Great productivity site featuring ideas and insights to further help your efforts to GET THINGS DONE — LifeDev.net.
Creativity
Very cool site: DIYPlanner.com — “A community site whose focus is on paper-based productivity, planning, journalling and creative techniques.” Found it after seeing a link to this great review of Keri Smith’s new book Wreck This Journal.
The deadline is fast approaching — July 16 — but consider entering the Sew Useful Contest, presented by Etsy and Instructables. The goal for entrants is to create a useful project AND a very good instructable to go along with it. (Note that your project does not have to involve sewing.) They’ve kept the definition of "useful" loose — so your options are truly open and you have lots of room to let your creative imagination flow. Details on the contest specifics and how to enter are here and here.
The above is a picture of a fantastic zine from Summer Pierre — The Artist in the Office. I read my copy while on the clock, of course! You can find out more about Summer’s inspiring project here. (and I’m honored that a project from the 52 Projects book was included in this wonderful zine — Thanks Summer!)
Check out Melba McMullin’s Create A Connection blog, as well as the conference she is putting together in Cape Cod, MA, Oct. 12-14 — Just Be…Connected.
Faites de la Lumiere (Do your own light / light party).
Photogamer.com — “Photogames for people who click.” (Check out the flickr pool).
In honor of Valentine’s Day, check out this vibrant Love Letters project.
And wouldn’t it be fun to see the to-do lists and grocery lists that people write themselves on or in preparation for a very special Valentine’s Day? In their own way, I think they would very much read like love letters.
The challenge is over in terms of submitting your own photo to the group pool, but this is worth a look: WNYC’s Amy Sedaris Craft Challenge. The simple, really fun idea was to "make food come alive with googly eyes." So many creative, hilarious entries. The googly eyes really do make the various types of food come alive.
Photojojo is an excellent email newsletter focused on all things photography, and it consistently features very creative photo projects, such as making a photo snow globe or a photo aquarium.
Check out Improv Everywhere’s 6th Annual No Pants Subway Ride, which took place on a chilly Jan. 13 in NYC. Be sure to scroll all the way down to the end — lots of links to Flickr pictures.