I like retro-looking clocks. I have a couple from Target that look really awesome. However, they’ve sadly bitten the dust. In my search for a new retro-style alarm clock, I found this Crosley Table Alarm Clock Speaker at Urban Outfitters. I loved the look so much so that I ordered it. I love the color, and it suits my bedroom well.
“Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’.”
– Master Yoda (via via Minimal Mac)
I love all the shops I find on Etsy. This one in particular is pretty awesome: Stuff Made from Stuff. This shop owner takes old bike parts, computer parts, record players, etc. and turns them into functional clocks that look pretty awesome! I particularly like the bicycle wheel clock.
Earlier this year, I began putting together a collection of photographs I had taken of coffee art. I noticed that my collection was growing pretty quickly, so I created a photo blog on Tumblr called Art in My Coffee. Shortly after I launched the blog, Tumblr released their Submissions feature, which made it really easy to accept photos from other people. Through this small project, I have found that it’s pretty fun having a blog where I get to curate some great photos that other people contribute.
As Art in my Coffee slowly grew in popularity among my friends and colleagues, I invited Meagan Fisher to join me as a curator. This was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. She has been keeping the site updated and fresh, which is fantastic since I can get pretty busy sometimes. She has also been finding some really great, high-quality coffee art.
Yesterday, I received a very pleasant surprise: Tumblr featured Art in My Coffee in their Tumblr Tuesday post. I am very excited to have the project featured, and I am amazed at how quickly the blog is growing. I guess it’s pretty clear that people love coffee art.
I invite you to submit your own coffee art, and you can follow us on both Tumblr and Twitter. Finally, there is an exciting update for the blog coming soon, but I’ll post on that when it happens.
This awesome litter box I pre-ordered is now shipping, and I’m as excited about it as I would be if I had bought a new MacBook Pro. The reason I feel this way is because of the way it was designed. The ModKat Litter Box’s modern design is especially appealing, because, well, let’s face it. Litter boxes are ugly. This one is not. It also is designed well in the functionality side of things: the opening is at the top and the litter is more likely to fall back down into the box instead of out and all over your floor. They also offer reusable liners, which is a nice green/environmental alternative to using plastic bags. I never knew that I could be this excited about a cat litter box.
I love this new sleek, modern (but retro-influenced) dress at Modcloth. Ladies, if you’re into great mod/indie fashions, I highly recommend this shop. This is my #1 shop for new clothes. In fact, I have an affiliate account with them. Enter code Affiliate10 for 10% off. Happy shopping!
Okay, so I’m a little surprised a product like this hasn’t been released a long time ago (at least that I am personally aware of). I’ve seen cases that work double-time as both protectors and chargers. But this is the first solar-powered charger I’ve seen. The NovoThink Solar Surge comes in about 8 colors, and they work for both iPhone 3G and 3G S phones. I tend to not use clunky-looking cases, but this may be worth the exception. I’m all for eco-friendly solutions like these.
“App idea? There’s a page for that.” This is such a simple, but very cute idea: an iPhone-shaped notepad for jotting and sketching your iPhone app ideas. (via owltastic)
Check out this Depeche Mode music video for my favorite show, True Blood, which has it’s season 2 finale this Sunday. I’m both excited for it as well as a bit sad that it’s coming to a close already. I have a good feeling that Season 3 is going be fantastic, if they even remotely stick to the storyline in the books. Speaking of the books, I’m already on Book 8. The series is fantastic. If you’re a True Blood fan and need a way to get through the year of waiting for the next season, I highly recommend them. They’re better than the show.
Oh, Apple, you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this. Home sharing! However, I’d love to see this expand to beyond “the house” and work over the internet so I could do this from the office as well as home. As long as they are authorized computers, does it matter? Kind of like SimplifyMedia, but with more capabilities. Perhaps this could even tie in to a MobileMe account (since there is file sharing set up already) — this could give Apple another reason for people to want that service?
And the iTunes redesign looks pretty snazzy, too. And thank you for bringing special features and album art to iTunes — I only wish all the music and movies I’ve purchased already could somehow retroactively get these set up. Oh, and much like how we can upgrade our songs to iTunes Plus, I’m still waiting for a way to upgrade our TV shows and movies to HD. Pretty please?
Sushi & Robots is a journal and portfolio by Jina Bolton — a designer, developer, speaker, author, and artist working in San Francisco.
I am currently working toward my Master of Fine Art at Academy of Art University.
