Pinterest is Coming in Handy

I used to create folders to collect visual inspiration of all types. This includes design inspiration and fashion/style inspiration. I viewed them in icon view within Finder folders. This was great, except that:

1. After about a month the folders were too big to keep handy without lugging my hard drive around
2. Consequently, if I didn't have my hard drive, I didn't have access to the folders
3. I couldn't give myself any notes about why I thought the images were inspirational
4. Unless labeled obsessively, I often couldn't remember the source
5. How in the world could I share my entire archive with my other designer friends?

Enter Pinterest.

I now have the ability to always have my inspiration handy, regardless of file size. I have a link back to the source that's automatically applied when I add the image to my collection and I can share that collection with my friends and even invite them to add to it.

Hands down, the best feature of Pinterest is the ability to add a message/caption to the image. Those captions can be used to remind me what I thought was interesting or relevant about the image I found inspirational. From now on, I plan to use this app as my inspiration repository.

This is friggin' awesome. And it's only the beginning.

Vogue Archive App

Hidden Radio

Music for the Central Park Experience

P&G CEO on Digital Marketing

How You Know Tablets are Mainstream

at WalMart in the suburbs.

This is How You Do It

Tom Ford on Keeping the Creative Vision

Trenton Doyle Hancock

Books You Can Read Anywhere

The Perfectly Minimal MUJI Calendar

The Influencers Webdoc

INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment.

Your Personal Aggregator

Flavors.me is a personal aggregator which allows you to compile a customized selection of your activity throughout the web. It's wrapped up nice and neatly into a slick set of layout options. Plus, there's custom font selection. Nice. View my feeds here.

Inspiration Graphique

Google Tasks as Desktop App

Using Fluid, an application which turns web apps into native desktop applications, you can turn the mobile browser version of Google Tasks, into a free desktop to do list, complete with Menu Bar integration. The best part? It syncs with the cloud, so whether using mobile or desktop, you're always up to date.

All you have to is download and install the Fluid App, enter this url http://mail.google.com/tasks/iphone into the URL field, and Convert to MenuExtra SSB to put the new Google Tasks app into your Menu Bar. Lastly don't forget to choose a nifty app icon.

Thanks to suberapps.com for this gem. It has undoubtedly changed my life.

Artist Explaining His Work to His Parents

How to explain it to my parents - Harm van den Dorpel from Lernert & Sander on Vimeo.

I love this video for so many reasons. The gray room, with color only in the green apples, and the people. And the fact you can not see the artwork. That's the entire point. You can view more here.

iPad Light Magic

Hitched Event shot by Shark Pig

Hitched from Shark Pig on Vimeo.

Google Earth Flying Through 8 Screens

Twitter for iPad

Love it, with one exception. Pinch to Zoom does not seem like it should open something new, it should really make something larger, like in maps. Perhaps a double tap would translate better?