Jonathan Quaade
@jonathanquaade
Jonathan Quaade
When I was a young teenager on tumblr, basically everyone I followed and looked up to adhered to the following archetypes:
A woman who just wanted to buy a bra and ended up becoming an expert on Edwardian corsetry (and, by extension, early 20th century sartorial techniques, the labor struggles of the English garment industry, and all kinds of... See more
A woman who just wanted to buy a bra and ended up becoming an expert on Edwardian corsetry (and, by extension, early 20th century sartorial techniques, the labor struggles of the English garment industry, and all kinds of... See more
it was MoMA’s first director Alfred Barr who finally cemented its strategy for display. That’s not to say that the New York museum was the first to pull together these various threads; as McClellan notes, the Harvard Art Museum and the Wadsworth Atheneum both mounted exhibitions in the early 1930s that utilized the white cube approach. “But MoMA,
... See moreAbigail Cain • How the White Cube Came to Dominate the Art World
Being frustrated with the thing you’re making is a feature not a bug. So look for people who are highly critical of their own work
Joshua Schatner said he looks for engineers who are frustrated by their product
My body tells me the What—the right thing to do. Then, my mind figures out the How—the best way to do it. Both are critical to living in alignmen
I encourage the viewer to slow down, and interact, and don’t worry that we might lose them if the information they think they want isn’t immediately presented. I’ve realised the most successful sites I've made are the ones my children (5+3) enjoy playing with – and believe adults want the same fun interspersed in their day of closing cookie popups... See more
Welcome to New Possibilities
Persistence
Dogged determination is often the only trait that separates a moderately creative person from a highly creative one. Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
It’s easier to persist, I think, when you see your work as a practice—an ongoing process of improvement—instead... See more
Dogged determination is often the only trait that separates a moderately creative person from a highly creative one. Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
It’s easier to persist, I think, when you see your work as a practice—an ongoing process of improvement—instead... See more
That feeling of not being satisfied with the result is the driver towards doing things that you think are special. Not feeling satisfied separates those that will do from those that won’t do
But perhaps even more confounding is that executives at successful social networks are some of the highest status people in the world. Forget first world problems, they have .1% or .001% problems. On a day-to-day basis, they hardly face a single issue that their core users grapple with constantly. Engagement goals may drive them towards building
... See moreRemains of the Day • Status as a Service
“Fix grammar without changing the wording”