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Sep 30

Inspired #2: Community.


Posted at 6:56 PM on September 30th, 2008 by Alex

Inspiration #2: 4 Spots to find inspiring communal interaction around the web.

First: Sorry for the delay.  I started writing this post about two months ago.  I think it is just as relevant today, though, so here you go.

When I started writing, I had just arrived in Seattle — the first time I’d ever been.  I sat at a Tully’s coffeeshop soaking in my first walk through downtown.  I received more smiles and was approached by more activists than in any other city I’d ever been to.  

The people and community in Seattle were already inspiring me.

If you keep up my posts, you know that this theme of being inspired by people and communal interaction is a pretty consistent thing for me.  When everything else is dull, strike up a conversation; watch someone; meet someone new.  People will always be dynamic, original, and inspiring.  We’re fundamentally relational creatures, whether we like it or not, and community — our collection of relationships with other individuals around us — is the only thing that will constantly be new, exciting, fruitful, and inspiring.

So, this “Inspiration” post is dedicated towards people, community, and human interactions at their most inspiring from around the web.  Have your own additions?  Plug ‘em in the comments below!

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Jul 6

Design Resources #1


Posted at 10:27 AM on July 6th, 2008 by Alex

Design Resources #1 - 22 AWESOME tutorial sites for graphics design.

[Note: This is a NEW weekly section!  Check back at the end of every week for the latest and greatest FREE design resources around the web.]

Even if you’re not just starting in on graphics design, tutorials can be EXTREMELY helpful.  Plus, the tuturial sites don’t stay popular unless they are relevant to what is currently going on in the design world, so they are a great place to keep up on trends too.

Here is a list of some of my favorite tutorial sites to keep up on.  Subscribe to them with your favorite RSS reader, and be ready for a steady flow of graphical goodness.  Have additions?  Leave them in the comments below!

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Jul 5

IndieCAST 003: Artist’s View 02


Posted at 2:52 PM on July 5th, 2008 by Alex

Artist’s View 02: The DETAILED art of wine-making (From Dan @ Pentamere Winery).

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Jun 29

What does your life express?


Posted at 7:07 PM on June 29th, 2008 by Alex

I’m sitting at a Starbucks in L.A. right now, thinking: “this really is the most diverse place in the world.”

Everyone who comes through the door tells an entire life story in the way they hold themselves; the way they walk; the way they order their coffee.  Everyone has a past, a future, and most importantly - a present.  I try to make eye-contact with every single person. Some look me straight in the eye and smile; others keep their eyes to the distance and floor trying to hide in the crowd.  Still others busy themselves with their phones; laptops; newspapers - ignoring the world around them and trying to feel more important than everyone else.

Everyone has a different story.  Every life expresses something different.

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