Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2008-07-15

• http://Work life creeping into personal life? Try a battery-only weekend | Unclutterer
  Erin writes, “For the duration of the month, I’m going to have battery-powered laptop weekends … I hope that this process helps me to better prioritize my time away from work and relax and rejuvenate to make my official work time more productive.”
  (tags: productivity jobs)
• Typographic Maps | Cartogrammar
  “There are many fun examples of art with typography out there, but type maps in particular are something that you don’t see often enough.”
  (tags: maps typography inspiration design via:nvk)
• Alphabet Soup: Choose your own literary adventure! | Washington City Paper
  “The Capitol Letters Writing Center bills itself as ‘The Greatest Writing Center on Earth!’ … The Ringling Bros.-inspired operation hopes to fill a void in traditional literacy programs by bringing creative writing to District kids ages 6 to 18.”
  (tags: washingtondc education writing children)
• The Weird Science of Stock Photography | Slate
  (tags: photography business stock news design)