Inspiration

Please welcome Glen…

Though still in private beta, AT&T’s Pogo browser is one to keep an eye on.

Please welcome Ebe…

For those of you who (like me) feel that the established interface for commenting on blog posts only works when there are a few comments… and quickly begins to suck eggs when the comment threads get longer and begin to comment on each other… I’d like to suggest Disqus. I’m going to hold off on this site until I feel that it’s justified. Anyway, here’s a screen grab to give you a better idea of the interface design:

Please welcome Marc…

Getty Images has a fun new tool where you can create a sort of stream-of-consciousness video based on Getty images and clips. If you are in the middle of a day of coding/scripting and are ready for an interesting break, try this out!

Courtesy of Getty Images.

This looks interesting. I’ve got both a Del.icio.us and a Magnolia account, but I never use them. Maybe LaterThis will do the trick.

BMW’s GINA model… exploring what might happen to the design of a vehicle if we reconsidered its skin.

Video from Weezer: Pork and Beans (NOTE: click image to play in new window)

Mike Houghton emailed this video to me recently. Seeing it spurred some thoughts on how Weezer took a simple idea and created something from it. In this case Weezer has taken a simple thought – “I’m going to do what I want to do, I ain’t gotta prove a thing to you” – and made a catchy little song with an amusing, light video.

I’ve been interested for a while now in how others take a simple idea and make it spring to life. I’m sure that we all have inspirational moments where if we could just somehow “catch” them and “own” them, maybe something worthwhile (or at least thought provoking) could come from them.

Refreshing!