organization = impact
  • organize with a bias to action
  • the action method
    • action steps
    • back burner items: must review regularly or you may never do them
    • reference items: pile up, usually don’t get used again

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