My nephew wrote this letter to Santa. It says it all.
Hugo
Over the weekend I saw Martin Scorsese’s newest movie, Hugo. Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. This is a beautiful movie with a tight story, very well cast and interesting to boot. I highly recommend.
Obama for America Artworks
Obama for America invited artists from across the country to volunteer their creativity to support President Obama’s jobs plan and the campaign. Now it is time to vote. Luckily, you get 3 chances to vote. Here’s my favorite, from Julie, Seattle, WA.
I love this one because of the bold use of color, which draws the eye into the design [you’d see this one from across the street]. Julie has cleverly manipulated the typography to ‘work’ and communicate the idea of jobs and she placed the crane image perfectly to allow our eyes to ‘move’ through her design. Julie also complimented the poster by repeating the iconic star [in blue] and allowed just enough of the blue, behind the red to peek out. Was she symbolizing the ‘blue skies’ of new jobs coming to America?
Tilting Teacup
Brilliant design and functionality! What more can you ask for? I do love a nice cup of brewed tea, from loose leaves and this cup makes for an easy 2-step brewing process. Tilt the cup one way for brewing [the leaves have their own little compartment], then tilt the other way to strain and drink.
The mug has been designed to fit into your hands. Tipcup has this in several plastic styles and Uncommon Goods offers it in the white and black plastic.
Don’t Go Back to School by Kio Stark
Self-directed learners are everywhere, as Kio Stark is finding out as she writes her book: Don’t Go Back to School. This is a handbook for independent learning that shows you how to learn almost anything with or without school. Watch this video and read more about Kio Stark’s project here at Kickstarter
Hey Tell
This little app Hey Tell allows you to use your phone like a walkie-talkie and leave small voice notes for your friends and family. Sure helps when you are walking and want to send someone a text, just push to talk. And it is FREE! You can, of course, add on a little bit and get the ability to “push your voice” out to multiple people. Could be handy for sending out reminders to a list of say, students. Just saying.
