Many Same

in isolation from their original context images acquire new meaning. similarity is amplified while any inherent significance or value is diminished. ultimately the viewer is prompted to re-interpret the message, placing new cultural, aesthetic and emotio
(tags: art photography)

Trends in Japan » Canned bottled water has the convenience of a bottle in the convenience of [...]

Monsieur Steve — Home
(tags: fashion)

Mixwit - Create and Share Digital Mixtapes
Unlike MuxTape, MixWit lets you drag songs from their MP3 archive into your playlist and create embeddable mixtapes. Plus, Mixwit offers a myriad of features to personalize the way your mixtape looks, making it even more of an extension of yourself. Bravo
(tags: music tools)

YouTube - [...]

I’m Voting Republican
Because I just love cheap plastic crap from China
(tags: humor politics)

Demographics of voters of Obama and Clinton
(tags: visualization politics)

Genius: Malcom Gladwell
(tags: psychology ideas culture)

Premium Denim Exposed - PRPS - Donwan Harrell Explains Denim
We sat down with Donwan Harrell in his corporate office as eager students of his denimology.
(tags: fashion business)

America’s Best- And Worst-Paying Jobs - Forbes.com
In all, the lowest-paying 25 occupations employ 15.6 million people in America; the best-paying jobs employ 3 million.
(tags: business culture)

russell davies: more ideas, less stuff
Our fundamental issue, I guess, is that people are consuming too much. By which we mean too much stuff. Physical stuff. Stuff that requires energy [...]

Official Gmail Blog: Introducing Gmail Labs
Gmail Labs is a way for us to take lots of the ideas we wouldn’t normally pick and let you all (who use Gmail) decide whether they’re good or not.
(tags: google innovation)

Phone Sex - Phillip Toledano
I’ve showcased the work of Toledano earlier this month (or late last month) with his [...]

Chrysler300C STR8: Wall, Lamp, Tree
“Blurry posters dislayed in city streets advertise the new Chrysler 300C STR8 with 431hp engine.”
(tags: marketing advertising)

World’s first internet balloon race
Orange UK contest
(tags: advertising internet marketing)

Orange: Rewind City
Advertising spot for Orange Rewind TV
Incredible India.
That would be a great alternative idea for a future Freeze event!
(tags: advertising)

foto_decadent: Vogue Italia July 2007
Vogue Italia [...]

thecoolhunter.net - Google Zurich - Anything But Neutral
he design team began by working closely with Google through the pre-design process by interviewing all 350 employees with the intention of incorporating their ideas into a new workspace

Living On Exhibit - Antwert narrowest house
“Antwerp’s narrowest house” located in Anwerp’s former red-light district. They took a 2.4-meter (7 [...]

Are you ready for Skittles vodka? - Slashfood
And you thought Skittles were just for eating. Turns out the candies are perfect for coloring/flavoring vodka.
(tags: food culture ideas)

Billboards That Look Back - NYTimes.com
Entrepreneurs are equipping billboards with tiny cameras that gather details about passers-by — their gender, approximate age and how long they looked at the [...]

AFP: Yves Saint Laurent: a giant of French fashion
Yves Saint Laurent, who died Sunday aged 71, was one of a handful of designers who dominated 20th century fashion
(tags: fashion culture)

Burn After Reading (2008)
The new Coen brothers comedy
(tags: culture)

The World’s Hardest-Working Countries - Forbes.com
civil servant at the ministry of agriculture and fisheries, Lee gets up at [...]