Dissecting Designs.

 Technological progress has afforded us with the tools to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. Paradoxically, it has provided us with an efficient means for going backwards in time.” (JF Kennedy & Aldous Huxley).

EinBlog.

Einbahn Studio is a group of independent artists and designers sharing ideas, resources, and opportunities. We represent a wide range of disciplines from digital recording to oil painting and everything in between. The studio is born out of the apparent necessity of input/output in reaching full potential. Explorations into philosophy and culture are a large part of our process

Global Interior Furnishings Reviews.

Design resource site for International furnishings and accessories. Provided as a free research service for interior design professionals, architects and students.

Arcspace.

arcspace is an architecture and design magazine that features today’s most creative projects as well as the most influential of the past. We work closely with major architects around the world and keep our readers informed with weekly updates.
Besides features and news items we review Books and Exhibitions and show selections of work by architecture photographers in The Camera, and sketches by architects in The Architect’s Studio.
In our Travel section we feature interesting hotels with a guide to architecture in the area.
Larger images of several arcspace projects are available for downloading in The Image Library.

Urban Spaces.

Located in the heart of loft friendly Clerkenwell, urban spaces is anything but your typical estate agency. Living local, our team of professional sales and lettings negotiators have come from a variety of fields of study such as architecture, design and law and now choose to market the properties and lifestyles they lead.

Maintaining our integrity and principals of architecture, urban spaces continue to remain faithful to the concept of loft living. To this we stand strong… if your space is not right for u.s. – we won’t market it.

Recognised as the specialist in the field of lofts and live/work space, we ask you to compare a two bedroom, 750 sq. ft. apartment to an open loft style space, also 750 sq. ft. What will sell for more? That depends on a lot of things you say – maybe the two bedroom flat, maybe the loft space? What we do know is that the loft buyer is not just looking for the property located within the trendiest postcode at the time; they’re after the unique space in the converted building, warehouse or school. It’s a specialist field that’s product led.

Defamer.

LA is the world’s cultural capital.
This is the gossip rag it deserves.

In so far as a city ever needed a gossip rag, Los Angeles is crying out for a Defamer. For a city that’s in many ways the cultural capital of the world, it’s woefully under-gossiped. Sure, the celebrity weeklies give the latest tittle-tattle on the reality TV romance of the week. But the real stars of Hollywood are the producers, the agents, the PR flacks, the studio execs, and the screenwriters. They’re usually behind the scenes. No longer—since May 2004, there’s Defamer, putting them front and center.

Bicycle design.

The design of a bicycle is always special. The frame is well designed and than all the techniques. This blog tells you about it.

ReadyMade.

Is a magazine for people who like to make things.

Unbeige.

UnBeige is about design. The blog is owned and operated by mediabistro.com.

The Editors:

By day, Steve Delahoyde works at the ad agency/design firm, Coudal Partners, where, like everyone else there, he’s sort of a jack-of-all-trades. Primarily, he’s the one that handles the writing for the firm, as well as the production work, from TV spots to Internet foolery. Steve entered the business by making far too many silly short films along with his cohort, Wakiza Gamez. Following that, largely by accident, he became a freelance editor, director and motion graphics designer. His production work has appeared everywhere from MTV to CBS to The National Lampoon Network, and his writing has popped up here and there, from Time Out to McSweeney’s.

Alissa Walker has written about either design or “Star Wars” for Wired, Dwell, Metropolis, ReadyMade, Design Observer, the Los Angeles Times, HOW, Dynamic Graphics and STEP Inside Design. She can be found on your iPod as a production assistant for the public radio show “DnA: Design and Architecture,” and, this fall, on your TiVo as a design expert on the HGTV show “Small Space, Big Style.” Alissa lives and works in Hollywood, where she tends to a garden and an ever-growing Gelatobaby. She suffers minor to serious injuries every time she goes surfing.

Shelterrific.

A blog created by a few friends who also happen to be editors, stylists, home-owners, parents, self-made decorators and discerning consumers. Until recently, they all worked together putting out a magazine called Budget Living. Unfortunately, the old-fashioned economics of traditional publishing made it impossible for the publication to continue. But just because the printing presses have been halted, they don’t have to stop doing what they love. You see, thanks to the professions, they’re privy to great deal of useful information — whether that be reading every home, decor and food magazine that’s printed or getting advance notices on new products, services and stores – and they’d like to share that information. They also are completely addicted to some amazing, like-minded blogs that they hope to introduce you to.

Hypebeast.

Born out of frustration and the need for the latest news, Hypebeast has grown from a small internet blog into an industry stand piece. Started in January 2005, Hypebeast was an idea brought about from frustration in having to scour the net for hours on end in order to get the latest in street wear news.

From that Hypebeast was born. Boosting a large audience base and loyal fans Hypebeast has expanded into one of the best resources of information for the street wear market. Hypebeast has no definitive audience base but appeals to the great majority, reflecting the diverse and multicultural scene in street wear.

