a bunch of stuff

I have this huge bloglines clippings folder, full of things that I fully intended to build a whole post around. But it's not going to happen and I want to share, so here's a bunch of stuff:

I updated the Creative Spaces Squidoo to incorporate this post of Leland's about the perfect office space, inspired by this post from Diablogue, inspired by this one from Creative Review.

I love this post from Citizen Agency about Obvious Corp, challenging the conventional wisdom about how a tech business is supposed to behave - i.e. they're planning for sustainability rather than aiming for selling and running at some point. Maybe that's one difference about OIA versus the standard creative agency model.

The only disappointing thing about this AmbientClock is that it's not a real product - but that's also what's interesting about it, it's an online beta of a potential real-world product.

Ben wrote a great thing about what Alex Ferguson and Michael Beirut have in common, if you've not read it, you should.

Beeker's had a smart idea about 'virtual interns' which I fully intend to engage with at some point but my head seems to be rejecting ideas like it might reject a transplanted pig's brain.

Jon Leach has great advice about building a compelling presentation.

All these doodles and design drawings from The Smithsonian are magnificent (via notebookism).

Todd's written some smart stuff about Ogilvy Transient, which is an interesting idea if likely to be doomed.

This is old stuff from the Fallon planning blog but still worth reading -  all about George Lucas and the long tail. (Which reminds me that Arthur and I have a genius suggestion about what George Lucas should do next - he should just remake all the Stars Wars films. Shoot them all again. Same scripts. Different actors. Better effects. It'd be brilliant. And then he could hand the business on to the next generation and someone could just keep making the Star Wars movies using the latest technology, every twenty years or so, until the end of time, kind of like happens with King Kong.)

Paul gives sensible and sensitive advice on evaluating and feeding back on creative work. Very thoughtful stuff and a skill that's not talked about often enough.

John Kricfalusi writes with genius and passion about soft toys and the death of form.

This is what people should use to monitor brand tracking data.

Diego's written a post on to-do lists, especially public to-do lists, that's stuck with me for a long time. I guess I think of this very blog you're reading as a public to-do list, and this one as a public have-done list.

And let's end with two great YouTube moments - The Communist Manifesto illustrated by Disney and Amateur (via Music Thing)

Comments

[barry]

Russell

I feel like I learn something new everyday from you. Thank you for your spirit of sharing and for all the time and effort you put into your outstanding blog. You inspire me with your keen thought leadership, your ability to filter and recommend and your unique thinking and content development. I especially appreciate how transparent you are. Most people with your abilities aren't as willing to share.

[russell]

blimey barry, that's very kind. thanks

[Bob M]

Although just a new reader I was about to write something like Barry. Thanks for sharing these notes.

[Tom Martin]

Russell, wrote this the other nite and after looking at tonight, well it just felt like something say or blog. so i hought I'd share. would welcome your's or anyone esle's thoghts for that matter.
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