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creativeFWD

  1. Wallpaper*'s handmade custom covers. goo.gl/kmUoF
  2. Why branding? goo.gl/YMPj2
  3. "Minimalism is not a lack of something. It's simply the perfect amount of something." Nicholas Burroughs goo.gl/6N76O
  4. Nice new brand identity and on-air look for More4. goo.gl/4LrfP
  5. “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  6. Thanks Hillman Curtis. vimeo.com/38130536. "Be prepared to reinvent yourself."
  7. “Never stop making.”Great presentation by Jake Nickell. vimeo.com/31571258
  8. For the love of it. The personality and dreams of designers are everywhere. Great post. goo.gl/7FjNX
  9. Amazing Nike spot. Filmmaker Casey Neistat embarks on a unique journey to show us what it means to Make It Count. goo.gl/AX5Bv
  10. Coke, Nike succeed with new style of brand story-telling online. goo.gl/iVqqL
  11. DesignCharts compiles a weekly chart tracking the best website designs. Cool resource. designcharts.com
  12. How Da Vinci got his ideas. Cool insights here. goo.gl/ojypo
  13. A short lesson in perspective. In the creative business - is what we do it worth it? goo.gl/T2I2F
  14. Simplicity helps creativity, briefly. Cut out everything extraneous. Remove complications. goo.gl/yXqKj
  15. How Simplicity Encourages Creativity. goo.gl/gDLDE
  16. Who Needs An Advertising Agency, Anyway? "Like" a brand & submit ideas Worked for Be Inspired to ride Harley-Davidson. goo.gl/YOCkZ
  17. What’s The Best Time of Day to be Creative? goo.gl/yHh1Y
  18. Logorama. 16 minute video of a world made up entirely of trademarks and brand names. Yes this could be a TV show. vimeo.com/12026956
  19. "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn" Ralph Waldo Emerson
  20. Wearable computing?Apple conceptualizing & prototyping wearable devices. Can't carry a smartphone in our hands forever. goo.gl/K0gDV