Design by definition

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"I want to be as famous as Persil Automatic"

Victoria Beckham

found in ‘It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be’
by Paul Arden.

Posted May 4, 2012 at 12:01 pm

Minimalism: using the fewest possible elements to portray a subject.

(Source: theinspiration.com)

Posted April 30, 2012 at 12:04 pm 2 notes

Linguist: a person skilled in foreign languages.

Linguist: a person skilled in foreign languages.

(Source: tshirthell.com)

Posted February 6, 2012 at 12:03 pm 9 notes

Colour: a visual attribute of things determined by the consistencies of light they reflect, transmit, or emit. Contrary to popular belief, the world wasn’t in black and white before colour TV. It was originally coloured in with these pencils though…

Colour: a visual attribute of things determined by the consistencies of light they reflect, transmit, or emit.


Contrary to popular belief, the world wasn’t in black and white before colour TV. It was originally coloured in with these pencils though…

Posted January 30, 2012 at 12:04 pm 1 notes

Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action. Wally got too awesome at his job…

Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action.

Wally got too awesome at his job…

Posted January 24, 2012 at 4:38 am 25 notes

Evolution - a process of progressive change or development.

Evolution - a process of progressive change or development.

Posted January 16, 2012 at 12:06 pm 12 notes

Toilet humour: a type of off-colour humour dealing with defecation, urination, flatulence, vomiting and other bodily functions.

Toilet humour: a type of off-colour humour dealing with defecation, urination, flatulence, vomiting and other bodily functions.

Posted January 11, 2012 at 4:37 am 2 notes

The chromatic scale…

The chromatic scale…

(Source: Threadless)

Posted July 7, 2011 at 12:27 pm 8 notes

So that’s how marshmallows are made…

So that’s how marshmallows are made…

Posted July 6, 2011 at 12:01 pm 17 notes

Iconic: an important and enduring symbol; something to which great attention and devotion is given.

Iconic: an important and enduring symbol; something to which great attention and devotion is given.

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Posted April 7, 2011 at 4:00 pm 2 notes

"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."

Muhammad Ali

(Source: quoteland.com)

Posted April 7, 2011 at 12:01 pm

"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it."

C. S. Lewis

(Source: brainyquote.com)

Posted April 6, 2011 at 12:05 pm 1 notes

Heritage: anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition.

Heritage: anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition.

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Posted April 6, 2011 at 12:01 pm 8 notes

"I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy."

Mitch Hedberg

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Posted April 5, 2011 at 12:05 pm 5 notes

Exposure: (in photography…) the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (photographic film or image sensor) during the process of taking a photograph.

Exposure: (in photography…) the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (photographic film or image sensor) during the process of taking a photograph.

Posted April 5, 2011 at 12:01 pm 3 notes