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Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has completed the façade and interior design of a 10-storey hotel near Tokyo’s Skytree Observation Tower. conceived as an ‘art exhibit’, ONE@tokyo is located in Oshiage — an area which combines the historic feeling of the country’s Edo era with a lively sense of Tokyo’s modern metropolis. at ground level, Kuma and his team have installed a dynamic lattice of timber planks that refers to the factories found in the region’s downtown district. 
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They say not to judge a book by its cover, but there’s no saying about judging a book by its first line. I can usually tell within a few minutes if I’ll enjoy a book. Based on this infographic, it seems that many famous books are good from the start. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” but did you know the entire first line for “A Tale of Two Cities” is much longer? The first sentence in the book is a whopping 119 words. On the other hand, “Fahrenheit 451” opens with an easy to remember one-liner: “It was a pleasure to burn.”...
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Here are the opening lines of 34 of the world's famous books.
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January 15, 2017 10:38 AM
Here are the opening lines of 34 of the world's famous books.
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If you follow the right people, that's what Instagram can do for you. There are a lot of really talented artists and designers out there who use Instagram as a sort of mini art gallery -- a social portfolio, if you will. And it's a jackpot for people who love browsing gorgeous design work. To help you narrow your search, I've carefully curated some of the best Instagrams to follow for design inspiration. I did my best to place them in categories -- illustration, graphic design, pop art and installation, color palettes, street art, photography, typography, and calligraphy -- although you'll notice some of their work could fall into a number of different lists. Whether you're a designer looking for inspiration, or you simply harbor an appreciation for art and design, you'll want to check out (and follow) these accounts. ...
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Check out Lindsay Kolowich's carefully curated list of the best Instagram accounts for beautiful illustration, graphic design, photography, typography, street art, and more. Recommended reading. 9.5/10
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What does the entire observable universe look like? Not exactly like this—but it's a pretty (and fascinating) picture. The illustration, based on logarithmic maps from Princeton researchers and images from NASA, shows the universe from a human perspective: The sun is at the center, ringed by planets, galaxies, the cosmic web (the void between solar systems), and invisible plasma from the Big Bang.
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Sometimes science is wonderful.
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by The Morning News We asked writers and thinkers to tell us: What were the most important events of 2015—and what were the least?
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Want a taste of new intellectual thinking? Random, shrewd and interesting reading.
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It has been said that designing a blog is easy, a-no brainer. Pick a template from the myriads out there all readily available on any platform and you’ll be good to go, right?
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Creativity with your coffee and some design inspiration to go with it.
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As a society, we love food. That's really all there is to it.
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Here's a little creativity and food for thought. Recommended viewing. 9/10
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Some call it growth hacking. Others call it optimization. But what we’re all talking about, really, is crazy smart, innovative, results-driven, product-focused marketing that has an outsized impact on your company’s growth and bottom line.In certain circles, the term of art is traction. Traction is what separates fledgling startups from international brands and it’s the name of a one-day, one-track event that brought dozens of founders and growth champions from tech giants like Twitter, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Hootsuite, Marketo, HubSpot, and PlentyofFish to Vancouver last month. The day was filled with actionable insights and examples of how small tests, tweaks, and tactics can make or break your business. Here are some of our key takeaways....
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Traction is what separates fledgling startups from international brands like Twitter, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Hootsuite, Marketo, HubSpot and PlentyofFish. Dan Levy highlights some fascinating startup success stories. Highly recommended for founders, start-ups and marketers alike. 10/10
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It finally happened. After more than six years and 2,000 blog entries I finally had the big screw up! This post was originally titled “How to achieve pure search results.” I was doing some research for a client and needed to find a way to get out of the “filter bubble.” When you do a search, your results may depend on what you have searched on before, your contact list and subject matter in GMail, your activities on Google+ and your physical location, to name a few factors. So if I search for something and you search for something, we’re likely to come up with vastly different results based on the profiles Google has created for us. But what if you want “pure” results? I looked around at different options and stated using a Google option called “Verbatim.” I lightly experimented with it but misunderstood the fundamental nature of this tool and posted an article about how it can help you find “pure search results.” Quite a few readers tried it, liked it, and made the same incorrect assumptions as me. But reader Phil Bradley caught the error and corrected me....
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I went too fast and I delivered my first major blogging screw up today! Honesty is what makes Mark Schaefer's blog the best.
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One of the critical decisions of every career:"Well, there's plenty more to do, I'll do the least I can here and then move on to the next one."vs."I only get to do this one, once. So I'll do it as though it's the last chance I'll ever have to do this work, to please this customer, to ring this bell."...
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Seth Godin is always inspiring!
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June 20, 2015 5:02 AM
Never forget to take time to take a step back from your work and assess how you're doing. It gives you a chance to remove the short sighted blinkers and see the bigger picture. While it is easy to get drawn into routine and perhaps stopping short of delivering excellence on occasions, it is also possible that you have not been appreciating the fine work you have been producing and that should give the strength, confidence and encouragement to maintain that standard.
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Looking for inspiration? Here are 51 striking poster designs that beautifully illustrate minimalism by incorporating simple shapes, typography and colors to convey the message....
