(Thank you Jen)
– 23 Signs You’ve Lived In New York City Too Long. #18 made me laugh out loud.
– What a beauty of a vintage vehicle: Messerschmitt KR200 Kabinenroller.
– (Vintage) Joys of Jell-O
– What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.
– 10 Golden Rules for Making the Perfect Cup of Tea (1941)
– Guess where you are in the world.
– Pleygo is a rental service that delivers LEGO sets to your door, providing unlimited playtime. LEGO party anyone?
– The People You Meet at McDonald’s
– The Theoretical Minimum is a series of Stanford Continuing Studies courses taught by world renowned physicist Leonard Susskind.
– Looks delicious: Lemonade Jelly with Basil
_ Great ways to differentiate Helvetica from Arial.
– Video: Steven Levy interviews Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.
– Recap of the absolutely fantastic 99U Conference that took place in NYC last week.
– NYC Design Week Bike Map App.
– How to Build a Chic Cardboard Castle. Also, DIY Fold-Away Cardboard Box Playhouse.
– The upcoming NYC BigApps App Design Meetup at Foursquare has quite an impressive line up of speakers.
– My friends at Mule Design in SF are looking to hire a Visual Designer.
– Most nights, Netflix accounts for one-third of all web traffic. (via)
– A seriously beautiful bike bell.
– Some interesting data about how protected bike lanes in NYC dramatically increased retail sales of local businesses. Read Kottke’s post.
– “Livatars”: Take a traditional headshot and make it subtly animated so the person in it appears alive.