One of my design instructors once said that if you surround yourself with garbage you will only ever produce garbage.Tumblr (3.0; @positivespace)http://pausespace.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdmsc0jCj1qz51zzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdmsc0jCj1qz51zzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pretty much.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17601607547http://pausespace.com/post/17601607547Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:38:36 -0800what people think i dowhat i really domemegraphic designvideo games<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdl2xY7T51qz51zzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And I be swaggin’ all day</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17601027374http://pausespace.com/post/17601027374Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:01:45 -0800boodogsunglasses<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbw002m3S1r4vjq9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbw002m3S1r4vjq9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tjobo.tumblr.com/post/17547018104/it-seems-a-box-is-always-too-big-or-small-so">tjobo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>It seems a box is always too big or small so designer Patrick Sung came up with flat sheets of recyclable corrugated cardboard called the Universal Packaging System or UPACKS. The patterns make it easy to fold and conform to almost any shape while maintaining structural rigidity and protecting the contents.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>I swear I’ve Tumbl’d this before, but fuck it… HNNNNGGG.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17600632316http://pausespace.com/post/17600632316Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:37:46 -0800designpackagingindustrial design<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6o89Pj1X1r3kmkso1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisistheverge.tumblr.com/post/17374588135/xkcd-kerning" class="tumblr_blog">thisistheverge</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/1015/">xkcd: Kerning</a></p></blockquote>http://pausespace.com/post/17380813881http://pausespace.com/post/17380813881Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:16:10 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu1b3nbPq1qbmgeto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fer1972.tumblr.com/post/16985632620/brian-despain">fer1972</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.despainart.com/">Brian Despain</a></p> </blockquote>http://pausespace.com/post/17346091413http://pausespace.com/post/17346091413Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:56 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3ftur6BV1qfl8mzo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iamchubbybunny.tumblr.com/post/17300626637/whale-you-be-my-valentine">iamchubbybunny</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>WHALE YOU BE MY VALENTINE?</p> </blockquote> <p>Okay, eff this “holiday”, but awwwww… this is cute!</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17306787066http://pausespace.com/post/17306787066Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:14:40 -0800valentineiphonewhale<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwizn3MmSe1qaxk1co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://pausespace.com/post/17253095651http://pausespace.com/post/17253095651Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:38:04 -0800sesame streetgroverstevie wondermusicpuppet<a href="http://barackobama.tumblr.com/post/17233900816/im-going-to-make-a-special-plea-to-the-press-not">Obama for America: “I’m going to make a special plea to the press—not just the folks who...</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://barackobama.tumblr.com/post/17233900816/im-going-to-make-a-special-plea-to-the-press-not">barackobama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“I’m going to make a special plea to the press—not just the folks who are here, but also your editors—give this some attention. This is the kind of stuff, what these young people are doing, that’s going to make a bigger difference in the life of our country over the long term than just about…</p> </blockquote>http://pausespace.com/post/17234090466http://pausespace.com/post/17234090466Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:27 -0800obamascienceeducationtechnologymaththis is dope<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kingmost.tumblr.com/post/17162888026/dangelo-left-right-james-blake-harmonix-remix">kingmost</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ey_HwYzcSyA" width="500"></iframe></p> <p>!!!!!!!!!!</p> </blockquote> <p>Holycrapyes.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17177153370http://pausespace.com/post/17177153370Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:34:04 -0800d'angelojames blakeremixmusic<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv46mu7AK1ro9xrpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv46mu7AK1ro9xrpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv46mu7AK1ro9xrpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv46mu7AK1ro9xrpo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv46mu7AK1ro9xrpo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themichellelam.tumblr.com/post/17023487208/i-have-created-graphos-playing-cards-to-inspire">themichellelam</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I have created <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65903663/graphos-playing-cards-learn-typography" title="Graphos Playing Cards">Graphos Playing Cards</a> </strong>to inspire other designers, and also lay people to be more attuned with design through an increased awareness of the importance of typography in a fun and easy-to-understand way.</p> <p>Available for purchase!</p> </blockquote> <p>HNNNNGGGG.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17148667869http://pausespace.com/post/17148667869Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:15:28 -0800typographydesignplaying cards<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyej32rk31qesyb2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://delkan.tumblr.com/post/17138117891/every-morning-i-draw-a-chalk-mural-based-on-the">delkan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1">Every morning I draw a chalk mural based on the NYTimes front cover news. The limitations are 2/3 Colors, and 20 - 40 minutes to execute. The mural covers one of the walls in my kitchen and the news stays drawn until the morning, when I erase it to start the new one.</p> </blockquote> <p class="p1">I need to step my dry erase board game up.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17148595371http://pausespace.com/post/17148595371Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:10:50 -0800typographycalligraphyhandwritinghand-lettering<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyu71ikPm1qz51zzo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Just what I needed.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17148352463http://pausespace.com/post/17148352463Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:54:37 -0800animated gifowlawwwcute<iframe src="http://www.nowness.com/media/embedvideo?itemid=1382&issueid=1478" width="500px" height="315px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>If I have half the amount of swag these ladies have at their age I’ll be happy. This is true style.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/17146318698http://pausespace.com/post/17146318698Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:59:24 -0800fashionagestyle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymzb9Og811qlebsso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://pausespace.com/post/17111453762http://pausespace.com/post/17111453762Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:44:00 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydoslTmS31qbcporo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://2headedsnake.tumblr.com/post/16489201886">2headedsnake</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a>georgetourlasandfriends.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>George Tourlas</p> </blockquote>http://pausespace.com/post/16942291487http://pausespace.com/post/16942291487Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:57 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqn9vckH71qz51zzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Day 32: At the beck and call of my first post-layoff freelance client. He’s drooling on me. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://pausespace.com/post/16888321476http://pausespace.com/post/16888321476Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:19 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lypjwrZgZV1qz51zzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last summer marked the first out-of-state wedding I got to help shoot with my girl <a href="http://www.lydiachenphotography.com">Lydia</a>. Two things: 1. It was in Vegas and had all the trappings of a Vegas wedding (which was AWESOME), 2. The bride was an old friend (which made it even more awesome). </p> <p>The final photos are off to the couple now, so here’s one of mine.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/16858284223http://pausespace.com/post/16858284223Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:34:03 -0800weddingphotographylas vegascasino<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyooywyT7f1qz51zzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the artist’s other work <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/combo-pictures/">here</a>. Pretty dope.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/16838079026http://pausespace.com/post/16838079026Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:00 -0800muhammad alistreet fighterryuvideo game<p>Replace writing with your own creative endeavors and this list will probably apply to you.</p> <blockquote> <p>1. Write.</p> <p>2. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.</p> <p>3. Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.</p> <p>4. Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like the kind of thing that this is.</p> <p>5. Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.</p> <p>6. Fix it. Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.</p> <p>7. Laugh at your own jokes.</p> <p>8. The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it ­honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.openculture.com/2012/01/writing_rules.html">More writing rules from other authors</a>.</p>http://pausespace.com/post/16825892444http://pausespace.com/post/16825892444Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:13:28 -0800neil gaimanwritingrules<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ajukUlRKdA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>*adds to pre-order list*</p>http://pausespace.com/post/16825295511http://pausespace.com/post/16825295511Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:57:54 -0800witcher 2videogamevideo gamestrailer