Links for 9/28/09
By Jason Moriber • Sep 28th, 2009 • Category: DailiesLinks for 9/28/09
Obituary: Donald G. Fisher, 81; co-founded the Gap chain (LA Times): Fisher was a real estate developer when, at 41, he and his wife launched the firm in San Francisco. LINK
7 Habits of Highly Innovative People (Think Simple Now): …creativity is more about psychology than intellect, and there are no secrets to being creative. LINK
Journal Review: Revolver Bound Books (Quinn Creative): The journal itself is a mystery. There are two covers, two sets of pages, and the covers move much like the Jacob’s ladder toy. LINK
Sobering Truth: Computers will write songs by the billions (Unruly Beast): As far as I know, no one has built a computer program that writes ordinary rock songs from scratch, but it’s bound to come. LINK
Still photography and video evolution (Design Notes): …after watching a video from friend Justin Steele who’s known for his portraits of athletes like Roger Federer and Derek Jeter among others, the difference between the two mediums is just about non existent now. LINK
COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop): New from BLU. LINK
Innovation, Thought Leaders and Tweeting (Tudor Rickards): Joseph Schumpeter introduced the concept of world-changing alpha-innovations which in turn produce a cascade of beta-innovations. For Schumpeter, economic growth could be explained as waves of creative destruction as a new technology generated new forms of business. LINK
Alternative Transit is more than High Speed Rail (InterCon): The desire for breaking into new territory is clearly there. Forty states have reportedly submitted $103 billion in requests for high speed rail funding (that is over 12 times the available pot.) LINK
Today is:
- Yom Kippur: A day of atonement and prayer. LINK
- Vijayadashami: An Indian harvest festival/celebration. LINK
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