Cool Kids Table
Hi, I'm Armistead Booker. This is the Cool Kids Table: the best of my links and bookmarks served up daily!
Imitation as a Compliment
Batting Stance Guy joins on FSN for a new season of exclusive baseball comedy. And because I missed it before, the NYT behind-the-scenes. Way to go, Gar! Update: BSG is a guest on Late Night on July 13!
Short and Sweet
Relevant has two new interviews of my buddies Zach Williams (Brooklyn's finest) and Adam Young (of Owl City). Update: a new interview Mako Fujimura of International Arts Movement.
Clean and Quick
Redesigning a newsletter. My buddy Dave gives you a behind-the-scenes look at his solid new email design for the email delivery experts, Campaign Monitor.
New Departments
Publishing note: The ever-popular, Kottke-approved Cool Kids Table now features six regular departments including Blog Discovery, Bookmark This, A Good Screen, The Local Shoutout, Music Discovery, and Quote Unquote.
The Local Shoutout: Christopher Reiger
Seeing antlers, feeling dendrites. Synesthesia #1 is also now available as a limited edition print.
Finding and Counting New Yorkers
NPR: Counting NYC for the 2010 Census. Important to note that this census will arrive by mail, not by a knock on the door.
Highlights from William & Mary's 2009 Commencement
Tom Brokaw: "This is a portrait of the American dream." Justin Schoonmaker: "We must advance confident in our ability to navigate the life ahead." Taylor Reveley: "Now it's time for everyone to burst into robust roaring in salute to our royal progenitors and to our graduates."
Chuck and Sue?!
Video: Promo Outtakes from Jimmy Fallon. Maya Rudolph's Gwen Stefani impression is hilarious.
The Local Shoutout: Kate Gilmore
Reflections on the Electric Mirror. Kate's incredible new "Blood from a Stone" appears at the Brooklyn Museum, while her fierce "Star Bright, Star Might" is on rotation in Times Square.
Ideas vs Artists vs Systems vs Organics
I'm an optimizer. That's Wilson Miner's approach to design. What's yours?
Trends in Form and Function
Looking for quality in web design. Spacing, pixel perfect, typography, organization, subtlety, color, and original ideas.
A Rockin' Tight-Knit Community
W&M: Rowan Lockwood's Jefferson Award. William and Mary's excellence in teaching is consistently recognized in the Geology Department. Way to go, Rowan!
A Good Screen: Campaign Monitor
Speaking directly to designers. This promo page is an amazing lesson in attracting new customers. A simple and effective message wrapped in a snappy, clean look. Bonus: The story behind their marketing campaign.
The Local Shoutout: Bryce Ryness
HAIR takes best musical revival. Exciting to see this go from Shakespeare in the Park to Broadway, especially with such an enthusiastic cast. Congrats, Bryce!
A Cut Above
The best sheep shearing on the East Coast. Alpacas and llamas too. My mom's first graders take a field trip to meet Derrick every year and it's always a hit.
The Local Shoutout: Charlie and Sarah Park
PearBudget turns heads and wallets. Looking for a simple budgeting solution that works? Look no further. And check our their blog for some great money-saving tips.
Taking the Zephyr into an Age of Innocence
NYT: Riding the rails across the country. "Those crosshatched lines on the map stitching the country together are also a metaphor. I witnessed community and saw everybody cherishing it."
A Bold, Audacious Prayer
Video: Tenth Avenue North wins New Artist of the Year. Grinning from ear-to-ear for my buddy Mike D... what an amazing moment!
Take Me To New York
Zach Williams "Story Time" on iTunes in the top ten singer-songwriters! Want a preview? Listen and watch!
Freeze-Case Confession
NYT: Sister Schubert's rolls are winning over America. In which a southern homemade biscuit tradition gives way to par-baked goodness.
Jimmy Online
Jimmy Fallon lives up to the online buzz. And why not? The Webby Person of the Year has played the geek card sensationally for the past three months. Exhibits A, B, and C: GPS, Photoshop, and (of course) Twitter.
Well-Orchestrated Accidents
NYT: The adventures of Evan, Blogger, Odeo, and Twitter. "My life has been a series of well-orchestrated accidents; I've always suffered from hallucinogenic optimism."