Apart from daily news, Hypebeast also provides and platform for companies/designers to showcase through features and interviews. Each feature/interview reflects highly on the creative and innovative field that urban street wear has developed in. As a result, these feature/interviews provide background info behind some of the leading companies, but also act as a source of inspiration for the growing audience eager to be involved in the street wear scene.

Hypebeast continues to grow as it aims to concentrate and refine the quality of news, articles and features. Hypebeast is the first website check for any street wear enthusiast and it hopes to continue so with the help of its loyal audience.

Brand DNA.

The weird and wonderful world of brands and communication

HB3.

As the masthead suggests, this is a blog devoted to all things having to do with innovation, culture and design.

As students, teachers, hobbyists and fans of the consumer insight arena, we’ve come to understand the critical importance of staying abreast of the latest trends in these areas (innovation, culture and design). This blog was the natural outgrowth of those efforts.

The Watchismo Times.

Vintage & Modern Timepieces curated by WATCHISMO.COM
One of the world’s most extensive vintage watch collections
featuring mid-century modern and space-age designs
of the fifties thru the seventies.

gallery – museum – archive – review – commentary – showcase – blog

GizMag.

Gizmag is a multiple-medium magazine with a bi-monthly print edition, free downloadable back issues, a free weekly email newsletter and a web site covering invention, innovation and emerging technologies.

RealSimple.

Founded in 2000, Real Simple magazine continues to be a leader in the category of women’s lifestyle publications. Its concise, useful strategies, coupled with a clean, inspiring design, focus on making busy women’s lives easier, from preparing a fast, healthy breakfast to getting a good night’s sleep. In essence, Real Simple helps its readers do what they need to do, so they have more time to enjoy what they want to do.

Geek 24.

Geek 24 is your daily dose of geek. They talk about geek gadgets, technology and stuff that you – the ‘geek’ will like. There’s even some really funny & geeky videos, pictures and humorous jokes.

PingMag.

PingMag in one word: Inspiration.

PingMag in one sentence: About Design and Making Things!

PingMag in detail: PingMag is an online design magazine based in Tokyo. Defining the term design as broadly as we can, PingMag writes about ideas and inspiration coming from both world class designers, and from the little store on the corner. We look at everything; product design, packaging, architecture, web design, typography, illustration, photography, fashion, programming, graphics, video, art, toys, traditional crafts, graffiti, set design…. anything, in fact, that we consider inspiring and we think will excite you too.

HaHa.Nu.

Simply a Lifestyle Blog. Great in content.

Frugal For Life.

Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.

Cyclelicious, Bicycle blog Life News.

Wondericiously full of bicycles. Hmmm this website is Yummy and Cyclelicious.

Pasta and Vinegar.

Pasta and vinegar is a weblog by nicolas nova (CRAFT/EPFL) about emerging technologies usage research and foresight (location-based tech, video games, tangible interactions, ubicomp, hci/cscw, user experience analysis, innovation and various weird things)

ILounge.

iLounge is an independent provider of information about Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod digital media players, accessories, and related software, published online at www.ilounge.com. Based in Irvine, California, the iLounge website is owned and operated by Dennis Lloyd’s company The Media LLC, and is not affiliated with Apple Computer or the manufacturers of iPod-related products. They do not make or sell iPod services or products.

BIOS.

The Internet is inundated with Web sites and Blogs dedicated to providing gadget and technology news, but there are few that specialise in providing content specific to small businesses. This quite often makes navigating for news, reviews and opinions on the latest IT issues unintuitive and frustrating. Product buyers are increasingly relying on the Web as their single source of information for news, reviews and opinions on the latest products and technologies, so the need for a reliable industry source has never been greater. BIOS satisfies the needs and wants of IT product buyers who need a single information source. The immediacy of the Internet also allows BIOS to deliver up-to-the-minute content along with supplemental information such as white papers, press releases and opinion pieces, which is why they’re a primary source of IT product information for over 350,000 readers every month. BIOS was launched in Feb 2003 and is a trademark of Black Letter Publishing Ltd.

HeatEat Review.

I can’t believe I paid $1.99 for this.

If you’ve ever said the above about a frozen meal, maybe you should be reading HeatEatReview. The mission is to eat at work, then report back to you on ease of preparation, deliciousness, and bang for the buck.

They’re a team of dedicated non-profit employees willing to sacrifice our tastebuds and stomachs so that you don’t have to walk down the frozen food aisle wondering what is good. Also, They’re a bunch of dedicated non-profit employees, which means that they can’t afford to eat gourmet salads every day of the week.

LeftLane News.

News from the Automotive business, not only new Cars but also the economics behind it.

Hemmy.Net.

A Source of varied interests for everyone, the weblog that never sleeps.

Modern Mechanix.

Who says “the Past is the Future”. Have a look.

Marketing & Innovation.

Serial intrapreneur Yann Gouvennec has dealt with Marketing and innovation for 20 years. He created the Visionary Marketing.com website in 1996, which he has maintained and animated ever since.

Anything Goes Marketing.

