January 2010
41 posts
exiledsoul:
““My brain doesn’t produce enough serotonin!” they chirp. “This is why I’m always sad!” It’s always the serotonin. It’s never the lousy job or the loveless marriage or the helplessness one feels when they finally realize they’ve been pressured into living a life they would have never chosen for themselves. No, it’s never that. It’s always a broken brain. Now please don’t misunderstand...
Advice for Aspiring Photographers
exiledsoul:
thecurve:
tutat:
hellobatman:
franklieu:
• Style is a voice, not a prop or an action. If you can buy it, borrow it, download it, or steal it, it is not a style. Don’t look outward for your style; look inward.
• Know your stuff. Luck is a nice thing, but a terrifying thing to rely on. It’s like money; you only have it when you don’t need it.
• Never apologize for your own...
“you have been given a day. ths day will be different. because today you can do...”
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i wrote this for you
(via scribble-scribbles)
“without passion, all the skill in the world won’t lift you above craft. without...”
– the creative habit by twyla tharp (via texturism) (via masomenso)
Kenya Hara On Japanese Aesthetics
youmightfindyourself:
When coming back to Tokyo from abroad, my first impression usually is: What a dull airport! And yet it’s clean, neat and the floors deeply polished. To the Japanese eye, there’s a particular sense of beauty in the work of the cleaning staff. It’s in the craftman’s spirit — “shokunin kishitsu” — which applies to all Japanese professionals, be they street construction...
Japanese Design Principles
youmightfindyourself:
The Zen principles of Aesthetics are derived from the Buddhism beliefs of Anicca or Impermanence where “everything, without exception, is constantly in flux, even planets, stars and gods”. (Wikipedia)
THE PRINCIPLES:
FUKINSEI (imbalanced) Asymmetry, odd numbers, irregularity, unevenness, imbalance is used as a denial of perfection as perfection and symmetry does not occur...