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Creativity with your coffee and some great creative poster designs to enjoy.
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Choosing harmonious font combinations is a key part of typography. Good font pairings will lead to beautiful designs that are also easy to read.For font-pairing ideas and inspiration, check out the following resources....
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What's your type? When it comes to beautiful design and great reading experience, type makes the difference.
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Before Kanyi Maqubela became an investment partner at the Collaborative Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on social enterprises, he was a typical Stanford student in need of career guidance. He was working with startups, studying philosophy, dating someone special—and feeling overwhelmed. Enter "Designing Your Life," a new and wildly popular course for Stanford juniors and seniors that is grounded in design thinking concepts and techniques. The course’s lessons gave him the perspective he needed to navigate decisions about life and work post graduation....
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It's called "Designing Your Life," a course that's part throwback, part foreshadowing of higher education's future. Pure inspiration. Recommended reading. 10/10
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March 28, 2015 1:36 AM
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Useful source for the best product page designs and inspiration.
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Quotes from beloved books, each thematically matched with a song. A side project by Maria Popova.
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Maria Popova offers some much-needed inspiration.
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Imagine the possibilities of a world in which we are able to make trusted connections between a near-infinite number of people. A world in which transaction costs, time and distance are reduced to almost nil. A world that is instantly available from a smartphone, anywhere, anytime.
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Fred Mazzella writes a really thoughtful post about the "sharing age." Recommended reading. 9/10
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Salvador Dali once said, "Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision." Perhaps the artist would've said something similar about virtual reality, which The Dalí Museum is now using to bring his 1935 painting Archeological Reminiscence of Millet's "Angelus" to life. To help celebrate the opening of its new exhibition "Disney and Dalí: Architects of the Imagination" on January 23rd, which looks at the relationship between the artist and Walt Disney, the museum enlisted agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners to create "Dreams of Dalí" to give viewers a new way to experience his work....
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Creativity with your coffee: An early painting comes to life for The Dalí Museum's new "Disney and Dalí: Architects of the Imagination" exhibit.
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Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors, fonts, and images usually are different from others in a similar market. Logos are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities. These types of corporate identities are often developed by large firms who specialize in this type of work. However, if you want to save some bucks and want to design your logo then there are many sources to get logo design inspiration. Infact, we might able to help you by presenting this showcase of Highly beautiful, original and creative logo designs for your design inspiration. All of these logos are very creative and following different trends like PhotoFill, Concealed, VariDots, Candy Stripe, Flip Flop, Sequential, but most importantly Texting which is a common element among all of them. Also, try to catch how they created using specific colors combination, typography adjustments and font selection....
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What an exceptional collection of logo designs. Creativity with your coffee. Highly recommended viewing! 9.5/10
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We all need a little inspiration sometimes. So, when you're feeling a bit lackluster, here is a list of 25 modern sites from a range of industries that will spark a little bit of inspiration in you. All of these sites are mobile friendly and responsive and feature a host of great features. This list is split into multiple sections based on industry so, you can find the most relevant and useful inspiration. Go forth, my friends!...
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Check out some of Hubspot's favorite responsive websites for inspiration across a variety of industries including eCommerce, B2B, Nonprofits, Media and more!
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So, it’s safe to say that composition is pretty important. So, what exactly is a composition? Well, in very simple terms, it’s the part where all the separate elements come together to form a whole. When all of your type, your images, your graphics and colors, come together to form one cohesive design. A successful composition means that you have arranged, distributed, aligned and compiled your design in a way that not only looks good but is also highly functional and effective. So, let’s run over a few tips, tricks and techniques that will have you mastering composition in no time....
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Foolproof composition techniques that will hold all your design elements in all the right places.
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If you want to make something that people really care about, that they actually give a hot shit about, you have to care about it yourself. Because if you don’t, then try as you might, it’ll come out in the final product.
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An inspirational post by Jon Westenberg who writes about passion and why you deeply need to care about what you do and what you create. Highly recommended. 10/10
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I've always considered myself to be a fairly creative person. According to my mom, I practically burned through coloring books when I was little, which is why it made sense that I majored in art, then media, and wound up in marketing.
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Carly Stec offers a great list of tools to get your creative juices flowing. The ones I like most are Doodle and Photocopa.
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10 web designers who have amassed an excellent body of work and done something truly outstanding over the past year, as voted for by you!It's that time again! Voting is now open in the 16th annual net awards and the leading lights of the web world are waiting to see whether they win one of the most sought-after prizes in the web design world. There are 20 categories this year, including Designer of the Year. Below is the shortlist based on nominations from the public and in no particular order. We invite you to check them out and then vote for your favourites....
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If you love design, and who doesn't, have a look at the portfolios of these designers. Wonderful, diverse, but creatively inspiring.
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As soon as you start to try to write, everything freezes up.
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Here's a great blogging tip: answer questions. Sage advice.
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Featuring an awesome line-up of designers, illustrators and typographers who are sharing their fantastic portfolios on the image-sharing site, this article is a must-read if you are looking to turn up the beauty, style and creativity on your daily feed.
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Creativity with your coffee: is some great inspiration from these top instaGram designers.
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Fascinating design! Tokyo hotel as art installation.