The concept of Anything Goes Marketing is simple: Don’t let theories or best practices restrict you when it comes to marketing – specificially B2B e-marketing. We all know that in marketing, anything goes and if you don’t, it’s time that you did. Expect to find tips and tricks to improve your online marketing skills and some harsh comments for poor camapigns, articles and posts that they come across – beware!

Behind The Curtains.

Caroline Kooshoian, Allison Rae and Diane Burley make up the team of editors that creates PURE CONTEMPORARY’s Behind The Curtains, the pre-eminent modern design blog.

They love design and they approach it from the perspective that people may know what they like — but not know why. The goal is to expose the readers to the Nuances of contemporary design so they can gain an even greater appreciation for the beauty in today’s world.

GrassRoots Modern.

Grassroots Modern was started to help those who are looking for a modern contemporary style at an affordable price. Grassroots Modern hope to be able to connect passionate designers with the masses and become a catalyst for change in the modern contemporary world.

Three Minds @ Organic.

At Organic, they are always on the lookout for the exceptional, and those that came close, but missed. They’re analytical by nature. They love to tear things apart and put them back together. It’s how they learn. They do it here, on ThreeMinds. They encourage you to join them in the dialogue.

Why the name? Great advertising was often created in “pairs” — a copywriter and an art director. In the digital world, the creation process is more complex. Strategists, designers, information architects, media specialists, and technologists must come together to create great experiences.

Quite simply, it takes ThreeMinds.

The World of Kane.

Feel a nostalgia for an age yet to come

3Layer Cake.

3LC profiles and interviews exceptional individuals in the food, design, and ‘dysfunction’ (lifestyle) fields. A particular emphasis is placed on minorities, women, and recently launched individuals in the design field in order to give an additional outlet of visibility for their work. High-profile local, national, and international industry leaders in all three areas are also included, especially if their work falls into more than one category! Generally speaking the people who appear on Three Layer Cake are catalysts, pioneers, and almost always just plain superstars (or rising superstars). The site is updated weekly.

BodyFlik.

The Bodyflik is a simple, low-cost, hand-held squeegee that is used to sweep the water from your body before you use a towel. After a shower, bath, swim or sauna using the Bodyflik will easily remove up to 75% of the water from your body. This water then goes down the drain, not on your towel, so your towel will stay clean, warm and dry much longer. Because of the naturally curved gel blades of the Bodyflik it works on bodies of all shapes and sizes. The Bodyflik can eliminate the piles of damp and soggy towels hanging on your radiators, thereby cutting down on the condensation and mould produced in your bathroom. The Bodyflik is very hygienic, as, unlike a micro-towel, it has no fibres that retain moisture and let germs breed.

PaperCut.

This site is not in English but the pictures are saying everything. If you have a boring day lets start this subject.

Adliterate.com.

Adliterate.com is dedicated to radical thinking about the future of advertising.

It is created in the belief that most people in this hugely conservative industry greet change either by sticking their heads in the sand or by giving up and wandering off to pastures new.

Both of these attitudes betray a fundamental lack of imagination about the future of this unique and highly adaptive business tool.

Adliterate.com is about making advertising work and work harder in the future

Have a look in designer’s Block

Make The Logo Bigger.

Make the logo bigger is Bill Green, an art director keeping brands from making the logo too big. Or at least trying to.

PrDifferently.

Chances are, as publicists could stand to think a little different. A little more “weird.” A little less by the book, and a little more “out there.” We could probably stand to try things a little differently. Things that weren’t “done that way before” because “we’ve always done them that way before.” We could probably stand to break a rule or two. Perhaps I can offer a few ways to help us think – just a little bit different. And that includes occasionally thinking about things that might not be 100% about PR. A Blog from Peter Shankman, CEO of The Geek Factory, a PR and Marketing boutique firm in New York City.

DigitalBattle.

DigitalBattle (not “Digital Battle”) is an independent videogame blog focusing on real news, they will not bring stuff like a monkey playing Pac-Man or a Japanese Katimari-costume. They bring daily bite-sized news, without going into too many details.

They’re a bunch of game writers from around the world, gathered to bring the latest gaming news. They ’re always looking for new and interesting bloggers, if you’re interested, drop them a line. DigitalBattle is not endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Aliens, Lawyers, Governments, or any of their affiliates or business partners.

UrbanRetro Lifestyle.

Two very different lifestyles, Urban and Retro. Both of them however amaze us so we are here to tell you about everything we find. Think of this as a lifestyle magazine but with out the expense and with new features everyday (or every other day!!! we do need days off as well) plus something you will never get from a magazine – VIDEOS

Simplicitas

Opposed to the complicated and breakable, we look for evident, unthought-of solutions to the problems of everyday life. Perfection lying in the detail, we trust the skills of leading designers and engage fully in the process of creation. Our common product is never complete until minimal design honours the quality of the material and pleases the eye again and again.”

Thomas Dahlgren, founder

Insight Out.

How Smart Ideas are created. Daily elements in new jackets.

Living Pod.

Living Pod is an on line Design and Lifestyle Resource for anyone looking for inspiration and ideas when decorating and refurbishing their homes.

