Angus Whines

Boat

What a fabulous fountain.



Via My Modern Met

Humour

“A growing body of research shows that when you share a laugh with someone, you’re mirroring not only one another’s body language, but also the hormonal and neuronal activity, prompting a mutual investment in each other’s well-being. That’s a bond of kindness–and you’ll need acts of kindness to make it in any career.”

More by Drake Baer here. Via Swiss Miss.

Lunch

Loving David Laferriere's daily illustrations on his kid’s sandwich bags. More here.



Via Swiss Miss

Families

Bruce Fieler’s New York Times article about the importance of family narratives is fascinating. Apparently understanding where our families come from and the good and bad times they've had is the “best single predictor of children’s emotional health and happiness.”

Evidently, it’s not just the knowledge, but also the process by which these things came to be known - repeated family conversations at meal times, for example. Apparently that shared knowledge creates an “intergenerational self,” a belief that creates resilience from the knowledge that we are part of something that started long before.

Lovely.

Power

"While we often assume that people become powerful because of their superior thinking skills, research shows that the relationship flows in the other direction as well: power changes the way a person thinks, making them better at focusing on relevant information, integrating disparate pieces of knowledge, and identifying hidden patterns than people who are powerless."

Interesting. Via The Creativity Post

Sketches

This is lovely. Well done Ogilvy Toronto.

Stitch

Cross-stitch cushions? Yes please.



Via Design Crush

Powerful Arm

Absolutely love this idea of a robotic arm that translates your Facebook name into a physical signature on a petition to the Prime Minister to fund clinical trials for Muscular Dystrophy.



Via Digital Buzz Blog

Haiku

A website dedicated to "serendiptious poetry from the New York Times". Lovely.



More here.

Olden Days

Brilliant.



Via The Poptimist

Spines

Love this cute little 'Billosaur'.



Via Swiss Miss

Desk

Fabulous initiative called 'Free Desk Here' with agencies around the world offering a free desk in their studio to new talent. Great idea.



Via Swiss Miss

Detail

Delightful.







Via Sumally

Minimalism

Love these minimalist architecture posters by Andre Chiote.







Via My Modern Met

Spinning

While we're talking about lovely gifs:



Via Colossal

Art

Norwegian photographer Ida Frosk has inspired me to do a little more with my sandwiches.





More here. Via Apartment Therapy.

Little Flowers

I'm so jealous of this business idea.

Sarah Regan has created Little Flowers, offering just one bunch of amazing flowers fresh from the markets each day for just $25, including delivery. Each day the bunch on offer is posted on the website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and usually sells out within hours. Lovely.

Movement

Lovely.



Via Present & Correct

Intricate

Takahiro Iwasaki repurposes ordinary objects into extraordinarily intricate monuments. Amazing.





Via My Modern Met

Dangerous

Via The Poptimist