November 2011
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5 things I learned November 30, 2011
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1. Wildlife photography that makes you wanna pack your bags and get on a plane and get out there yourself http://5thin.gs/s1GAjK
2. Famous writers and their libraries http://5thin.gs/rqNSqI
3. A montage of Christopher Nolan films http://5thin.gs/rS9lE3
4. Awesome animated gifs… some of them are really amazingly mindbending http://5thin.gs/vVOijA
5. Criterion...
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5 things I learned November 26, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. A song made entirely out of Mike Tyson quotes http://5thin.gs/uDEdY3
2. 48-hour film about the real drama of the Ikea catalog http://5thin.gs/uYGEpf
3. I hope i am never inured to the beauty of surfing, especially shot this way, in a place as beautiful as Fiji http://5thin.gs/vAbeqq
4. For fans of Italian rap, or of typography, or of the...
5 things I learned November 25, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. All of the parts of familiar gadgets http://5thin.gs/u3rml2
2. Mosaic of 365 time-lapse skies http://5thin.gs/rFEZhL
3. Animation on bicycle wheels http://5thin.gs/slpAsd
4. Ten quirky science experiments to win friends and influence people… at parties http://5thin.gs/tefvuy
5. Seen from overhead http://5thin.gs/tcRFgQ
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“Giving thanks for abundance is sweeter than the abundance itself. ~ Rumi”
– (via cariadkate)
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1. You. This last year has had a great deal of really interesting people take interest in what we are doing here. Thank you. As always we would love to hear from you: 5thingsilearnedtoday@gmail.com
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5 things I learned November 18, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. Skateboarder shuts down the 405 in LA http://5thin.gs/u3MoyC 2. Leonardo’s todo list http://5thin.gs/vXrj9c 3. Flowers are amazingly beautiful… i forget sometimes http://5thin.gs/vdoggH 4. Following the Ninth explores the impact and importance of Beethoven’s Ninth http://5thin.gs/u8J15t 5. What happens when a pistol is fired...
5 things I learned November 17, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. Animals!! http://5thin.gs/uGhohl 2. Abandoned tech from around the world (Reminds me of Ozymandius by Shelley) http://5thin.gs/smSf62 3. Macro visions of the world around us http://5thin.gs/uJeGPb 4. American nomads living the nomadic life http://5thin.gs/tFa7iG 5. Dalí’s illustrations for Alice in Wonderland http://5thin.gs/w0jP7Q ...
Folk Song
By Ryan Nance
The leaves on this tree
are enraged. We choose
our mates by the shapes
of their heads.
The leaves on that tree
need no longer glow green.
We select our lovers by
the markings behind their ears.
The leaves on this tree
are becoming saints, leisurely,
in the appropriate way—— Buddhas,
Sebastians, Erics the Red, Salmon.
Thank you, wheat, for your
sacrifice. Thank you,...
“Lying about the future produces history.”
– Umberto Eco
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5 things I learned November 16, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. A visual way to explore indie music http://5thin.gs/tEzwtP
2. Awesome tradition of decking out your delivery truck!! http://5thin.gs/s6EHMA
3. Stunning pictures of Kenya http://5thin.gs/rDkWsv
4. Innovation in the face of Thai flooding http://5thin.gs/vUgl8P
5. Adorable papercut animation for a music video: Una Piez Mas http://5thin.gs/vlcUsl
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– Kim Goodwin’s 5 Essential Questions for Great Design
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Organization
Location.
Alphabet.
Time.
Category.
Hierarchy.
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That Should Be A Word
underpaidgenius:
Impassengers, n. pl.
1. People who are so eager to get on a train or bus that they form a wall, blocking others from getting off.
(Also, Puffdestrian, a smoker who blocks others exiting a building, or when getting off a train or bus, in order to light a cigarette as soon as possible, and causing others to back up into the doors.)
(h/t to stephtara)
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How Buildings Learn
Note from Stewart Brand, the co-writer and presenter:
“This six-part, three-hour, BBC TV series aired in 1997. I presented and co-wrote the series; it was directed by James Muncie, with music by Brian Eno. The series was based on my 1994 book, HOW BUILDINGS LEARN: What Happens After They’re Built. The book is still selling well and is used as a text in some college courses. Most of the 27...
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5 things I learned November 13, 2011 Audio by 5thingsilearnedtoday
1. Now THIS International Space Station timelapse flyover over nighttime earth is stunning and has style http://5thin.gs/w0bGsT
2. Pair what you’re listening to to what…
5 things I learned November 12, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. Photos from the insides of waves http://5thin.gs/uE9knY
2. Mapping by time makes a lot of sense http://5thin.gs/sKLL2c
3. Ice climbing photos http://5thin.gs/tA3tUJ
4. Human Bodies + Human Brain = Human Nature http://5thin.gs/tDPiu2
5. Painting meet Photography http://5thin.gs/rFrkzh
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5 things I learned November 10, 2011
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1. Another of those eerily beautiful images made of 1000s of human bodies, this one has a behind the scenes video (some studio nudity) http://5thin.gs/suIVcl
2. Awesome Spanish street art http://5thin.gs/w2vIiE
3. Typographic synthesizer http://5thin.gs/vtsVie
4. I love the interaction designers think. Here is an amazing rant on the future of...
5 things I learned November 9, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. The X-Men family tree http://5thin.gs/tjsEL4
2. Astronauts falling down on the moon http://5thin.gs/rP65Mr
3. Great Vonnegutisms http://5thin.gs/vSBNmB
4. Awesome interactive timeline/map: The History of Dance Music http://5thin.gs/vqbyar
5. Photos of the first successful aircraft carrier http://5thin.gs/uEkEVj
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5 things I learned November 6, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. Truly incredibly realistic pencil drawings http://5thin.gs/uTNSM7
2. A remarkable (and gorgeous) impression of Afghanistan (seriously best watched in FULL SCREEN) http://5thin.gs/u0Jl36
3. A wooden structure sculpture made to fall down http://5thin.gs/rWX4sD
4. Where (and how) we locate feelings in our bodies http://5thin.gs/vF1aoZ
5. Exploring the...
“There is an unmistakeable difference between a bag of rabbit parts and a rabbit.”
– Ryan Nance
5 things I learned November 5, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. 80 artists pay tribute to the Frankenstein monster http://5thin.gs/uxc9Sz
2. Humans of New York http://5thin.gs/rpkQ0c
3. Electroacoustic Sculptures http://5thin.gs/w02BNB
4. Totems: The Exaggerated Streets of Shanghai http://5thin.gs/sFifCQ
5. ASL (American Sigh Language) Music Video “We’re Going To Be Friends” by the White Stripes http://5thin.gs/t2lLjR
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5 things I learned November 4, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. These photographically composited images LOOK like X-Rays and do seem to peer into the objects, but they aren’t. They are amazing!! http://5thin.gs/vkFlW4
2. Alphabet of Internet Memes! http://5thin.gs/szcVmM
3. Because YES! Yelp needs Cormac McCarthy http://5thin.gs/tF1ZQp
4. A way to use Augmented Reality in a shopping mall http://5thin.gs/ufEPKn
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5 things I learned I learned November 1, 2011
5thingsilearnedtoday:
1. Great chart of monsters http://5thin.gs/sn1TLs
2. Visualizing the 7 billions people on the planet http://5thin.gs/tCRb7S
3. The TED PRIZE winning JR’s project http://5thin.gs/sFgsxx
4. The Balloons of Bhutan: Gross Happiness Index http://5thin.gs/vePph3
5. 70th anniversary Life Magazine photo library http://5thin.gs/sVkejk
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