In the age of digital, to-do list apps have been a blessing in disguise, but let me show you another treasure for those hand list makers out there. Ryan McGinness has just published this unique to-do list calendar for 2012. It's the perfect resource for any artist, designer, or dedicated list-maker to have on his or her own desk. The To-Do List Calendar ($31.00) features a lightly gridded space on each page, which also features a unique drawing of one of McGinness signature symbols. The entire calendar is printed in one color 100% black and comes in a minimal and slick package.



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I know a lot of you out there play Angry Birds, it's an addictive game. I know I have killed some hours playing that game.  Have you ever wondered though, what they would look like in real life? Mohamed Raoof, the creator of this series shows us just how the characters from Angry Birds would look if they were real.  To achieve this effect, he manipulated photographs of real birds into the "Angry Birds".



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Time for the next installment of Bikespiration Part 2.  If any of you out there find any sweet looking bikes please send them my way. You can check out Part 1 here.

I'm sure we have all been stuck in a slump when it comes to creativity, unable to find a way to jump start that creative brain of ours.  Well how about watching a video created by TO-FU. It's based on Paul Zii's list of 29 Ways to Stay Creative.  This list is full of ways to kick start your creativity and I personally have found that many of them work. I would have to say though #5 "quit beating yourself up" is one that I need to work on.  If any of my reader out there has another way to stay creative let me know. I would like to hear what you have to say.

 

Michael McCarthy known in the music world as Orka Veer has captured the attention of The Collective Loop. He currently has three albums in his arsenal of exceptional music; however, I would like to talk more about his first album "Sam's Solution".  This album came about due to Sam, a friend of Orka Veer's who has autism but used his personal talents to help those in need, which inspired Orka Veer to do the same. Orka Veer used his commitment to music and his selflessness and altruistic giving, and with his longing to cultivate these ideologies through his music, Orka Veer released and freely distributed his first full-length album "Sam's Solution". The album was later remastered through his record label Feudal Records and 100% of the profits benefited an autistic charity.

If that doesn't capture your heart then wait till you listen to this album.  It's structured with perfection and flow and it feels as though it's one whole track with many layers. Sam's Solution will have you feeling clear minded as you start to feel your mood change and inspiration starts flowing in. I have been listening to this album for a couple days and each time a new sound arises or a new mood forms. So with that being said, go and download his album "Sam's Solution" for FREE and experience it for yourself or have a listen to the album below.

Genis Carreras is the creator behind this stimulating series of Philographics posters. In this series, Genis is trying to explain the complex philosophical theories through basic shapes and a paragraph of text. The simplicity in these poster gives me a direct understanding of the concept while still proving to be very elegant. Check out more of Genis' site and see what you find.



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Remember those days when you use to be able to throw a snowball at someone without hurting yourself. Well you're in luck, now you can use the Crossbow Snow Launcher ($40) and once again join the snowball fight. It's simple to use, just load a snowball into the front, pull back the lever, and fire that icy projectile at someone face. It goes up to 60 feet and it also includes a snowball press for those that have trouble even making snowballs. (This does occur). If shooting snowballs is not your thing, then use it to fling meatballs.















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With shorter days and longer nights it can affect your mood, so how about relaxing with a new Playlist to get you through the long nights. Playlist-31 is here to give you that feeling of playing in the leaves or stuffing your face full of turkey. I'm not sure which one fur sure, but they both sound like fun. Lastly, here are some recommendations on some new finds like New Villager, The Drums "Money", Phantogram "Don't Move" and more...

If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.

Tracklist

1. Black Rain by New Villager
2 Free My Mind by Katie Herzig 
3. Don't Move by Phantogram 
 4. Brush The Heat by Little Dragon 
5. Same Mum (Ghibli's In-House Love Affair Remix) by Braids
6. Only Girl by Ricky Eat Acid 
7. Moments by Giraffage
8. Green Aisles by Real Estate 
9. Up by Spirit Sisters 
10. Eyes Wide Open by Gotye
11. Money by The Drums 
12. Strictly game (Harlem Shakes Cover) by Tokyo Police Club 
13. The Modern Age by Exitmusic 
 14. Surface by Teen Daze 
 15. The Party & The After Party (Kastle Remix) by The Weeknd

The Carpenter is just the beginning for this series of short films regarding the art & science of professionals working with their hands. The way in which this video was shot was excellent with its use of motion tracking to point out different tools and unseen plans of the carpenter. It may be only a 1:41 but I'm impressed with his work. I took shop class and all but I couldn't do that. The most I could do was make a clock lamp.

Looking forward to seeing more video's by Deep Green Sea.




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