Of Interest
Some interesting bits I have encountered recently:
The Junky Car Club- I encountered this organization on VIRB a few weeks ago, and promptly joined. It's founded on the principle that perhaps ardent consumerism is not the way to go, and maybe spending $400 a month over the course of multiple years to pay off something as semi-trivial as a car is perhaps not the best way to disperse one's hard-earned cash. They are affiliated with Compassion International, which is a children's aid organization (a sponsor-a-kid club.) They are currently in the midst of putting together a calendar which features some of the club members along with their sweet rides, and since my ride is the sweetest of all I was asked to participate. The calendar will be sold as a fundraiser for CI. See my submission here. I like this kind of stuff.
The Serif- I'm probably waaay behind in finding out about this resource, but in the couple of weeks I've been going to this site I have discovered a ton of great design sites and been exposed to a lot of excellent work. The sites they showcase pretty much all lean towards the 'New Swiss' and European styles that are all the rage now, but that's cool. I like those.
Cool Hunting Video- I actually download this video podcast which gives you higher-res videos to view than the site does. Watching two or three of these has become my new lunch break routine. They are kind of like little mini-vacations.
Radio Lab (podcast)- An WNYC broadcast that explores various scientific and philosophical topics in as much depth as you can in an hour. If you don't already listen to this, you should.
The Junky Car Club- I encountered this organization on VIRB a few weeks ago, and promptly joined. It's founded on the principle that perhaps ardent consumerism is not the way to go, and maybe spending $400 a month over the course of multiple years to pay off something as semi-trivial as a car is perhaps not the best way to disperse one's hard-earned cash. They are affiliated with Compassion International, which is a children's aid organization (a sponsor-a-kid club.) They are currently in the midst of putting together a calendar which features some of the club members along with their sweet rides, and since my ride is the sweetest of all I was asked to participate. The calendar will be sold as a fundraiser for CI. See my submission here. I like this kind of stuff.
The Serif- I'm probably waaay behind in finding out about this resource, but in the couple of weeks I've been going to this site I have discovered a ton of great design sites and been exposed to a lot of excellent work. The sites they showcase pretty much all lean towards the 'New Swiss' and European styles that are all the rage now, but that's cool. I like those.
Cool Hunting Video- I actually download this video podcast which gives you higher-res videos to view than the site does. Watching two or three of these has become my new lunch break routine. They are kind of like little mini-vacations.
Radio Lab (podcast)- An WNYC broadcast that explores various scientific and philosophical topics in as much depth as you can in an hour. If you don't already listen to this, you should.
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8:25 AMthat junky car club and CI stuff is really cool, justin. kudos.
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