Sarah West Young
@west
Head of Growth @ Modern Synthesis
Creator / Writer / Chief Procrastinator @ Material Change
Sarah West Young
materialchange.design
we talk too much about near-death experiences, not enough about near-life experiences
Be dangerous, its careful out there
BBF. The corollary of free access is frequently theft. Do you think that it is necessary to plan for the implementation of anti-theft devices when programming equipment? MFB. We never impose it: we inform the decision-makers - the municipalities - and they are the ones who take their options. This type of decision, in fact, must be taken very early... See more
Jacqueline Gascuel • Quels espaces pour la bibliothèque ? | Bulletin des bibliothèques de France
Instead of saying, ‘The writing in this scene isn’t good enough,’ you say, ‘Don’t you want people to walk out of the theater and be quoting those lines?’ It’s more of a challenge
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Design is not what we make. Design is what we make possible.
Brian Collins • 101 Design Rules
"Seeing" by Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard reflects on the power and wonder of truly seeing the world around us, and the importance of being open to the beauty and surprises that life has to offer.
aimeeknight.wordpress.com
these epiphanies are ephemeral
“They hold their breath all their lives and open, open”
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on idea... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
“If I am not in the world simply to adapt to it, but rather transform it, and if it is not possible to change the world without a certain dream or vision for it, I must make use of every possibility there is not only to speak about my utopia, but also to engage in practices consistent with it.”
— Paulo Freire