3-year-old Jonathan conducting to the 4th movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. The most joyous, unbridled creativity I’ve ever seen. I wonder: Will colleges start demanding YouTube proof of early artistic talent in their admissions applications?
How great that Jonathan will be able to watch this when he’s a teenager, wondering if any of the glowing things his parents said about him were ever true… Sometimes, Moms are not exaggerating when they said their kids are brilliant. Enjoy.
Link: Make Your Readers Love You: 5 Lessons from Pixar
This post from Copyblogger describes five clever “rules” derived from Pixar for “making readers love you.” I think they’re rock-solid recommendations for managers, bloggers, writers, and commercial artists of all kinds:
1. Be consistent and build trust
2. Take the time to do things right
3. Tell a story that connects
4. Know yourself, your product, and your team
5. Now, make it your own
These DIY business cards made using a custom rubber stamp and cut-outs from second hand books. From Sidekick Studios, London.
“I like the fact each one is unique and feels a bit flimsy. They seem a bit more precious and people seem to take more care with them.”
Summer at the LSE. Londoners seize the day & students pause from their exams to enjoy the brilliant sun at Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
Link: The Neuroscience of Distance and Desire
Warning: What you want is not as close as it appears (via Scientific American)
I am a writer, teacher, researcher, teamworker and ideawoman. I believe in observation, collaboration, and the open-minded following of ones' heart and nose.
I help teams and companies combine creativity with insights about human behavior to design elegant solutions to real problems, and develop their capacity to create powerful products and services in less time with fewer resources.
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