January 2010
406 posts
Picking Imaginary Lint
When a person disapproves of the opinions or attitudes of others but doesn’t want to say anything, displacement gestures are likely to occur, that is, apparently innocent body language gestures that reveal a withheld opinion. Picking imaginary pieces of lint from one’s own clothing is one such gesture. The Lint-Picker usually looks down and away from others while performing this...
“The Head Nod:
In most cultures the Head Nod is used to signify...”
– The 13 Most Common Gestures You’ll See Daily
Mirror mirror →
bobulate:
When we meet people, whether we know them or not, their body language — implicit and explicit — can tell us more than we realize:
We mirror each other’s body language as a way of bonding, being accepted and creating rapport, but we are usually oblivious to the fact that we are doing it. In ancient times, mirroring was also a social device which helped our ancestors fit in successfully...
noquedanblogs.com →
design blog, spanish/english
http://sharesomecandy.com/ →
Stereotyping People By Their Favorite Author.
itchycosmicpocket:
cassspcbj:
(via:othersideofsanity)(via:witinthewilde)(via:lindsaydinkins)
J.D. Salinger
Kids who don’t fit in (duh).
Stephenie Meyer
People who type like this: OMG. Mah fAvvv <3 <3.
J.K. Rowling
Smart geeks.
Jack Kerouac
Umphrey’s McGee fans.
Jeffrey Eugenides
Girls who didn’t get enough drama when they were younger.
Lauren Weisberger
Girls who can’t...
swissmiss | Japanese design principles →
THE PRINCIPLES:
FUKINSEI (imbalanced) Asymmetry, odd numbers, irregularity, unevenness, imbalance is used as a denial of perfection as perfection and symmetry does not occur in nature.
KANSO (simple) Elimination of ornate and things of simplicity by nature expresses their truthfulness. Neat, frank and uncomplicated.
KOKOU (austere) Basic, weathered bare essentials that are aged and...
Aen Tan × Undesigner & Thinker →
more proof of the craziness of the internet;
2nd time spelunking has ended up on a singaporean-based or related site. maybe the visibility is truly up.
Public Choices - most recent | Minimal Sites →
swissmiss →
another designblog
products / abitare →
homewares
OnTheCommons.org » Consequential Strangers →
the importants of ‘weak ties’
“A long complicated sentence should force itself upon you, make you know yourself...”
– swissmiss
—Gertrude Stein excerpted from the 1935 “Poetry and Grammar.”
The Book Seer →