Living Pod  is the brainchild of Designer and Photographer,  Amir Sultan. Living Pod brings to you the best of the Interior Design in and around  Singapore as seen thro the lenses of Amir. His photographic works have been featured in local and regional Interior Design Magazines, for its innovative designs and breathtaking photographs.
You will also have an opportunity to share Amir’s insights in interior decoration and design solutions.  Amir’s personal philosophy that “Good design is a result of innovative ideas that challenge traditions” has been the guiding principle for the inception of Living Pod. We hope that Living Pod will serve as a useful resource for design ideas and inspiration.

FashionMission.NL 

is Europe’s leading exclusive fashion & beauty-specific “Start page” and fashion guide for everyone interested in fashion, style, beauty, luxury travel, lifestyle and design.
Whether you’re an industry professional or just an Internet user interested in fashion & style, this is the place to start your journey.
Fashionmission.nl (now 4 years old) is a 100%-Dutch initiative aimed at reaching as wide a fashion-minded public as possible. The main language of the site is English.

Fashionmission.nl has proved itself to be the largest and most user-friendly no-nonsense fashion, style and haute couture site on the web, with all the best hyperlinks to relevant subjects. Fashionmission.nl encourages visitors to broaden their knowledge of fashion and style, to see fashion and style as something exciting, refreshing and innovative, and allows the site visitor to use the Internet to find just the information they want.
Fashionmission.nl has a comprehensive range of hyperlinks (now over 9,500 with descriptions) to enrich your life: links about fashion, style, lifestyle, luxury travel, design and – above all – exclusiveness!
Fashionmission.nl is subdivided thematically, with links to the widest possible range of subjects, including design, online shopping, lingerie, bridal fashion, designer labels and cosmetics.Fashionmission.nl puts press releases and news reports about fashion, beauty and design in a separate section to enable you to present your products to a wide audience.

Fashionmission.nl has global reach because the main language of the site is English (aimed at the Dutch market).

Fashionmission.nl is simply the largest and most extensive ‘Start page’ and fashion webguide in Europe!

Fashionmission.nl offers the fashion and style-minded visitor user-friendly access to an easy-to-read listing of related websites.

HighSnobiety. 

The idea of creating HighSnobiety came up in March 2005. An economics student, who never really knew why he was doing economics, finally started working on his real interests and for that needed a creative platform. HighSnobiety was created.

HighSnobiety tries on one side to be a filter for news and trends in the urban streetculture segment. Other than that HighSnobiety also creates its own content by having special features on outstanding people, stores or products.

Find fresh news on a daily basis on designer toys, sneakers, fashion, design in general and other topics that interest HighSnobiety.
Please feel free to contact HighSnobiety for suggestions, questions, tips or anything else. We are always open for interesting news and happenings in the urban gear sector.

ProductDose.

Productdose began as a weblog dedicated to filtering the numerous choices offered to consumer product buyers online. Over time they discovered that users were not only interested in exceptional products, but they also wanted buying options for those products. In order to provide a greater purchasing experience for the users, productdose developed a shopping search engine to connect the editorial content to purchasing solutions. Now the readers are given a choice of multiple retail spaces where they can purchase the items they want. And productdose do all the leg-work!

Unlike offline magazines that rely heavily on the support of a few large consumer product companies that advertise in their pages, productdose was designed with a layer of independence between the products covered and the larger editorial agenda. Because productdose generates revenue via its unique shopping search engine that simply refers buyers to sellers, the site doesn’t need traditional advertising. There is no financial incentive for productdose to cover particular products over others, and the site lives apart from the conflict of interest that is inherent in the traditional publishing business.

VentureBeat.

VentureBeat’s mission is to provide news and information about private companies and the venture capital that fuels them. It is the successor to SiliconBeat, co-founded and written by Matt Marshall.

Matt Marshall covered venture capital for the San Jose Mercury News until he left in Sept. 2006 to launch VentureBeat as an independent company.

VentureBeat will focus initially on Silicon Valley, and gradually expand to cover innovation hubs around the globe. Its mission in each region will be the same: to provide insider news and data about the entrepreneurial and venture community that is useful to decision makers.

 Techdirt.

Companies lives or dies by the information they gets… or misses. Being ahead of the game requires acces to the right information with the right analysis, quick and clear.

 Too many companies rely on an ad hoc, inefficient or misdirected process of gathering, analyzing and distributing the most important information about the world outside that impacts that company on a daily basis.

ReallyNatural.com

ReallyNatural.com is your resource for product reviews, news, and practical tips for living a more natural life.

All reviewed sites can add this logo. This logo let all your readers know that you are selected as the “Better” Blog.

MetaEfficient Reviews.

MetaEfficient reviews techniques and products based on their effectiveness.

They are a group of specialists in the disciplines of efficiency. Some of the expertise is in architecture, energy production, water purification, heating, lighting, growing, transportation and optimal clothing materials.

BritBoy in LA.

Britboy in L.A. is an irreverent and oh so slightly absurdist trip through the world of celebrity, guided by Los Angeles’ requisite BritBoy, Alexx Shannon.

