Jared Erickson

Free February 2012 Desktop background

Jared — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:39:15 +0000

A couple days late, but here is a free February 2012 Calendar for your desktop background! Download and enjoy!

Friday Inspiration 88

Jared — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:32:10 +0000

Why play your own guitar when you can all play the same one?!

Jared — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:16:37 +0000

Awesome cover by Walk Off the earth of Gotye’s Somebody That I used to Know. Almost like this as much as the original.

Today I learned: Steve Jobs did not have a minimalist home

Jared — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:08:41 +0000

Been going through the Steve Jobs biography, great book.. brings a lot to light about how crazy of a dude he really was. I always thought he was some sort of zen master and believed in a minimalist lifestyle, but really he was such a control/perfectionist he would rather have nothing than have the wrong something. I’ve found myself doing the same thing, I went 8 months without a work desk.. because I wanted the perfect desk.. I finally gave up and bought a cheap one I could make due with.

Fresh impressions on branding by a 5 year old

Jared — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:44:01 +0000

Really cool video of a 5 year olds impression of brand marks.

Today I learned: don’t write off the ideas of a teenager

Jared — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:46 +0000

Friday Inspiration 87

Jared — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:56:36 +0000

Today I Learned: I am ready to make less money in pursuit of relationships and ideas

Jared — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:32:41 +0000

Hand drawn retro calculator art

Jared — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:23:51 +0000

Vintage Calculators are some of the most well thought out and designed items from the past. the bright colors, and simple interfaces where an attempt to tap into the future of design.. This is a cool project by student Elizabeth Fraser

Susan Kare probably designed half the stuff you never noticed

Jared — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:39:04 +0000

A lot of people probably don’t think about the person that sat there and designed every aspect of the program you are looking at. Who created those icons on your dock? who decided to make the Photoshop Pan tool look like an actual hand? A lot of that is to the credit of Susan Kare. She created some of the most iconic icons known to date.

Check out her work at kare.com