| Joseph Conrad (An Outcast of the Islands) |
The perfect future. Everybody has their own idea about how to get there. But not everybody shares.
Entrepreneurs do. They take on the hard work of making their vision memorable. The saying goes, people remember 10% of what they hear, 20% of what they read – but 80% of what they see and do.
Entrepreneurs know: you can’t just tell.
You have to show. You have to let the light in.
Text and cartoon by @gapingvoidart
Update April 1st, 2015: This chart comes from the book Flirting with French by William Alexander (@64dollarTomato).
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Two stunning images from National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2014
Photo and caption by Marko Korošec
While on storm chasing expeditions in Tornado Alley in the U.S. I have encountered many photogenic supercell storms.
This photograph was taken while we were approaching a storm near Julesburg, Colorado, on May 28, 2013. The storm was tornado warned for more than one hour, but it stayed an LP [low precipitation] storm through all its cycles and never produced a tornado, just occasional brief funnels, large hail, and some rain.
Photo and caption by Marc Henauer
Green Lake (Grüner See) is located in Tragöss Austria. In spring snowmelt raises the lake level about 10 meters. This phenomenon, which lasts only a few weeks, covers hiking trails, meadows, and trees. The result is a magical diving landscape.
Just pilling (inspirational) links:
According to @DesignUXUI, it applies to "99% of #programming tutorials on the web"
Pretty accurate… and I could add that, from fig. 1 you can also draw a cat.
Apparently, This great Cartoon by Jim Borgman was first published by the Cincinnati Inquirer and King Features Syndicate 1997 Apr 27; Forum section: 1 and reprinted in the New York Times, 27 April 1997, E4.
Obviously it was not a "world-changer"
I discovered it from the first slide of a presentation by Ivan Oransky (@ivanoransky), who, let’s have a dream, will now move it to the "historical humour" section.
Another great picture by Hugh MacLeod (@gapingvoid).
Hawaii Volcanoes from QT Luong on Vimeo.
Kristian Evju is a Norwegian artist whose captivating art work is fully drawn by hand using graphite and acrylic.
As described in an interview, Kristian prepares his papers in a very specific way:
I actually take the paper in the shower with me – the paper is almost as tall as me! (Kristian’s 6ft 5) and soak it completely and then prepare the board which is paper emulsion-like fibres which you have to feed with layers and layers of acrylic medium to make it archival and then sand it and then do it again – it’s a long process!
Then you stretch it, which is a delicious process and lay it down carefully, smooth it down nicely and leave it, it’s soft and has a dynamic feel and when it becomes dry it becomes a really hard shell, it’s like leather when it dries. You can shape it into any shape you want. When stretched it reacts and it becomes a smooth service, you can’t believe it. It’s like magic, all the wrinkles come out.
Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the landing of allied troops on the beaches of Normandy. It has been marked by a large number of commemorations and festivities, probably because it is the last tenth anniversary that veterans can attend to.
The Huffington Post commemorated by means of "11 Striking Images That Bring The Past And Present Together". Here are my favorites.
In a great article by the title "On the Nature of Digital Transformation: 10 Observations", Mike Arauz draws the set of operating values that defines "Responsive Organizations":
