Having recently joined the American couch potato scene, via Netflix and Hulu, I've happily discovered documentaries, especially documentaries by NOVA:
Did you know that dogs are one of the rare species who can read human facial expressions? Apparently we express our emotions on the right side of our face so humans and dogs read another's expression by skimming to the right eye and then to the mouth, according to eye tracking studies!I have 7 people in mind whom I've been of great fortune to have crossed paths with in the past and would love to start a start up with.
I'm still looking for a side project to help me pick up HTML 5. nashih.com v.2010 was going to be it until I realized I actually wanted a blog for micro designs.
I love miniatures. One day I will work on a create-miniatures project. For now, I've only completed a custom base for a set I serendipitously found and adore:
Here's another proud DIY project: Doggy doors didn't work for my miniature senior yorkie so I weaved a bit of twine [yes, with the help of my toes] around the bigger gaps:
And yet another proud little life hack. A fire scrap paper cut out to help differentiate the switch that turned on the light vs. the blazing, monstrous, heart warming gas fireplace:
We've been exchanging quotes at work recently. Here are some personal favorites :)
Design is like a mom, nobody notices when she’s around, but everybody misses her when she’s not.
- Santiago Borray
Design is thinking made visual.
- Saul Bass
The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.
- Edwin H. Land
Designers are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
Design must seduce, shape, and more importantly evoke an emotional response.
- Conran & Partner
Close your eyes and open your mind.
- Atmostheory
Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.
- Leonardo da Vinci
Comic Sans walks into a bar and the barman says, "We don't serve your type here."
- Wickedpaedia
Have no fear of perfection. You'll never reach it.
- Salvador Dali
The pen is mightier than the sword.
- Soma Gallery
