“A wealth of information creates a poverty of Attention.”

Herb Simon referenced in a journal article (McKinsey Quarterly) talking about how technology and information are changing the way companies should organize themselves to empower innovation.  Attention vs. Impression will be a key metric of success in the future… quality over quantity.

The very phrase that constitutes Nigo’s BAPE logo, “A Bathing Ape,” has telling origins. “It’s from the Japanese expression: ‘To bathe in lukewarm water’ (Nuruma-yu-ni-tsukaru), and it’s a comment on kids in Tokyo today. They’re very shallow; they take things for granted, and they’re not street savvy. It’s sort of ironic for them to be wearing my clothing. I’m trying to show how they are incapable of being independent-minded. They have no plans, no goals, because they’re just too comfortable. Like bathing in lukewarm water.”

“I could make Halo. It’s not that I couldn’t design that game. It’s just that I choose not to. One thing about my game design is that I never try to look for what people want and then try to make that game design. I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.”  (on developing Nintendo Wii)

“There needs to be a reason for a product to exist.  It cannot exist as a story for marketing.  What most products lack today is soul. My goal for the future is simply to make something of quality for my daughter to wear.”

“Design has moved beyond making a product more desirable, to being a primary tool for shaping the emotion and aspirations of a brand.”

Vision is the Art of Seeing things Invisible.

Wildlife photographer Norbert Rosing was taking pictures of a team of huskies in Canada’s frozen north when a polar bear gatecrashed the party. This video is not only funny but a cool showing of the interaction between Polar Bears and domestic dogs. Crazy!!

“Drive on the Left side of the Brain!” Jay Chiat 1931-2002.

Thought for the Day from my friend Firedog: A good friend will come bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you, saying “that was fucking awesome”.

People see something different and it scares them. So them the beauty in that difference and it becomes a part of them… and they are no longer scared.