I learned a new word today.

While reading the Boston Metro today, I came across this word:

cal·li·pyg·i·an (kăl'ə-pĭj'ē-ən) pronunciation also cal·li·py·gous (-pī'gəs) adj.

Having beautifully proportioned buttocks.

[From Greek kallipugos : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + pugē, buttocks.]

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Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips & Tricks from Japan

i picked this up at the paper source yesterday. the cover pretty much says it all. there are some really interesting solutions in here that are inventive and innovative, i.e., picking up broken glass with a piece of bread and wearing wet socks to lower a fever – that's them being smart. not only does it give you the answers but it also gives brief explanations as to why their way works – that's you getting smarter! oh boy, i love learning!

because i am a design nerd (in this sense, print design), i just need to say that the layout is a bit obnoxious – the print is all red and everything is relatively the same weight. it's just annoying to read for a long time. what about that sick green as an accent throughout? huh?? okee. off soap box.

BecauseWeCan: Three Rings Design office project

I'm insanely jealous of the people that work at Three Rings Design, a video game company located in San Francisco. Of course, if you work in an office with that architecture, you deserve to be envied. Who wouldn't want to have a giant tentacle squid couch sitting in the middle of their game room?

BecauseWeCan (Oakland, CA) is an architectural studio that designs office furniture and work environments. Unlike other firms, they actually build the stuff they create (rather than hiring contractors to build for them), hence lowering costs, but providing the highest quality design and materials for their clients. Plus, they come up with creative, affordable solutions to what would otherwise be an expensive problem (see lighting).


What they've done for Three Rings is pure genius and beauty. They've converted an entirely blank, boring, square office space into something teeming with life and three-dimensionality (hell, let's thrown in an extra five-dimensions because it's that freakin' awesome). The office has a style and personality all its own, and it's quite obvious that it was a mutual labor of love from both the clients and the contractors.

Links to photos of their work in progress:
Parts 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 // Finished Product // Flickr

Creative Design/Hacking + Cost-Effectiveness + Eco-friendly = SMART.

Also, that squirrelly Tree Stump coffee table is too cute for words.