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This is Steve Kulp’s blog, where he curates his collection of things and ideas that he finds interesting and deposits the occasional rambling about the state of the world. His professional interests include design, advertising, consumer behavior and account planning. His personal interests include everything else.
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“If there’s a question about if it’s necessary, remove it. Less is more and more is lazy.”

— Jason McCarthy, GORUCK founder, via Pack Light. Go Fast.



December 29, 2011, 10:10am

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Sage advice, for the design student: Design Observer

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September 14, 2011, 5:41pm

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10 Things Henri Cartier-Bresson Can Teach You About Street Photography — Eric Kim Street Photography

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September 09, 2011, 5:30pm

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“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”

— Albert Einstein

(Source: brainyquote.com)



August 17, 2011, 12:54pm

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“There should be no such thing as art divorced from life, with beautiful things to look at and hideous things to use.”

— Bruno Munari



March 30, 2011, 9:09am

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“It requires a genuine fight to produce one well designed object of relatively permanent value”

George Nakashima



December 16, 2010, 5:53pm

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The Embassy StainlessPen



December 14, 2010, 10:34pm

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“Distraction is the most corrosive disease of the 20th century.”

— William James



November 28, 2010, 6:33pm

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“If you dig a hole and it’s in the wrong place, digging it deeper won’t help.”

Seymour Chwast

(Source: underconsideration.com)



November 10, 2010, 8:33am

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“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”

— Pablo Picasso

(Source: improvisedlife.com)



October 27, 2010, 4:40pm

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“Clutter and confusion are not attributes of information, they are failures of design.”

Edward Tufte

(Source: minimalmac.com)



October 26, 2010, 11:22am

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“Art is Art. Everything else is everything else.”

Ad Reinhardt



October 11, 2010, 3:58pm

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“When navigating uncertainty, facts and measured progress help accommodate our human need for reassurance.”

— @ScottBelsky



October 05, 2010, 11:31am

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“Self-expression is the new entertainment.”

— Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff



October 03, 2010, 7:48pm

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“Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.”

— Mike Tyson via @paulisakson



October 01, 2010, 5:18pm