BritBoy in L.A. “Where the stars go to find out about themselves!”

Kerstinstrom

Creating products customers love is his passion. Good design results from a combination of insight, imagination, and know-how. This creative Jambalya is necessary for a successful and delicious product; and he happen to be a really great cook.

SeriousWheels.

Serious Wheels originally hit the web on March 15,  1999, when it was known as Motional Memories.   The latter name derives from a classic car showroom operated in Port Jervis, NY during the mid-90s.  On May 15, 2003, the site name was changed to Serious Wheels, as both a better all-around name and one more inclusive of collectible contemporary cars.

The german CarBlog.

Delivering news and opinion about Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, VW and Porsche.

Good Experience.

Widely credited for popularizing “customer experience” online, Mark Hurst has worked since the birth of the Web to make Internet technology easier to use. In 2002, Hurst was named “one of the 1,000 most creative individuals in the U.S.” in Richard Saul Wurman’s book 1,000. InfoWorld magazine named Hurst Netrepreneur of the Year in 1999.

Mark Hurst is the founder and host of the Gel conference (Good Experience Live), which was first held on May 2, 2003 in New York City. Gel 2007 will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 19-20, 2007 in New York City.

Hurst is also known for founding Creative Good, the world’s first user experience consulting firm, which he runs with Phil Terry in New York City.

Hurst’s Good Experience newsletter has tens of thousands of subscribers worldwide. (Sign up for free) The Good Experience newsletter and Gel conference are owned by Hurst’s media company, Good Experience, Inc.

Previously, Hurst was director of product development at Yoyodyne, an early Internet marketing firm founded by Seth Godin and later bought by Yahoo. Hurst began his Internet career as a graduate researcher at the MIT Media Lab. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from MIT.

Hurst’s most recent free report, Managing Incoming E-mail: What Every User Needs to Know, has been downloaded by over 100,000 Net users worldwide.

Core77.

Since 1995 Core77.com has served a devoted global audience of industrial designers ranging from students through seasoned professionals. Core77 publishes articles, discussion forums, an extensive event calendar, hosts portfolios, job listings, a database of design firms, schools, vendors and services. Core77 provides a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike by producing design competitions, lecture series, parties, and exhibits.

HowDesign.

Founded in 1985, HOW Magazine provides graphic-design professionals with essential business information, covers new technology and processes, profiles renowned and up-and-coming designers, details noteworthy projects, and provides creative inspiration. The year-end Business Annual has become a respected resource for its articles about studios across the U.S. In addition, HOW holds annual Self-Promotion, International and Interactive Design competitions and features the results in special issues. Other frequently profiled topics include digital design, creativity, typography and paper. The magazine is published in Cincinnati by F&W Publications.

Decker Marketing.

Sam Decker has spent his career as a marketing leader in startups, as a consultant and recently for Dell — maximizing marketing, technology and online business results. As Senior Manager of Dell Consumer eBusiness for four years, Sam drove 4x growth in online conversion rates and consumer online sales of over $3 billion. Sam launched Dell’s Consumer CRM & Segmentation team, improving processes for sales call routing, direct mail, email, and customer experience.

Today, Sam is VP of Marketing & Products for Bazaarvoice (www.bazaarvoice.com).

Sam is a recent Green Belt, but a lifelong student of continuous marketing improvement through statistical analysis and creativity. He is also author of “301-do-it-yourself Marketing Ideas” and “How to Market with Computer User Groups.”

Sam holds a bachelor of sciences degree in business marketing management from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California. He enjoys basketball, water-skiing, reading, movies, and any activity with his family.

Ghost Furniture

Ex owner of wheredidyoubuythat.com changing her lifestyle to concentrate on a new, not so stressful business producing Genuine Eco-chic accessories and furniture for the home and garden, Ghost Furniture. In 2004 she received a top 100 Award along with Brent Hoberman, Peter Gabriel, Stelios of Easyjet and many other famous names. She still haven’t got over the shock but continue to try to live up to the accolade.

 CoolTown Studios.

They help people build communities like the one in the image to the left.

They link several million in equity investment capital with proven, innovative real estate developers in cities with progressive leadership. The goal is to develop creative, sustainable, profitable urban buildings and destinations that serve as both a model and anchor for future surrounding development designed to attract creative, entrepreneurial markets that significantly impact the local economy and quality of life. They provide a market-driven investment, product and tenant development system to ensure the project is a success from well before ground-breaking.

Gizoo’s. 

 Gizoo’s exciting blog. They will review the latest gadgets, gifts and gizmos that pass through the office as well give you an insight into the various experiences they go through to deliver this website.

Buy Old Cars.com

Buy Old Cars.com is an online classic car classifieds site for antique car enthusiasts to buy or sell their old classic cars.  

AskMen.com

AskMen.com is a free online destination for men, a men’s portal, designed to provide men with daily features on subject matter that interests the general male population.

