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The genius of the Jane Hotel

I’m in New York and slowly melting, it’s so hot and humid. One of my refuges is my hotel room, and I’ve shot this short video to show you why I’m enjoying the experience here so much.

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Scott Belsky, Behance

Today Scott Belsky’s new book hits the shelves: Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles between Vision and Reality. It gets to the heart of how to do more Great Work, and I’m a raving fan. Pick up a copy, and … Continue reading

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Matt May, In Pursuit of Elegance

I’m a big fan of Matt May’s book, In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing. It speaks to my belief that design is an increasingly critical element of everything we do. Not just for those of … Continue reading

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Jason Fried, Rework

Jason Fried’s new book Rework comes out today, and I’m delighted that we managed to arrange our interview for just a week ago in the lead up to its launch. Now here’s a quote to kick us off. It’s from … Continue reading

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Proud to be a Canadian?

Posted by The Scribbler, Box of Crayons’ mysterious finder of the cool and the funny… In honour of the Vancouver Olympics I give you Adanac (spelled backwards is ?) This is a font created by the folks at 10fourdesign.com. You … Continue reading

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