2008

Haiku in the Afternoon

wisps of fog hoverover the sleeping valleya lone rooster crows (The haiku on my ITO EN bottle. Quite...

It seems as if someone found this site via the keyword, “Befriending white people.” I...

Plant a Billion Trees

Suzanne Vega Blogs about Tom's Diner

Top 10 Blogs for Writers

“If you are coasting, it means you are going downhill.”
— C. P. Fulford Jr. (via...

The 10 Most Overused Words in Writing

StopForwarding.Us

Will you need an umbrella today? [via]

Find out what Google knows. (I bet Google knows that I...

“To err is human, to arrgh is pirate.”
— Happy Talk Like a Pirate...

Off Topic: 10 Incredible Lakes & Rivers

When Two Designers Marry

Not Lost or Found

I haven’t been posting much here in the last week or so, as I’ve given myself a week to...

“We write to taste life twice: in the moment and in...”
— Anais Nin

For the Weekend: 18 iPhone Drinking Apps

“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the...”
— Maya Angelou, on understanding...

“If you plan on befriending white people, it is essential...”
— Stuff White People Like:...

The Vexed Question of Punctuation

Why Does Everyone Think They Can Write Copy?

Mesmerizing: Edgewater Medical Center

In love with 300 Love Letters. Click on a color to read a...

Is Linking to Yourself the Future of the...

Sex and the Semicolon

“Life is like a bicycle: to keep your balance you must keep...”
— Albert Einstein, in a letter...

Image + copy made me smile. Oh, and the...

Stop forgetting sh!t with Evernote, a handy web application...

Say hello to Douchespeak, a blog devoted to destroying...

Jedi Copywriter Redux

Does Your Content Work for an Aging...

Awesome: The Condiment Gun (I’ve also seen the...

J. Crew Catastrophes, Revisited

Remember this? Well, I thought with their apology came near-assurance that they had fixed their...

Pop Quiz, Hot Shot: The Most Common Words in...

For the Fromage Fanatics: Top 10 Stinky...

Testing Tumblr Beta

I like it! Thoughts? (Of course, all will look the same to you visitors.)

Empire Poster Quiz via Swissmiss (Should I be proud or...

Why the Kool-Aid Man Doesn't Shatter Upon...

Comfort Creatures readers can score 15% off their orders...

“I came to the conclusion that the world is a big place and...”
— Garden Gnome Returned after...

Top 10 Creative Responses to Junk Mail

I’m feeling very fall lately—must be the cool...

UPDATE: Apple Removes the I Am Rich iPhone...

Seth Godin Likes Bon Iver?

The Myth of the Creative Class

Fabric iPhone Cases

A fun regurgitation of Twitter feeds, My Tiny Jesus. [via]

Why Urgency Succeeds Like Nothing Else in a...

Whoa. Awesome Mai 68 prints in the Keep Calm Gallery. Très...

9 Reasons Not to Date a Tyrannosaurus Rex [via]

iPhone App: I Am Rich

Comcast Buys Daily Candy for $125M

I’ve been tasked with finding a dress for late...

Go-Go Gadget

Made me laugh, from Wired: My iPhone is the greatest thing in the history of stuff. It makes me...

Damn Scientists print asks some pertinent questions....

The Economist has developed a nifty styleguide for their...

Goodbye Personal Accountability, Hello...

I think I’m in love with Kara Weaves and their...

Queue music—it’s the limited edition 90210 iPod...

5 Simple Rules for Copywriting + Art...

Cuil

Scrapblog

Made me laugh. Thanks, Jane.

We just designed a table of contents for a brand experience...

Cake Wrecks

Meet the New Wikipedia: Google's Knol

The bummer of living in a fully-furnished sublet is that it...

“Small is a weapon, not an excuse.”
— Seth Godin

Off Topic: 1976 License Plates

Loving these cupcake wrappers! [via]

10 Great Moments in Internet History

Loving the idea of tiny signs, as spotted by Bizarreus. [via...

Off Topic: Sun-Sensitive Bracelets

Really wish I could find one of these for Ella here in the...

2 Things

There are two things I’m obsessed with: 1. Unique paper products (snail mail is the way to my...

