Oh, and let me know what you think.

Was reading on of my old manifestos, and then randomly came across this. Fantastically fun illustrations of our favorite swear words. And you can submit your own too!

Ask an 8 year old what happens inside a cell phone and have your ad directed by Wes Anderson, and you’ll be good to go.

Of course, that’s the small percentage. The rest is the terrible slog. The sleepless nights terrified about where the next paycheck is gonna come from. Turning out awful work for a client who doesn’t know better, just so you can keep the studio lights on. Pitching. Pitching. Pitching.

The horror.

Here’s a fantastic excerpt from Mike Monteiro’s new book Design is a Job. This is from a chapter called Getting Clients.

The biggest lie in this book would be if I told you I don’t worry about where the next client is coming from. I could tell you that once you build up enough of a portfolio, or garner enough experience, or achieve a certain level of notoriety in the industry, this won’t be a concern anymore. I could tell you I sleep soundly, not bolting out of bed at 4 a.m. to run laps around the local high school track. I could tell you that I never worry about enough presents under the tree. I could tell you these things, but I’d be lying. And I don’t want to lie to you. Getting clients is the most petrifying and scary thing I can think of in the world. I’d rather wrestle lady Bengal tigers in heat with meat strapped to my genitals than look for new clients.

Amen, Mike. Amen.

Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.

Seriously. Because when you’re depressed enough to cut your ear off, you’ve got some mad crazy chemicals running around in your brain.

Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.

What I mean is: Spike Jonez is brilliant. Make sure you watch this in full screen mode.

Experience Zero Gravity from Betty Wants In on Vimeo.

I love this because we mostly think of astronauts as super suave, manly-super-manly men from the 60s. You know, the kind who don’t cry, don’t feel pain, and most certainly don’t fall down.

Really inspiring and clever commercial featuring top-notch players competing against regular Joes, including the under 40 Jewish league, and a seniors league. Awesome!

This is super awesome. When you hear it like this, you realize that these noises are subconscious air-fillers, like “um” or “like”.