Articles by Joshua Blankenship from February 2011

If you are a Maker Of Things, any variety of things, you should read Derek Sivers’ excellent article 6 Things I Wish I Knew the Day I Started Berklee from a talk he gave to incoming first-year s...

This was probably my favorite photograph I saw in 2010. I keep coming back to it. The color palette, the styling, the lighting, composition" all amazing. There’s more excellent fashion...

I love the first paragraph of this answer to the question Should user interface designers be able to build what they design? on Quora: UI literally ‘interfaces’ between two things: sof...

Well, the knee-jerk reaction is that you want to get out there and start making amazing work like all the work that you've been looking at while you're at school. It doesn't always work that way. That...

Because Paul Octavius obviously gets to have all the fun…...

Whatever you choose to do in your free time you should do as a job. " Amanda Brooks, Barneys New York Fashion Director As with all pithy quotes, there are obvious caveats" ”G...

Thanks to @mcdzl I’ve had Adele songs stuck in my head for days. I’m not complaining....

Wondering why no one listens to your good ideas? Start making them happen and you'll have people's undivided attention. " Jesse Gardner, excerpted from 30 Days Without Facebook and Twitt...

We’re 33 days into the year. It’s been generous, inspiring, surprising, and full of hustle. I am expectant. Photo credit: Lake Pier from Flickr newcomer Robert Cherry...

I’m rearranging/removing/restyling a few things around these parts, so if something seems off, just refresh a few times or empty your cache. I’ll try to get everything sorted out in a time...

Work as if you lived in the early days of a better nation. " Alasdair Gray...