16 Activities for Creatives by Frank Chimero Pause before finishing Make things difficult for yourself Be lazy Mix things up Label to changes meanings Do something new in an old way Do something old in a new way Do things backwards Be meta Find connections Simplify Add more, until you can not Be incongruent Be [...]
Photo by vintageroadside. Narry needs the States. Yes, there are many other countries to explore. I will get to those soon enough, but this year I need a lil bit of Amurrr-kah (America, and no I do not know anyone – including myself – who pronounces it like that). For a while now I have [...]
This is probably a sign of my love for infographics. I know, not quite the same, but give me a piece of paper with lots of tiny images / drawings / doodles / scribbles on it and I will not say a word – for a while. Absolutely love the simplicity of this book, and [...]
When is it too early to start asking for birthday gifts? You know how much I love my uncle Karl and one day when I’m big enough to have a coffee table, I would like to have this on it.
Why? Because Phillipe Halsman said so and when he told people like Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, the Duke and Dutchess of Windsor, Richard Nixon, Dali – and a few others – to jump, they all just asked “how high?” – love it! Yes, I would love to have this very *expensive* book please.
The Selby is one of the websites I go to probably once a week. I have seen all the photos a few times, but I can still look at it over and over. There is something about seeing how other people live, that makes me feel at home. These are just a few randoms I [...]
“Introducing Show Me How – the hip, handy manual that makes life doable. Loaded with 5,000 colorful illustrations, this 320-page guide explains how to flirt, wrestle an alligator, diaper a baby, and get shot out of a cannon, all with minimal text and maximum humor.” Wishlist!
Growing up I wanted to be a fashion designer. Even today I am still very fascinated by it – from the tiny, little details to the glam finale when baby girl hits the runway. My biggest concern was that I would not be able to draw all day long and be able to draw the [...]
The couple shares a lovely little apartment with their little one and it sure does have a whole lot of character – in New York. Okay, let’s love… seeing that we love The Selby so much. .via theselby (comes with a warning, you’ll spend hours there)
After my previous post I have made the decision – let’s hope it’s a conscious one – that I will “live with less”. I am already a mnmlist when it comes to buying stuff for myself. My mamas taught me that you only buy something when you need it. So I am a firm believer [...]
