Visual Scrap #6

I've been on a shoot, so here is a linkfest for your week. These are some greatest hits from LinkedIn that you probably missed thanks to the algorithm. Plus a few new extras.

🍳 First up, what Sanrio character are you based on your zodiac sign?

Tokyo Weekender on Instagram: “On the day you were born, as you entered into consciousness and drew your first breath, something equally amazing happened in Japan. Depending on your date of birth, the universe then assigned you a Sanrio character by which your entire personality would be forever defined. #tokyoweekender”

119K likes, 598 comments - tokyoweekender on August 28, 2024: “On the day you were born, as you entered into consciousness and drew your first breath, something equally amazing happened in Japan. Depending on your date of birth, the universe then assigned you a Sanrio character by which your entire personality would be forever defined. #tokyoweekender”.

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🧠 I assumed actors learned lines by memorization. But here's what they're actually doing, and it's way more interesting. Might help you remember things too.

How Actors Remember Their Lines

Emotional context helps memories stick.

NautilusJohn Seamon

👻 This is a really great long read from Ed Zitron breaking down Goldman Sachs' report on AI. "This report is so significant because Goldman Sachs, like any investment bank, does not care about anyone's feelings unless doing so is profitable."

Pop Culture

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Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed AtEdward Zitron

🏋‍♀️ A thoughtful and well-said message from Roxane Gay on how our current inelasticity may ultimately break us.

Festival of Dangerous Ideas on Instagram: “US cultural critic Roxane Gay says that our ideological chambers can be dismantled, but only if we listen to others. Catch up on her FODI 2024 keynote, How to Have Dangerous Ideas, now streaming on demand until 8 September 🔥 Tickets available at link in bio.”

10K likes, 121 comments - festivalofdangerousideas on August 27, 2024: “US cultural critic Roxane Gay says that our ideological chambers can be dismantled, but only if we listen to others. Catch up on her FODI 2024 keynote, How to Have Dangerous Ideas, now streaming on demand until 8 September 🔥 Tickets available at link in bio.”.

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🥨 A fun article about a small packaging design detail – "enlarged to show texture."

Enlarged to Show Texture — or Is It?

A puzzling package design phenomenon, plus a new “Bomp” update!

Inconspicuous ConsumptionPaul Lukas

🙂 Wait, did Nick Cave just make me slightly less cynical? When he says the full interview is worth watching, it's definitely worth 20 minutes of your day.

Hopefulness Is the Warrior Emotion

The musician Nick Cave was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this week (full interview) and he read a letter from hi

kottke.orgDrew McManus

🪭 Just a cool paper fold!

Harvard Innovation Labs on Instagram: “Meet our Senior Designer at the i-lab, Dan Pinnolis! Dan dives into the creative inspiration behind our latest i-lab pamphlet redesign and shares how we aim to invoke curiosity by incorporating elements of surprise into our work. Join us at the upcoming student fairs, where we’ll be handing out our new brochures—and for a few lucky ones, a GOLDEN TICKET inside. ✨ Find one, and you’ll win a trip to the i-lab’s swag closet, where you can choose anything you want! 🎫”

842 likes, 21 comments - harvardinnovationlabs on August 28, 2024: “Meet our Senior Designer at the i-lab, Dan Pinnolis! Dan dives into the creative inspiration behind our latest i-lab pamphlet redesign and shares how we aim to invoke curiosity by incorporating elements of surprise into our work. Join us at the upcoming student fairs, where we’ll be handing out our new brochures—and for a few lucky ones, a GOLDEN TICKET inside. ✨ Find one, and you’ll win a trip to the i-lab’s swag closet, where you can choose anything you want! 🎫”.

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