Posts Tagged “work”

We’re all responsible for the awesome

by JS on May 7, 2012

I recently read Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist. Among other things, it offers a manifesto and advice for creative types. The big message is get off your ass and make stuff. I liked this list, because I think it (…)

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The freedom of non-obvious connections

by JS on March 22, 2011

I was reading an article on Jonathan Ives (How did a British polytechnic graduate become the design genius behind £200billion Apple?) which mentioned he went to Japan to see one of the leading makers of samurai swords and spent hours (…)

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The irony of not loving software when you work for a software company

by JS on November 19, 2007

Today was one of those days where I spent too much time futzing around with software I didn’t really want in order to get rid of software I liked even less. Sick thing is, I actually felt like I accomplished (…)

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