What is its mission? To offer men candid advice, that is useful, practical and entertaining. AskMen.com address issues regarding dating, women, fashion, money, fitness, and entertainment. Offering advice that is too complicated or unrealistic does not serve any viable purpose, therefore it deals with topics that can be incorporated into men’s daily lives.

Unlike other men’s sites or magazines, AskMen.com updates every day, with new articles that focus on matters that men deem relevant and practical. The site also provides men with helpful suggestions for everything from career advice and first dates, to gifts and efficient cars. Its objective is to help men.

The Raw Feed.

Mike is a California-based technology writer and editor currently working for the following publications and organizations:

LangaList
Ziff-Davis Media
Computerworld
The Raw Feed

Over his career in technology journalism, he has worked as the chief editor for Windows Magazine, HP World Magazine, HP World News, Inside HP, The Palm Reader, Palm News, Road Tricks, Portable Life News, Laptop Life, BuzzWords, Pocket Windows, Portable Windows and other publications.

Mike has also worked as an independent editorial consultant. Major clients included Ziff-Davis and Mobile Insights.

Chroma.

Strategic planner, brand consultant, DJ, music producer, trends analyst and father of twins.

The cold hard facts.

1. Strategic Planner based in Toronto
2. Professional DJ, have played in clubs around the world
3. Music producer, record label owner
4. Hold a history and philosophy degree.
5. Trend watcher
6. Culture vulture
7. Fascinated with the fusion of culture and brands
8. Believe that digital media might, finally, be creating a better world
9. Like everyone, can’t stand 99% of all advertising
10. Always up for a game of golf, soccer or poker

Future Wire.

An examination of futurism/futurology, emerging trends, disruptive innovations… and all their unintended consequences. You can also subscribe to an RSS feed, as well as a podcast. Also visit the main FutureWire website, futures wik

Gizmos for Geeks.

Formed in 2004 just as blogging started to become hot, Gizmos for Geeks was the brainchild of a couple of systems administrators who thought that a site which integrated a number of newsy features would be a worthy experiment. If you explore the Gizmos for Geeks site (GfG for short), you will find blog-like articles on current and breaking topics in the world of technology, cool/unique/useful/luxury gadgets, straight-up news, reviews of practically anything we can get our hands on, lots of coupons & deals, user forums for our talkative readers, links to shopping and other gadget sites and promotional contests. Whew! That’s a lot of stuff for a little website that hopes to one day become as big as its bigger brothers that typically only cover 1 or 2 of those areas.

Real Tech News.

Great news on technology and software.

Livin, La Vida Low-Carb.

The Blog first came online in April 2005: to encourage and educate people about the low-carb lifestyle. His 180-pound weight loss on the Atkins diet in 2004 was merely the beginning of something special that now literally attracts tens of thousands of readers monthly to the “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” blog–AND IT’S STILL GROWING! Browse the archives of over 1,200 blog posts and experience for yourself the buzz behind “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb.”

Kineda.

Created December 29, 1997, Kineda serves as one of the web’s premier blogs* focusing on Entertainment, Lifestyle, and Pop Culture. Designed with a bold and provocative look and format, Kineda has become the insider’s guide to what’s hot, new, and undiscovered for the past eight and a half years.

She Finds Mom.

Why shouldn’t moms and kids be stylish? SheFinds Mom is a resource for Mom’s interested in new goodies for themselves and their kids. This site was founded by Michelle Madhok – the founder of SheFinds and brought to life by moms who scour the web to find you the goods.

Farah Silver lives just outside of Los Angeles with her husband and two-year-old son. She received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from UCLA and enjoyed a career in children’s social work and non-profit grants management before taking on motherhood. A lover of all things that make parenthood fun and fabulous, she’s always scouring the web for the latest must-have items for moms and kids. In her free time she is either taking another art or music class with her son or trying to get that perfect shot with her digital camera. She believes nothing is better than seeing his face light up when discovering something new, but finding a great pair of shoes comes in a close second.

Architecture Blog.

ARCHITECTURE – BLOG dedicated to architecture and architectural thinking. News, links and opinions. Encourages the interchange of information between architectural interested.

Management Drives is the #1 cultural assessment instrument that makes it easier to better manage your people and your organization. Through a quick, revealing assessment we are able to help employees and companies become more effective as individuals, as teams, and as organizations.

