Creative Compensation

I was completely sucked into an article on the 99% today about how you can't expect increased creativity purely through higher compensation. It referenced an article by Richard Florida who surveyed IT workers about what motivates them. I couldn't really agree more with the top 10.

1. Challenge and responsibility
2. Flexibility
3. A stable work environment
4. Compensation
5. Professional development
6. Peer recognition
7. Stimulating colleagues and managers
8. Exciting job content
9. Organisational culture
10. Location and community

TED // talking about the ladies

via Pitch

Slides!

After seeing this video on A CUP OF JO of slide in a Dutch subway it made me wonder where else there are slides in everyday life. I wish I could take a slide to work instead of sitting in traffic...

...of course there's the slide at The Minnesota State Fair

...and this looks like it's from a school?

via inewidea

...and part of the coolest birthday treasure hunt ever!!

Seward Street Slides via Oh Happy Day

Do you know of any cool slides?

Poster Love: Dipped in Acid

So my friend Lucas, who I used to work with when I was over at Spunk, has done it again. Check out this gorgeous poster fresh on his site.

Dipped in Acid

ps: note the scandalous activity throughout the poster... I love that it looks all innocent until you look closely (well, I guess the huge phallic building is a tip-off).

More Cupcakes?

So, I actually DID make the cupcakes I posted a while back. They were tasty (albeit a shitton of work) and they have peaked my interest of specialty cupcakes. Add in the fact that I've become addicted to Pintrest (but more on that later), where I found this recipe, and wha-la: Mountain Dew cupcakes! Again, it looks like a labor intensive recipe, but it just may be worth it.

All Things Cupcake

Now that's handmade

Hand dyed, screen printed, stamped and folded. Holy schmolies, I'm impressed.


Matt Wertz Promo from Lincoln Supply Co. on Vimeo.


via Design*Sponge

Quilt Love

BUILDING BLOCK via all the mountains...

Shark Week!

I haven't had cable in over a year (and not because I'm all above having 100 channels, trust me, if I could afford it, I would totally have all the channels available to man) but this graphic for Shark Week by Ty Mattson definitely caught my eye.

Ty Mattson // Mattson Creative

Ty has an amazing portfolio of work (and is one of the nicest guys to work with), so be sure to hop over and check his site out.


Update // I see Kelly over at Design Crush posted some of Ty's work today, too!

I made that: Sunshine Print for the Curiosity Shoppe // update

Now available for purchase in the Curiosity Shoppe store.

BUY IT

Love Stamps

I *heart* snail mail to the max, so imagine my joy when I found these new Love stamps at my local post office- and they're 'forever' stamps to boot!

Buy HERE

Aaaand, coming in 2012 are these great Love stamps by Louise Fili (who Jessica Hische, an all-time fav of mine, once worked for).

Read more HERE