If it isn't broken, don't fix it.

The Indian Government has just announced that the rupee will have a new currency symbol. The new one (the fancy R to the left) will not be used directly on any currency, but will be included in the Unicode Standard, making it easier for everyone to use. But it seems to have lost a little of its charm- especially with its use of the Roman "R". Why fix it? The first one looked fantastic!

Poogla

I'm endlessly looking for fantastic wallpapers for my iPhone. Check out this website Poogla which features hundreds of wallpapers by designers, illustrators and artists.

 

A shout out to Professor Robb and "Social Thought"

Looking back on my first year at Parson- an anecdote sticks out amongst the mumble jumble of "design-idea-diarrhea".... that the lifetime of a drill is about 10 seconds (or something like that) and it was repeated into our impressionable brains that we needed to fix the broken system that encouraged buying products, like a drill, and then using it once to put up that one lonely painting in our living room. Why not rent a drill? Why not trade a drill? Why not.... use NeighborGoods? be excited. someone has a Wii you can borrow in 10003 NYC area.

Powers of Ten

Craving a little Carl Sagan, IBM and furniture design? The Eames created this documentary in the late 1960's and it was later released in the the 1970's. It explores the relative scale of the Universe in different powers of 10. Also, it provides a sense of insignificance if you need help getting down from an ego trip. Watch it below or on the Powers of Ten website.

powers of ten :: charles and ray eames from bacteriasleep on Vimeo.

Endless Possibilities with Wallpaper

Updated to iOS 4 on my iPhone today- and now you can pick a wallpaper on Lock Screen and Home Screen. The new sample ones what came with the update were mediocre and a few classics such as the frog, fish and aspen trees (my beloved) were removed. Thus, my quest for new wallpaper. Here is my jackpot:

typenuts for beautiful design and typographic wallpapers.

My New Choice ::trumpets please:: below:typenuts

Dyson Air Multiplier

Been wondering how that Dyson Air Multiplier works?Here ya' go (now only if some classical music would play it could be much more epic):

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What happens when you add a balloon? ::oooohh ahhhh::

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