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  • Wet Frog Studios || Graphic Design | Branding | Marketing Design [Sponsor]

    Wet Frog Studios || Graphic Design | Branding | Marketing Design [Sponsor]:

    My heartfelt thanks to Wet Frog Studios for sponsoring this weeks RSS Feed. As I said at the beginning of the week, you need a good designer. Why not get one of the best?

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  • Studio and Gallery Brunnenstrasse 9

    Many thanks to Eili for introducing Brunnenstraße 9, Arno Brandlhuber‘s architectural design to Minimalissimo.

    The Berlin art crowd is always one step ahead of the pack. The result is the emergence of new artistic vocabularies. A new format in vogue, is Brunnenstraße 9, a studio and gallery building in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district.

    Brunnenstraße 9 is a sensitive, understated approach to East-German-style minimal architecture—a playful and experimental concept designed like a metaphor for Berlin’s “unfinished” feel. The building by Berlin-based architect, Arno Brandlhuber is a functional and aesthetically adaptable space with moveable parts; untreated concrete floors, flexible walls and flexible staircases that can be reconfigured according to tenants needs. At night, the glass and polycarbonate façade becomes translucent. Is a translucent façade meant to influence the blurring of public and private?

    It is no surprise that Brunnenstraße 9 is a magnet for style-seeking creatives who want a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’. Is this simplicity with the charm of the raw and unfinished—not an easy combination—on its way to becoming a thing of Berlin’s architectural scene?

    Brunnenstrasse 9_One
    Brunnenstrasse 9_Six
    Brunnenstrasse 9_Five
    Brunnenstrasse 9_Four
    Brunnenstrasse 9_Three
    Brunnenstrasse 9_Six
    Brunnenstrasse 9_Seven

  • everydaycarry: Editor’s Note: Notice the scale still retains...



    everydaycarry:

    Spyderco Leafstorm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/everyday-carry/5099900299/

    Editor’s Note: Notice the scale still retains its translucence — the lockbar is visible through the scale in the first two pictures.



  • Area Man Says Minimal Mac Not So Minimal

    This is post #1000. I have been thinking all day of what to do for this occasion. In the end, all I come up with is to say thanks to everyone who has come by and stayed long enough to read any one of them. It means a tremendous amount to me and any further words would be insufficient.

    So, thank you.

    (Post title appologies to The Onion)

  • Lessons from the world of Aikido | Presentation Zen

    Lessons from the world of Aikido | Presentation Zen:

    Presentation Zen has this terrific article about what you can learn from Aikido on the world of preparing presentations (and life). Aikido is very closed to my heart and I think it can be applied to everything in life. Read the whole article, it’s very very good.

    Even if an audience member does choose to assume the role of “opponent,” your irritation or any display of anger will surely not do you or the rest of your audience (98% of whom may support your views) any good at all. The modern Japanese martial art of Aikido (合気道) has many lessons for us about dealing effectively with everyday challenging situations, including difficult questions and difficult people.

    “The way of a Warrior is not to kill and destroy but to foster life, to continually create.”

    — Morihei Ueshiba, creator of Aikido.

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  • everydaycarry: Shivworks Lil’ Loco submitted by...



    everydaycarry:

    Shivworks Lil’ Loco submitted by teotwawkiblog

    Wicked little fixed blade. Review.

    Editor’s Note: Really nice — looks well-crafted, tiny, yet versatile. Be sure to check out teotwawki’s blog, there’s some really neat stuff there!

    Knife minimalism



  • "The more you complain, the longer God lets you live"

    “The more you complain, the longer God lets you live”

  • Autocomplete in TextEdit - Mac OS X Hints

    Autocomplete in TextEdit - Mac OS X Hints:

    minimalmac:

    And now, we interrupt our programming to bring you this “Holy Carp! Coolest undocumented TextEdit find ever!” tip from David Mendels of Edito fame:

    While getting some work done far too late at night, my fingers accidentally pressed some buttons on the keyboard and up popped a dialog I’ve never seen before: an autocomplete window for TextEdit.

    To activate the autocomplete window, simply start typing a word and press the escape key. A window will pop up listing all of the words starting with the letters you entered. You can use the arrow keys to go up and down the list. Pressing enter/return completes the word in your TextEdit document. If there are too many words in the autocomplete list, you can type additional letters (without having to manually close the autocomplete window) and hit the escape key again to bring up the autocomplete window with the filtered down choices. Pressing escape while the autocomplete window is open will close it.

    I find this to be particularly useful for long words where I might need assistance to complete the spelling of the word.

    As far as I’m aware, this hint is not documented on Apple’s website.

    You’re welcome.

    The wonders of TextEdit never stop.

  • Autocomplete in TextEdit - Mac OS X Hints

    Autocomplete in TextEdit - Mac OS X Hints:

    And now, we interrupt our programming to bring you this “Holy Carp! Coolest undocumented TextEdit find ever!” tip from David Mendels of Edito fame:

    While getting some work done far too late at night, my fingers accidentally pressed some buttons on the keyboard and up popped a dialog I’ve never seen before: an autocomplete window for TextEdit.

    To activate the autocomplete window, simply start typing a word and press the escape key. A window will pop up listing all of the words starting with the letters you entered. You can use the arrow keys to go up and down the list. Pressing enter/return completes the word in your TextEdit document. If there are too many words in the autocomplete list, you can type additional letters (without having to manually close the autocomplete window) and hit the escape key again to bring up the autocomplete window with the filtered down choices. Pressing escape while the autocomplete window is open will close it.

    I find this to be particularly useful for long words where I might need assistance to complete the spelling of the word.

    As far as I’m aware, this hint is not documented on Apple’s website.

    You’re welcome.

  • Your Life is Too Valuable to Waste Chasing Possessions | Becoming Minimalist

    Your Life is Too Valuable to Waste Chasing Possessions | Becoming Minimalist:

    Be reminded that your life is far too valuable to waste chasing material possessions. And find more joy today by choosing to pursue “better,” rather than “more.”

    Or the way I see it: be content with what you have, and have the things you need while eliminating the unnecessary.

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  • "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

    “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.

    Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

    - Samuel Beckett


  • packlite: My pack for a 5 days, 4 nights trip. 25 liter...



    packlite:

    My pack for a 5 days, 4 nights trip.

    • 25 liter pack
    • iPad
    • iPhone + charger (not in the picture)
    • 1 polo shirt: worn during the flights and to a nice restaurant
    • 3 tshirts: 1 used as a PJ, 2 for the rest of the days
    • 2 pairs of underwear
    • 2 pairs of socks
    • 1 pair of synthetic pants that also look OK with a polo shirt, so I use them for everything (not in the picture, I was wearing them)
    • 1 soft shell jacket (not in the picture, it was in the car)
    • 1 pair of shoes (not in the picture, by the door waiting for me)
    • Toiletries: toothbrush, deodorant, floss, small toothpaste (almost empty) and small mints. The rest (shaving needs, tooth paste and others that might need) is going to be bought at the destination.

    Simple, lightweight and it was the right thing to bring to a city that might be a little warm, with some humidity or rain and a bit cool at night.

    Ps: Sorry for the low quality of the picture.

    Packing light.



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