Basic Principle
The Management Drives vision is to create better organizations. The basic principle on which Management Drives operates is that organizations must be managed and changed in a way that connects with the drives of the people who work there. Because cooperation, communication, task allocation and management are all much easier if they are based on an understanding of what drives one another. Knowledge of drives goes a lot further than many people think, because drives determine how people function. What drives a person determines her/ his behavior, her/his perception, her/his motivation for doing things, or not doing them, the things he/she likes to put energy into, and her/his management and decision-making style. Management Drives provides a common-sense look at organizations, and what they can and cannot do to improve their performance and image.
Graves Theory
The Management Drives concept is based on the theory of Professor Clare Graves, a well-known psychologist and colleague of Maslow. Graves distinguished a number of value systems or world views. Combinations of intensity and sequence of these views (or drives) determine how an individual thinks and acts. By combining this theory with concepts from organizational studies, with the aid of sophisticated measuring tools, we can apply it to organizational development. We draw validated, verifiable conclusions from individual and group profiles regarding individual performance, group behavior, communication and management. We can also clearly pinpoint an organization’s potential for change, and which people could play a key role in the process.
Management Drives Assessment
MThe Managaement Drives Assessment is an online questionnaire that takes 20 minutes to complete. The software generates highly recognizable profiles of individuals and groups that provide the basis for a systematic approach to organizational issues. The Management Drives concept allows the consultant to draw logical conclusions from the results, conclusions that the client can easily verify. The Management Drives concept then offers a number of methods for solving problems that connect with the drives measured. These methods focus on five categories:
- Improving individual performance
- Strengthening management
- Improving group performance
- Reorganizations
- Organizational strategy
The online assessment can be obtained by all organizations, regardless, size, industry, or country, in English, German or Dutch.

Management Drives brings value to organizations in the following areas:
Deliberate development of organizational culture
In day-to-day business we often find operational and organizational imbalances due to differences in the drives of management and executive personnel. Through the Management Drives approach managers see that managing people is not imposing your own drives on the organization, but finding a balance and  congruence between WHO, WHAT and HOW.

Directing HR-policy and HR instruments
Human Resources Management is the primary channel for management of employee development and the organization’s desired culture. Many HR instruments are at your disposal and can be used in many different ways – but how do you choose the best application? By determining the culture of an organization and identifying the best path for development, we can help you gain optimal effectiveness from your HR instruments for any of your practice areas. For an example, see our brief Competency Management case treatment.
Improving organizational control
If your organization is dominantly Blue on an operational level, and your management is Orange, management is inclined to manage on a high level in terms of goals and results. Your operations personnel, however, think in terms of processes and details. Management Drives helps you interpret this valuable insight, and provides alternatives to adequately manage/control your organization.
Improving Team Performance (e.g. improved sales results)
Measuring value systems gives you insight into your team’s drives. The next step is to determine if those drives are adequate for the team’s task at hand. Does the project plan allow enough room for certain members with dominant Green and Yellow to communicate and discuss, or will deadlines slip? What is the optimal way of doing things? Are the team processes structured in such a way that they align with the task and drives of your employees?

Strengthen Management
What are your strengths as a manager and what are your weaknesses? What are the strengths of your Management Team and what is the best possible way to manage your organization? These are all questions that Management Drives answers.
Determine Organizational Strategy
Stick to your strengths and build on them. Many organizations that are oriented on internal operations have tried to transform into firms with an external customer focus. Executive personnel in this case suddenly have to become account managers. After a while these organizations find that the core competence of the company (e.g. loyally, reliably and securely sending out invoices to customers) isn’t as good as it used to be. They now have to find their way back to operational excellence. Based on measuring value systems / drives we can determine which strategies (and internal development processes) are feasible and attainable for an organization and which ones surely are not.
Guiding mergers and reorganizations
When two groups need to (or must) work together we can predict, based on their values measurement, how these groups will perceive each others’ culture, as well as what culture mix may eventually originate between the two. This new culture pattern tells you which tasks they (as a team or organization) can handle and which tasks they will have trouble with. This determines to a great extent whether the merger or reorganization will be successful.
Prioritizing actions that stem from employee satisfaction surveys
If your organization is highly Green and your employees complain about a lack of communication, then our advice would be to look at this complaint, but also realize that you will always hear this complaint in this type of organization. However, if we measure hardly any Green in an organization with the same complaint then you probably have a serious problem that you need to do something about. When people express dissatisfaction in terms of value systems beyond their own value pattern, there is usually something seriously wrong.
Improving individual functioning
While Management Drives is a powerful instrument for the development of organizations and teams, it is also a flexible tool for individual professional development.  Employees strongly identify with their profiles and can more easily identify the best path of training and activity to develop desired competency and skill.  Coaching also becomes much more effective when the employee’s and coach’s value profiles are clearly mapped..

More information: +31 (0)6 109 149 71 Ewit Roos.

Just for Your Smile.

Urban Monarch

Urban Monarch is a machine of evolution for the modern man. An experiment since inception, it is a perpetual project to help men become better men.

The 5 Traits that Define Urban Monarch

Urban Monarch is:

• Masculine
• Evolved
• Liberated
• Ubiquitous
• Savvy

CooChicoos

Are you a modern parent looking for cool and hip baby gear and accessories? Find great baby product designs in one place and simplify your life by reading Coochicoos.com.

KidsModern.

Since more than a year suzie fritz from Switzerland present the most fantastic and original subjects for Kids and the Kids World.

Fabulous Finds.

Fabulous Finds present you the latest trends in design in Furniture design especially. You will find a regular update on the fantastic world of furniture. 

Lussorian.

Lussorian is a unique resource focusing entirely on the most luxurious private residences and accessories on the planet.

If the world of luxury interests you then Lussorian is ideal for taking a peak at what it could be like.

