An’ that raht thar is how you know you’re cruisin’ in the country… ’cause where else are you going to see “Livestock Arena” and “Landfill” on the SAME SIGN?! Love it. I love every second of it.
(Courtesy of our last trip to North Carolina. Johnston County, represent!)
Because really, most people wouldn’t think of that and those who would probably wouldn’t do it. So props to this fellow. Way to keep the hands free.
I got pretty excited as I snapped this particular picture because for a moment, I thought his red dry cleaning was, in reality, a red cape. And that he was stretching his arm high into the air in preperation to fly off into the pale-blue sky, to return to a more peaceful planet, where city-sponsored lunch tables and chairs aren’t purposefully arranged in the middle of the friggin’ street, for people to be run over by taxis and poisoned by carbon monoxide.
Side note: getting this picture was tricky. I had to keep scooting up ahead of him when he walked passed cars, to hide behind the opposite front fender - that way, when he walked by I was able to snap clear pictures of him close up. So while I felt (and looked) like some sort of freakish stalking paparazzi, It was impossible to get a non-fuzzy shot otherwise.
This one’s been around awhile, but if even one person hasn’t seen it yet, then this post is worth it.
Helicopter Pilot Saves Stranded Deer (headline would have been much different had a hunter been waiting in the brush…)
dasparkhotel.net advertises, “repurposed, incredibly robust drain pipes.“
Also known as… HOTEL ROOMS! Because really, why not? I mean, it’s kind of like living like a ninja turtle, minus the sludge, slime and sewage.
“Caretas expressam as emoções dos atletas”
It means, “Check out the funny faces on these Olympic athletes” - and it’s a hilariously brilliant way to bring traffic to your website. Click the image to see more over at terra.com.
I appreciate it when this sort of copy makes it past the “boss.” Because otherwise, it’s just another boring sign - and who pays attention to those?
Oh, and this is funny, too:
As is this:
I play guitar. I’ve played it for a good solid while. And when asked by a coworker the other day if I was good, I said, “Yes.” Not, “Yeah… I’m pretty good,” or “Sure… I’m alright.”
I didn’t always “admit” that off the bat - call me shy and modest.
And then I found this young feller on a friends blog and decided I need to get back to practicing. I have two reasons why you have to watch this video, the first of which being interaction related:
1) He uses his guitar in a fantastically innovative way in this song. I mean, I’ve seen people use the guitar body as a drum and the like, but I’ve never seen someone pull of “sound effects” quite like Sungha Jung. Seriously, I love it. He’s a one man band with one instrument.
2) I love guitar. I love this kid. And I want the world to know. Sungha, you are my hero. He’s 11 and has been playing for 2 years. Sheesh…
Plus, he’s got some rockin’ fingernails on that right hand. I’m sure the 11-year-old ladies love it.
Photography can be gorgeous. And photography of food - well, shoot… one of the greatest design opportunites ever. Enter… This Week For Dinner.
The site’s description reads: “This Week for Dinner(TM) is a place where we can share ideas for weekly menu planning. Every Sunday I post my weekly dinner plan. TWFD friends can then post their menus in the comments section, providing me (and everyone else) with fresh ideas every week! I also post other fun ‘foodstuffs’ throughout the week. ”
The blogger is Jane Maynard, who is, as it turns out, my sister. And let me tell you, she does a fabulous job of taking great ideas and using photography to illustrate them. The site itself is your general blog layout, with a white background and cleanly designed logo and banner. The rest of the visual character for the site comes from her photos.
The site itself was a great inspiration for a site concept I’ve been working on at work, but that’s a whole other story… meanwhile, she had a nice posting awhile back about cutting pancakes for toddlers with a pizza cutter.
Simple AND brilliant.
And what does she use to cut her pizza? I’m glad you asked… (click the picture to read more).
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Who left the comment: “the sound of a metal slinky slinking is what does it for me. so cathartic.” You will get an email shortly and your Slinky soon!
Thanks for entering, everyone! There will be another giveaway soon, as well as a new post… before you can say the word ”cathartic.”
To celebrate the launch of Gawking in Traffic, you can win a classic example of fine interaction design - a SLINKY!!!
YEAH! I’m sure you’re excited about this.
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post to be entered.
There’s something fantastic in the simple enthrallment of a Slinky. And the whole “Slinky walking down stairs” trick is seriously one of the coolest interactions ever!
And as cool as the iPhone is, can it walk down stairs? It most certainly cannot. Trust me, it just bounces down erratically in a hopeless fall to the cement at the bottom…
So just leave a comment (scroll past the picture) before 11:59pm on Sunday, July 20th and you will be entered into the drawing. A winner will be randomly chosen Monday, July 21st, and will thereafter be able to kick it old school with a sleek new Slinky.
For those readers in the NY area, maybe we’ll have to have a huge Slinky race down the NY Public Library stairs one day. Maybe it could be one MASSIVE giveaway! We’ll have to see about that…
