My Flickr Tumblr (3.0; @ashtonpeters)http://www.awesomeification.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh5csON8O1qz5gifo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh5csON8O1qz5gifo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh5csON8O1qz5gifo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Artist <a href="http://trendland.net/daniel-arshams-3d-work/" title="Daniel Arsham Trendland" target="_blank">Daniel Arsham</a>.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16592687580http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16592687580Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:38:51 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh47zZz941qz5gifo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh47zZz941qz5gifo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh47zZz941qz5gifo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Dutch artist <a href="http://www.raymondlemstra.nl/" title="Raymond Lemstra" target="_blank">Raymond Lemstra</a>: “What I find interesting about these is the distortion as a result of selective emphasis; parts of interest are emphasized, unimportant parts reduced or left out. For characters this means they come out big headed, where focus is on the face and the body is trimmed to its essential properties.”</p> <p>I like the modern take on primitive styles, and the incorporation of some geometric pattern/linework… and colors are quite nice too.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16591469237http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16591469237Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:14:23 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh3p4qZHD1qz5gifo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh3p4qZHD1qz5gifo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh3p4qZHD1qz5gifo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://trendland.net/yoriko-yoshida-a-to-z-of-japan/" title="Trendland Yoriko Yoshida" target="_blank">Yoriko Yoshida’s illustrated alphabet.</a></p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16590922491http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16590922491Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:03:03 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh1ygteUr1qz5gifo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh1ygteUr1qz5gifo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh1ygteUr1qz5gifo5_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh1ygteUr1qz5gifo6_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://trendland.net/torigun-songbirds-by-sato/" title="Trendsetter Torigun Songbirds" target="_blank">Torigun songbirds by Sato!</a> Love.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16589239800http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16589239800Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh15fSdoZ1qz5gifo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“(Jim) Hodges replaced part of the original surface of the rock with vibrantly colored stainless steel casts offs. Part of an new body of work that extends to<span id="more-71882"></span> Gladstone Gallery’s 24th St. location as well, the installation is a magically poetic reference to many religious traditions, from Japanese Kami beliefs or Stonehenge worship sites to Judeo-Christian as well as Muslim practices in which rocks were  embellished to embody a myriad of spiritual notions.”</p> <p>So very beautiful. I love the scale, texture, and color as well as his reference to ritual and worship. Oh and craftsmanship! “Hodges replaced part of the original surface of the rock with vibrantly colored stainless steel casts offs.” Amazing.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16588493956http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16588493956Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:08:00 -0600<a href="http://vietqtran.tumblr.com/day/2012/01/17">Food Flags!</a>: <p>Flags made out of food related to each country :)</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16122301775http://www.awesomeification.com/post/16122301775Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:28 -0600<a href="http://the99percent.com/videos/7110/Tony-Schwartz-The-Myths-of-the-Overworked-Creative?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=ALL&utm_campaign=MIH%20-%20December%2011">VIDEO: Tony Schwartz: The Myths of the Overworked Creative</a>: <p>Time is finite, but we act as if it were otherwise, assuming that longer hours always lead to increased productivity. But in reality our bodies are designed to pulse and pause - to expend energy and then renew it. In this revelatory talk, energy expert Tony Schwartz debunks common productivity myths and shows us how to regain control over our energy so we can produce great work.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/13863205660http://www.awesomeification.com/post/13863205660Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:49:55 -0600“The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals—not for the person we’re going to be when we reach them—we set our goals for the person we are when we set them.”<br/><br/> - <em>Dan Gilbert</em>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/9261848586http://www.awesomeification.com/post/9261848586Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:20:20 -0500<a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664427/infographic-of-the-day-why-your-stitches-cost-1500">"Why your stitches cost $1,500" - Great information and infographics!</a>: <p>The good folks at MedicalBillingandCoding.org <a target="_blank" href="http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/medicals-costs-2/">created an infographic</a> laying out many of the exact reasons why costs are so insane in the American medical industry.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/7497974741http://www.awesomeification.com/post/7497974741Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:24:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llrgqglH551qzpmfoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I was the raving friend mentioned below. I am enjoying this delightful beer right now. If you haven’t tried it, YOU MUST.</p> <p><a href="http://coherentramblings.tumblr.com/post/6060904071">coherentramblings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My friend was raving about this particular beer this weekend, so I was excited to find it on the seasonal menu at Alamo this weekend and when I went to see Bridesmaids.</p> <p>I took a sixer along with me to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cinema-East/122160821144604">Cinema East</a> screening of Winnebego Man at the French Legation on Sunday night - which was AWESOME btw! Next screening in June 12th! Austin tumblr meet-up?  Haaaaay!</p> <p><a href="http://fitsanddizzyspells.tumblr.com/post/5836357610">fitsanddizzyspells</a>: Hello summer. (Taken with <a href="http://picplz.com">picplz</a>.)</p> </blockquote>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/6098507985http://www.awesomeification.com/post/6098507985Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:57:20 -0500<a href="http://newshow.us/Industrial_Students.html">SCAD ID Students - 2011 work</a>: <p>Brings me back to the good old days of college. Why do I feel sleepy, yet anxious all of a sudden? Why do my hands smell like paint? Holy cow I just lost 15 pounds! Is that Radiohead playing? Eew.. my laptop just turned from a mac back into a Dell. Weird.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/6098337683http://www.awesomeification.com/post/6098337683Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:49:00 -0500<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/11635888/">newsprint nail art</a>: <p>I am doing this right away. So cool.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/4333695955http://www.awesomeification.com/post/4333695955Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:57:55 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj44x2rvUc1qz5gifo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I took these photos in 2007 during a trip to San Fransisco and just rediscovered them :)</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/4333396280http://www.awesomeification.com/post/4333396280Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:36:38 -0500“Have faith in yourself and the future.”<br/><br/> - <em>unknown</em>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/660616225http://www.awesomeification.com/post/660616225Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:09:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ga99fghd1qz5gifo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This picture hurts me. Its hurts.</p> <p>He has others in this “pressure” theme and they are all anxiety producing for me.</p> <p>Created by the Stockholm based photographer <a title="Carl Kleiner.com" href="http://www.carlkleiner.com/">Carl Kleiner</a> his blog: <a title="Carl Kleiner: Diary" href="http://www.carlkleiner.com/Diary">Diary</a></p> <p>via <a title="Paper Tastebuds" href="http://www.papertastebuds.com/?p=4185">paper tastebuds</a></p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/660606902http://www.awesomeification.com/post/660606902Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:05:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3g9z2uB4F1qz5gifo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Nathan Pyle: Where Cursors come from</p> <p>via paper tastebuds</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/660593827http://www.awesomeification.com/post/660593827Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:59:26 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kue9x6rBpb1qz5gifo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276283315http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276283315Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:00:42 -0600<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kue9ft4etF1qz5gifo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dope.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276273308http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276273308Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:50:17 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku546yjXIB1qz7l0ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://butseriously.tumblr.com/post/269331768/hellafilthy-loved-this">butseriously</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://hellafilthy.com/post/269329050/loved-this">hellafilthy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Loved this.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>YES.</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276270412http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276270412Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:47:05 -0600<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dCFFxidhcy0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Absolutely Brilliant! Thank you Senator!</p>http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276188125http://www.awesomeification.com/post/276188125Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:20:14 -0600