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I’m adding a lot of new music to my iTunes tonight. Most...

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:36:27 -0400

I’m adding a lot of new music to my iTunes tonight. Most of it came from Spencer, tracks he played on the boat while we were out last weekend. I’m listening through Phrazes for the Young now. Casablanca’s voice is really compelling for me. I’ve always loved the Strokes and this album is great as well.

One of the albums I just added is Drake’s So Far Gone. I have literally no idea about Drake. I’ve heard his name and know people like him. I saw it and thought I’d give it a try. While I haven’t listened to it yet, the album cover is beautiful, isn’t it? Very nice use of type. It’s good to see a hip-hop/pop artist choosing to go graphic/typographical instead of using a photo. Classy, Drake, very classy. Let’s hope the album is as good.

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The Local Maximum

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iPhone 4 versus Canon 7D (by Take Zero Productions) From the...

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:32:02 -0400

iPhone 4 versus Canon 7D (by Take Zero Productions)

From the great new iPhone Cinema channel on Vimeo. The iPhone 4’s camera is pretty impressive, I’m excited to see what filmmakers manage to do with it.

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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Subjective Validation

Wu-Tang and Simon and Garfunkel? Now that’s a...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:14:24 -0400

Wu-Tang and Simon and Garfunkel? Now that’s a receipt. Currently en route to my home.

An Ideal Hand Position (by katinthecupboard) This is beautiful...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:34:11 -0400

An Ideal Hand Position (by katinthecupboard)

This is beautiful (via Twigs & Buoys)

Vimeo seen through Sigur Ros-colored...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:41:28 -0400

Vimeo seen through Sigur Ros-colored glasses.

vimeoawards:

Great new Festival and Awards promo by VsTheBrain. Do you want to make one? email us! awards@vimeo.com

"I’m restless because I’m doing way too much consuming and not enough creating. Every day I’m on..."

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:23:00 -0400

“I’m restless because I’m doing way too much consuming and not enough creating. Every day I’m on Twitter, Tumblr, Vimeo, Facebook, Foursquare, and my RSS feeds and all I do is read about all of the awesome stuff going on around me, but I never contribute anything myself. The space that I’m passionate about (technology) is at the most exciting point it has ever been in its history, and here I am sitting around on my chair doing nothing about it.”

- - Joseph Schmitt // So Long, And Thanks for All The Fish

I’ve had a similar realization lately myself. Except mine came after I realized I’m fostering a growing envy for all the people I see achieving great things around me.

I absolutely believe in the idea that you should constantly surround yourself with people smarter than you, it’s one of the major reasons I decided to work at Vimeo. Observation without contribution turns awe into envy and inspiration into jealousy. It can be a dark road.

First, I want to stop being negative; fight that feeling of “why didn’t I think of that? It should’ve been me!” and instead congratulate my peers for their amazing achievements. Creativity and innovation are not a finite resource. It’s easy to think all the good ideas have already been had but in five years there’ll be a whole new group of people I’m envious of who, right now, are out there creating, not wishing they’d thought of someone else’s idea.

I feel like I too will back away a bit from Twitter, Facebook, etc. At least turn down the info spigot to a trickle. That’s the only way to free up my time enough to start working on the things I want to do. I have great ideas but they’re nothing but brain crack† without action.

So far, so good. Before writing this post—but after reading Joe’s—I took a favor asked of me by a friend and tried out some new CSS techniques with which I’ve been meaning to experiment. Michael wanted a map on his contact page with a pointer to where he lives. I rotated some elements, used some trickery to create the arrowhead, and added text-shadow to imply some depth. I’m quite pleased with the result.

My fingers are crossed and I hope I can go through with this personal renaissance. I hope Joe can too: he gave me a hint at the project he’s been working on and I am selfishly glad he’s finding more time for it because I want to use it. Now.

† This is one of my favorite things ever. I have watched this video countless times when I need to rekindle my creativity. If you only watch one video I share on this blog, make it this.

R Kelly Has Lost His Damn Mind

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:07:44 -0400

Seriously.

"Having a tough time taking a nap on that island paradise? Not to worry. Just pick a few sounds (I..."

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:46:33 -0400

“Having a tough time taking a nap on that island paradise? Not to worry. Just pick a few sounds (I might suggest an ice cream truck and a barking dog for that summer feeling), set the sleep timer, and you’ll be napping in no time. Worried that you’ll be disoriented waking up in the quiet majesty of a country dawn? We’ve got you covered. Just set the alarm and you can be woken gently by an NYC sanitation truck anywhere in the world.”

- NY Nap App

File this under “ideas I wish I’d thought of first”.

This is a very compelling reason to get an iPad. soxiam: took...