The Eyes of Me
TMN: Blind Prom. "She grabbed his hand and ran his fingers along the sequins of her dress, to the curls in her hair, and to the strand of pearls around her neck. His response was an exuberant, 'Wow, you look so beautiful!' I know that she felt beautiful."
Windows. At an Airport. What a Concept.
15 ideas for a better airport terminal. Finally a voice of inspiration moves forward.
A Good Screen: Wilson Miner
Easy to Read. Massive font sizes inspired by Swiss concert posters. Wilson even wrote an entire post on the topic.
Changing Our Brains
The myth of multitasking: "the art of paying attention, the ability to shift our attention, and, more broadly, to exercise judgment about what objects are worthy of our attention."
Speaking Whale
Swim next to a full-size blue whale. And while we're at it, let's ask him for directions...
Check Out That Smile
Flickr: The adventures of Snow-Proof Safety Cone. Alicia and this cute little guy have been everywhere together. You can also have one of your own from Etsy.
Round It Goes
Video: Journey around a sushi conveyor belt. Prepare to be glued to the screen for all 7 minutes.
Short, Simple, Action-Oriented
Don't settle for bad e-newsletters. The kids at Blue State Digital ask some important questions about the emails you send for your organization: How does it help an eager new supporter enact that change? How does it help your organization accomplish its goals? And how does it strengthen your relationship with your supporter?
Behind the Scenes at AMNH
In awe of natural history collections. "A natural history museum is really two museums, and when you're in one of them, you can hardly imagine the other." It's true.
Kid Tested... Hipster Approved
Retro cereal boxes from General Mills... for a limited time at Target.
The Brave One
Vimeo: Whither Ma.gnolia? What happens when the data becomes corrupt and your site dies? Be as honest and transparent as possible.
Bookmark This: Bass, Forecasts, and Lectures
Interactive television at its finest, weather reports in playful paper form, and seriously ivy league lectures... all from the bookmarks of the very talented swissmiss.
Bookmark This: FYI
Three indispensable and focused reference points: Rhymze Zone, Acronym Finder, and Bartleby Quotation Search.
The Local Shoutout: Nadia Ali
Love Story music video. My friend Nadia's new hit single, with choreography by Lea Fulton. Bonus: concert and cd release coming up!
A Good Screen: His and Hers
Eight Hour Day. Husband and wife team Nathan and Katie strike it simple with their studio site. Their Eli No! book is gonna be awesome.
A Good Screen: Waxing Gibbous
The New York Moon. An extraordinary publication with a schedule based on the lunar phases.
Retro Forward
Flickr: Book covers for the Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, and Spiderwick series in the style of Penguin Books, designed by M.S. Corley.
Welcome Back to Fifth Grade
Trapper Keeper is back, this time with custom covers and a magnetic flap. Bonus: Gallery of retro Trapper Keepers, complete with neon designs and velcro flaps.
Writing Is Key To Design, So Write Well
How (not) to write like a designer. Use your skills, kill jargon, tell a story, include yourself, and be brief.
How Tweet It Is
Biz and Ev consider the future of Twitter. As usual, NYMag wants to overanalyze how long the fun will last... and I say just have fun. Bonus: How Twitter was born.
Columbia River in Miniature
Vimeo: Multnomah Falls. Tilt shift, time lapse, and waterfalls all in 28 seconds.
Fluidity of Line
Calder: The Paris Years. The Whitney's retrospective on one of the 20th century's defining sculptors. His Circus is part of their permanent collection... so playful and fun.
Bookmark This: Chamber Music In Your Bedroom
Saint Paul Sunday. This radio program is an absolutely gorgeous way to wake up on a Sunday morning. One of my favorites was a vocal performance by Trio Mediæval.
Get to Know Your Neighbors
WNYC: Soundcheck interview with Bridget Kibbey and Emily Hope Price. The unlikely story of a harpist and a cellist and their upcoming performance on Tuesday.
Donate Now
Twenty One for Twenty One. Now celebrating its 21st year in Camden, New Jersey, my friends at UrbanPromise need your help.
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