The Duke Ellington Guide to Copy That Swings

The Chap Olympics

Scientific Terms Abused by Business

On Gen Y

I’m not yet 30, which according to some standards throws me in with the other 80 million Gen...

50 Ways Marketers Can Use Social Media

Wrong K.Miller

How City Kids Run Their Sidewalk...

Such a fun piece by Joanna Goddard. Take Sam and Will Schiller’s stand. They’re...

Off Topic: 100 Best Small American Cities

“…You can lead a perfectly good and satisfactory life...”
— Wendell Berry [via keri...

LG Corrects their Ad

49 Creative 404 Pages

Ha! Emma Email Marketing is working with Tokyo Joe’s...

Whenever someone asks me about my Rosa Loves t-shirt, I make...

Designer Wanted

A Year of Flowers A lovely Flickr set from Abigail: My...

Pixar and the Wall-E Fan

Like chess? Love hip-hop? Then WuChess is just for...

Pretty much obsessed with Lauren Moffatt’s collection...

Off Topic: 20 Abandoned Cities from Around...

Meet the brainchild of French ad agency, Excel: Le Mailing...

The Unlikely Power of Testimonials

Health Institutions, Take Note

It’s been a rocky couple of weeks for my cousin who had to have emergency surgery for a kidney...

Loving the idea of Green Grafitti—-or clean-vertising,...

Type Camp: Galiano

On Language: Which Catchphrase Should Be...

Chuck Klosterman Asks 20-Something Germans to...

New Yorker Cartoon Lounge

What happens to people who don’t pay the rent in the...

Getting Ready for the 3G iPhone

Not going to lie; I’ve been strongly considering the new iPhone. But after talking with Bregar...

RIP URL: 1988-2008

Wickedly Delicious

Holy Awesome Brand Experience

I had the single coolest experience with a brand. Ever. This is the kind of thing one would normally...

A Must Read: How Canada Stole the American...

3191 is a project with which I’ve become ardently...

Sleek & Chic: 10 Cocktails Under 100...

Instant Origami

Shameless Self-Promotion

My latest article for The Anderson Agency Report is out! It’s called, “Hiring the Right...

For My Nuptially Ambitious Friends: What To...

Learning from Frustration (aka, Why I'll...

I’m becoming slightly obsessed with this...

English Grammar 101: Verb Mood

The 10 Commandments of Web Design

Adventures in Stock Photography

White...er...Yellowpaper: Brand Consistency...

Grammar Girl in Cedar Falls!

Hey Panthers (and other fellow Iowans),If you’re a word nerd like me, you won’t want to...

A Love Letter from the Brains on Fire blog. The cool thing...

Off Topic: 8 Drugs Doctors Wouldn't Take

Does Checking Work Email After Work...

GeekSugar asks the very question that’s been plaguing me as of late. It’s plaguing me...

A group of us were just talking about old-school Kool-Aid...

Math Formula for Happiness

Via my old work blog: From the Telegraph (UK): “June 20 is the happiest day of the year...

On Copywriting: Start with a Classified

If you’ve got $15,000 to spend on a bed, it ought to...

Creepy Snow Globes

Plug It In: NES Comes to Your Computer!

Derek Abbot's Animal Noise Page

Drivers with Bumper Stickers Are A-Holes

Get a Ninja in Your Google Reader! I love that the code to...

MASH...for the Intarwebs

Alphabet Soup Generator—make your own!

7 Ways to be a Frugal Freelancer

Jott

Beware of Narcissistic Marketing

Writer’s Rooms From Roald Dahl to Will Self...

Typographically Speaking: Inscribed in the...

Creative Beef is back with another set of characters for the...

Freelancing: 8 Things You Should Include In...

Made from 350 individual strands of black polyester with a...

Emails from My Father

This has been cracking me up for two days. Thanks to...

hilker: danhacker: kayfabe: (via nevver)

Meet the Passive Aggressive Anger Release Machine.

From Creative Beef: If you go to Apple’s website, you will...

This folding colander from Joseph Joseph is...

100 Movies in 100 Days

Apple iPhone 3G Advert

Buzzword Hell

Uncreative Writer Retypes the New York Times: He typed an...

Thoughts before Sleep

Game time: Advertising’s cast of characters Hilarious...

Off Topic: Police to Seal Off D.C....

Seth Godin's Email Checklist

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