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:43:06 -0400

This is a very compelling reason to get an iPad.

soxiam:

took me a while but i can no longer say i don’t want an ipad.

joseph schmitt: Safari Gripes (or Why I Use Chrome)

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:55:09 -0400

joseph schmitt: Safari Gripes (or Why I Use Chrome):

Safari is a great browser. It’s incredible that the default browser that comes built-in to an Operating System is so high caliber. However, there are a few annoyances that have existed in Safari for several years now that keep me from using it as my daily, default browser. Safari 5, which was…

Great points Joe, same problem I have with Safari. Though, if you use Readability, the whole Apple+1 is useful for reading articles (transition to the readability view with just the keyboard).

A few Good Creative Men There’s a bunch of these videos,...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:08:00 -0400

A few Good Creative Men

There’s a bunch of these videos, this one is my favorite so far.

via Sarah

pile: kateheffernan: Spotted in chi city Coast 2 coast...

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:33:58 -0400

pile:

kateheffernan:

Spotted in chi city

Coast 2 coast people

Vimeo Festival + Awards

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:34:00 -0400

Vimeo Festival + Awards:

Today we opened up submissions and launched the site for the Vimeo Festival + Awards. Kevin, Joe, Jake, and I have been working on this and I’m really pumped to see it go live and start getting attention.

The Festival and Awards will take place this October in NYC. We’ve got some really awesome stuff planned. The awards celebrate the best in online video and are judged by a really great panel of judges. These are people you’ve heard of like David Lynch and DJ Spooky.

Blake goes into some more detail.

pile: Vimeo on the Apple store roof All Vimeo users wear...

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:23:16 -0400

pile:

Vimeo on the Apple store roof

All Vimeo users wear leggings.

Different view:

TinySong.com Redesign. I like the focus on sharing, it’s...

Fri, 28 May 2010 10:17:31 -0400

TinySong.com Redesign. I like the focus on sharing, it’s why everyone uses this great service. I also approve of the colloquial apostrophe use. Another great piece of design coming from Grooveshark.

"Thank you for using Tweetbackup! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, or else, your account..."

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:43:11 -0400

“

Thank you for using Tweetbackup!

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, or else, your account at TweetBackup.com will be deleted.

Psst! Why not write about TweetBackup.com on your blog or Twitter??

”

- Follow us “or else”? Way to be huge d-bags TweetBackup. Not cool at all. At least you haven’t updated Twitter since last November.

This is me writing about you, like you asked. Kthxbye.

This was shot on the Red One camera and the amount of vibrance...

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:33:01 -0400

This was shot on the Red One camera and the amount of vibrance achieved is incredible. The beautifully composed shots are helpful as well. Well done, a must-watch at full screen on Vimeo for the HD.

San Francisco in 4K (by Patrick Lawler)

Changing Habits: Mapping Environmental Impact as Humanoids

Sat, 01 May 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Changing Habits: Mapping Environmental Impact as Humanoids:

The website Changing Habbits shows the environmental impact of a person by using humanoid forms with body parts distorted relative to the environmental impact of common activities.

Each part of the body is allocated to a different type of environmental burden: the feet correspond to the transport footprint, the hands to home energy, mouth to water, stomach to consumption, bottom to waste and the eyes and head to electrical consumer products. The overall CO2 footprint is conveyed to the human figure’s height. People can input their personal data to retrieve their personalized humanoid sustainability representative.

The test is far from flawless, has some built-in bias (it assumes I own a washing machine, for example) and is decidedly British but this is still a cool tool with an interesting result. Here was my form based on environmental impact. Their tips? Turn off my laptop, turn down the heat, and recycle more.

maniacalrage: Ironing Techniques By Professional Craftsmen (via...

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:55:17 -0400

maniacalrage:

Ironing Techniques By Professional Craftsmen (via lonelysandwich)

Adam writes:

This short instructional film showcases unmatchably masterful ironing technique that we’d all do well to learn from, but it’s also one of the most absorbing, delicious demo videos I’ve ever seen.

And it’s absolutely true. This video scratches me somewhere I didn’t even realize itched.

I’ve never been good at ironing. In fact, I’m pretty terrible. It takes me a really long time and I always feel like I’m not doing it right. This video proves that I’m not.

I like the wide board the guy is using. I wonder if his technique can be duplicated on a regular size collapsable board.

Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:19:49 -0400

Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87:

It was for decades the most enduring piece of ephemera in New York City and is still among the most recognizable. Trim, blue and white, it fits neatly in the hand, sized so its contents can be downed in a New York minute. It is as vivid an emblem of the city as the Statue of Liberty, beloved of property masters who need to evoke Gotham at a glance in films and on television.