January 2012
13 posts
Whatever you are physically, male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy...
– Jem in “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare
June 19, 1937
Dear Cedric,
A strange thing happened to me today. I saw a big...
– Letters of Note: I know what love is
I like the thin, pale days of January when the silence and stillness really...
– Weekend Meditation: How to Cope with a Warm, Sunny Day in Winter | The Kitchn
December 2011
21 posts
Then there’s Kansas City, which is going to have its moment in 2012. This...
– Bites - Cakes, pickles and the next great grub city: Top food trends for 2012
6 tags
Writer's Seat :: - mkqi's random musings →
We didn’t build this company to build a really hot tech startup; what we wanted...
– http://mashable.com/2011/12/16/pinterest-design/
This is less than I would have been paid by a large company to simply perform...
– https://buy.louisck.net/statement
Top talent isn’t driven by money and power, but by the opportunity to be a part...
– http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/12/14/top-ten-reasons-why-large-companies-fail-to-keep-their-best-talent/
A few words about the Shop Fauna logo.
shopfauna:
For Shop Fauna branding, we turned to Lost Type Co-op, an elegant website “founded with the intention of providing unique and quality fonts based on a pay-what-you-want model.” We know that typography is crucial when establishing a brand aesthetic, and are happy we were able to use this opportunity to support a well-intentioned service in the process. For Shop Fauna, we chose Wisdom...
As big businesses like Amazon push for customers to purposefully walk away from...
– KC small business owner on Shop Fauna (via shopfauna)
November 2011
16 posts
Get truly excellent at something.
We value what is rare, so if you master the...
– how to be a genius (or just look like one) | Justine Musk
When you produce content for a big audience, it’s very important that you...
– Camp Mighty: Dusting Off Our Power
Today’s ideal social form is not the commune or the movement or even the...
– The Entrepreneurial Generation
It was just so gratifying for me to see someone reflecting on their actions —...
– http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/?p=6478
Camp Copy: Creating a brand personality with some... →
campcopy:
I really (freaking) loved this article from Fast Company about South Africa’s Kulula Airlines. Thank you, Josh Linkner.
To Kulula, this stuff isn’t just marketing hyperbole. It’s who they are. It is their culture and personality; an authentic message about having fun and not taking…