Friday, October 16, 2015

2015:42 What I learned this week


An article about the value of an independent design consultancy in a world where we compete with a growing number of large firms that decide to purchase and internalize a design consultancy of their own.
"The narrative in the design industry has swung towards the story that design has finally found it’s seat at the table; in-house at the world’s largest and most influential firms. [...] The next generation of great design firms will compete on mindset"
https://medium.com/design-for-the-network/its-never-been-more-important-for-design-firms-to-think-differently-29fc8c465c33

Discovered a person making the punny burgers from the show Bob's burgers for real, and then turning it into a cookbook. ie, Don't You Four Cheddar 'Bout Me Burger
http://thebobsburgerexperiment.com/

Lenert and Sander made an awesome video on foley for COS
http://lernertandsander.com/the-sound-of-cos/

a tres cool clock. like a physical cartoon..
http://www.hellorhei.com/

Cities are growing, and why bigger is better. A good listen from ReSite 2015 Special Lecturer Greg Lindsay on technology and integrated networks.
https://vimeo.com/134493744