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"i could promise to hold you, and to cherish you. i could promise to be there in sickness and in health. i could say to death do us part.
but i won’t…
those vows are for optimistic couples. the ones full of hope.
and i do not stand here on my wedding day optimistic or full of hope.
i am not optimistic, i am not hopeful -
i am sure, i am steady.
and i know that i’m a heart man, i take them apart, put them back together. i hold them in my hands. i am a heart man.
so this i am sure - you are my partner, my lover, my very best friend.
my heart beats for you.
and on this day, the day of our wedding i promise you this: i promise to lay my heart in the palm of your hands -
i promise you me."

- grey's anatomy

i have never loved a carpet until now.

red

"just don't give up on trying to do what you really want to do. where there is love and inspiration, i don't think you can go wrong."
- ella fitzgerald

competition winners

call for submissions for this year's what's bubbling competition and a summary of 2010 winners. for the dining experience

http://blog.nus.edu.sg/nusid/2010/09/24/whats-bubbling-kitchen-tools-international-design-competition/

phillips design competition
http://blog.nus.edu.sg/nusid/2010/09/24/1184/

accents

multimedia

VISUAL CONNECTIONS

WORDS from Everynone on Vimeo.

link: everynone

rabbits

The Future of Books - Nelson, Coupland, and Alice

The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

I am superbly excited about this. There was a guest lecturer today at school and he was talking about how he had written his book using inDesign, and with the program, he could embed all sorts of things within the literature: links, videos, websites, media. Unfortunately, however, none of this was useful because the book was made for print. What an idea! It suddenly occured to me that the reason I would never buy a Kindle, kobo or what-have-you is because it is just a digital version of a book written in e-ink. There's no incentive for me to purchase an e-reader when I love the feeling of holding a book in my hands and turning its pages. BUT!!!! If an e-reader enhanced reading, through media, augmented reality, tidbits...can you imagine, a texbook would never be boring, a journal can be cross referenced easily, mystery novels could be real mysteries, and Harry Potter could really be magical! Reading becomes an experience..playing, exploring, interacting..

Therefore when I found this article on Kistune Noir, I am just as excited. I know these are prototypes, but the idea, is really great.

link: kitsune noir

How Ink is Made

I like how you can hear the excitement in his voice, as he talks about the process. And I really enjoy the idea that when you are passionate about something, the craft becomes more like an art than labour.