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Josh Spear: I'm a frequent-flyer-mile-collector trying to visit every country in the world, sushi addict that loves omakase and active investor. Since 2004 this site has been a place for me to share highlights from art, culture, technology and global trends that I care about.


Josh Brill’s Mammals

Posted on August 12, 2011 Under Art

Josh Brill is at it again! Four new portraits (Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant & Rhino) in that same mid-century minimalist modernist style that Lumadessa is known for.

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Free Coffee

Posted on August 10, 2011 Under Life

Just by downloading a picture of this Starbucks Charge Card to your phone, you can pop in to a Starbucks and get free coffee. Jonathan's Card is an experiment in social sharing of physical goods using digital currency on mobile…

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High Fashion in 8-bit

Posted on August 8, 2011 Under Fashion

Inspired by the retro 8-bit graphic, Fashionary (a company that makes sketchbooks tailor-made for fashion designers) mixed the pixel with the Fashionary templates. The results are fantastic! Check them out...Two of my favorites (Louis Vuitton and Yohji Yamamoto) shown below.

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Beautiful Swear Words

Posted on August 2, 2011 Under Art

Who knew swear words could be so beautiful? Well, Theo Olesen did.

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Don’t Fear The Interenet

Posted on July 31, 2011 Under Life

Amazing. I wish Don't Fear the Internet was around when I started playing on the web. Consider sending this to everyone you know. Are you a print designer, photographer, fine-artist, or general creative person? Do you have a shitty website…

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Seth Deysach’s Wooden Bike

Posted on July 31, 2011 Under Design

Chicago based Seth Deysach of Lagomorph Design built this incredible bicycle frame out of black walnut. Gorgeous doesn't even begin to describe it. Via Design Don't Panic

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Verified Pin

Posted on July 26, 2011 Under Design

Another great one from Nalden. If you're on Twitter, you may have noticed that some accounts display a blue "Verified Badge” on their bio (mine does). It's used to establish authenticity of well known accounts so users can trust tweets…

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Bote Bathtub Play

Posted on July 20, 2011 Under Design

This series of floating boats in cork and plastic for Portuguese Company Materia are gorgeous. Sure beats the rubber ducky I grew up with. Composed by a cork hull and a plastic add-on piece (a sail, a row of engine…

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Ithaa Undersa Restaurant: The Maldives

Posted on July 18, 2011 Under Travel

On my most recent trip to the Dubai I had some extra time for a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of travel life and headed straight south to experience the magic that is the Maldives. I had the distinct…

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On Time Clock

Posted on July 18, 2011 Under Design

Totally fun clock that gives you an extra 3 minutes of time by Diamantini & Domeniconi.  No more need to set your clock forward a few minutes. Via Core77

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