Rather uniquely we will also reveal the secrets of how we can all have a little piece of luxury lifestyle living for everyday prices.

Occupied While Lit.

• No problem: finding pretty things, being inspired by things around us, having time to design invites for friends, thinking of creative ways to cover the white walls in my apartment that’s what the author says, reading blogs and being envious of people’s creativity, being awed at people’s ability to seek and find some of the best art, design (interior, graphic, fashion), cooking, literature, and music…

• And also, I do have a problem keeping track of it all, hence this blog – things that are interesting, inspiring, and perhaps even some of my own design.

Hatch

Design Public’s mission is to sell fresh and inspiring design with a continued commitment to educate, inspire, nurture, and celebrate great new design.

A Passionate Team
They’re a small company (just 6 full-time employees and a rotating collective of independent contributors) that wants to bring fresh new design to you. Design Public has never received any venture investment and grew solely through the hard work of the staff and the support of customers that called out for friendly fair service and an exciting collection of fresh and new modern design.

Forward Thinking
Remember the first time you realized you didn’t have to decorate like your parents? You were empowered to be yourself and let your personality shine through. That’s an incredible thing.  Be yourself. Discover. Learn. Create. Take an active role in personalizing your space and be happy dwelling in it. We get a thrill in helping you along your journey.

They’re excited about design today and where it’s going. What’s next? You know they will be there to cover it. they’re always on the lookout for the beautiful and useful. If you believe there is a designer or product line they should carry drop us a line; likewise, if you yourself are a designer and would like to see your visions materialize on the site, please contact them here.

A Daily Dose of Architecture.

(Almost) daily architectural musings from New York City

Entrepreneur’s Journey.

Entrepreneur’s Journey is a weblog (blog) website aimed at those interested in Internet business and entrepreneurship.

You will find:

• A repository of useful articles for web entrepreneurs. The articles are aimed to help you with all aspects of starting and running your own Internet business and making money online.
• A collection of audio podcast recordings about Internet business. You can listen to the recordings at any time on your MP3 player or through your computer speakers.
• Fresh content is added regularly including podcast interviews with other entrepreneurs, how-to instructional articles and audio dealing with current hot topics like blogging and website marketing, as well as news and information from the Internet business world.

CoolZûr.

Creatives never sleep. They just park their heads to let the ideas develop in peace.

What we ‘re eating.

 Amanda ’ve been cooking since she was five and in the restaurant industry since 1996. She grew up in Virginia with a dad that went to culinary school (although he’s made his living as a soil scientist/bureaucrat). They always ate wonderfully growing up, and it really turned her into almost a “food snob”. After she moved to Baton Rouge to attend LSU, She realized that the food she was eating in the restaurants was second rate and that she could make nearly everything better herself. That’s the great thing about cooking, you get to cater your meals to your specific desires. For the past few years Tyler and she have been eating 3/4 of the meals out of the home kitchen, and loving every minute of it (unless she has a ‘culinary failure’). During the summer of 2005 she and her husband were inspired to start up a blog about food and here they are, now living in San Diego and continuing to blog and eat through a new town!

Liquor Snob.

News and tips on all things alcoholic, including beer and wine, breathalyzers, cocktails and spirits; plus drink recipes, booze reviews and more. All the news that’s fit to drink.

 Vegetarian Organic Life.

This blog is designed to give you bite size bits of helpful and relevant information about good food, balanced nutrition and healthy organic living.No matter who you are or what you do, time is precious. That’s why This is designed to give you bite size bits of helpful and relevant information about good food, balanced nutrition and healthy organic living.

No matter who you are or what you do, time is precious. That’s why Vegetarian Organic Life is designed with your busy schedule in mind. It’s a concise publication that can serve as your reminder to focus on what makes it possible for you to reach your goals, enjoy your loved ones and live your life the way you want to—your health.

Advertising for Peanuts.

 A consumer’s guide to advertising, media and organic produce.

David Galbraith.

Scottish, based in New York, former architect at Foster and partners, founder Wists, co founder: Moreover, co founder: the Origins Network, co author

Fareastgizmo

Fareastgizmo, brings you cool news on digital cameras, media devices, MP3 and more from the globe. They also review new designed products before they are in the stores.

Dapreview.

Digital Audio Player review, brings a lot of news on the different elements? Brings you also in-depth articles and has a forum for the members.

Daily Tech.

 DailyTech is a leading online magazine for a well-educated, tech audience. The readers enjoy hard-hitting and up to the minute CE, PC, IT and information technology news. DailyTech’s fast-moving content also reaches out via news syndications, public portals, and forums.

Techcrunch.

TechCrunch, founded on June 11, 2005, is a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. In addition to new companies, they will profile existing companies that are making an impact (commercial and/or cultural) on the new web space. TechCrunch is edited by Michael Arrington, who also writes a companion blog, CrunchNotes.

CherryFlava.

Cherryflava is a web magazine dedicated to hot new trends emerging in business, marketing, advertising and fresh thinking that’s igniting a creative revolution – published daily from Cape Town.