May 2013
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May 11th
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April 2013
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Apr 21st
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“I don’t have vices. You won’t find me with a large Scotch and a cigar in the...”
– Ralph Lauren (via putthison)
Apr 21st
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March 2013
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Mar 28th
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February 2013
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Feb 21st
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“The secret to mastering your time is to systematically focus on importance and...”
– How to master your time. Pair with the psychology of a successful to-do list. (↬ Swiss Miss)
Feb 3rd
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January 2013
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Jan 30th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 21st
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“A designer without a sense of history is worth nothing.”
– Massimo Vignelli, who is 82 today and who created the iconic NYC subway map. (via explore-blog)
Jan 11th
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December 2012
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Dec 25th
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“Good design is ubiquitous and forever. Bad design is localized, temporary,...”
– Massimo Vignelli on the overall rules of design. 
Dec 20th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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“I think the only requirement of a symbol is that it have substance underneath:...”
– Wally Olins discussing brands in Debbie Millman’s book: Brand Thinking and other Noble Pursuits.  I’ve only just started reading this book and I’m already thinking about when I’m going to reread it (it’s that good). Consider gifting this book to anyone who you know is...
Dec 3rd
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“It seems in the past watchmakers made watches to fit on wrist, not to encompass...”
–  Hooman Majd on the elegance of an understated wrist watch. 
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November 2012
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“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to...”
–  Steve Jobs (via jasonvanluejournal)
Nov 30th
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“Paying attention to what you’re wearing is a sign of respect to the other...”
– Carlos Huber (via fecastleberry)
Nov 28th
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Nov 14th
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“‘I was a great fan of the Duke of Windsor,” (Ralph) Lauren says. ‘I was so...”
– 1980s article on Ralph Lauren (via putthison)
Nov 10th
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October 2012
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“I think every single person is born with genius level talent. You just have to...”
– SC
Oct 7th
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AUSTIN KLEON: Don't worry about style. →
austinkleon: “Don’t worry about style. It will be expressed no matter what you do. Style is part of the way your brain is wired.” —Luke Sullivan “The problem with art today: the artist believes he must find a style (or a schtick really) and defend it with his life. And if all the schticks are already…
Oct 6th
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“Part of the act of creating is in discovering your own kind. They are...”
– Henry Miller
Oct 6th
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Oct 4th
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“The brute covers himself, the rich man or fop adorns himself, and the elegant...”
– Honoré de Balzac (via putthison)
Oct 1st
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September 2012
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WatchWatch
thosewhomake: Make : Jack Sanders Film : Benjamin Hoste This kind of craftsmanship is too rare. 
Sep 13th
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