Sheryl Sandberg: The real story - Oct. 10, 2013 Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook's offices in Menlo Park, Calif., in April (Fortune) What seemed quirkily commonplace at Facebook (FB) would have been unthinkable anywhere else in corporate America. Then again, there isn't, and there has never been, a businessperson quite like Sandberg (No. 5 on our list of Most Powerful Women). Plenty of women have risen to the top ranks of large corporations (though far fewer than men). Her book, Lean In, is not merely successful: It's been at the top of bestseller lists and sold more than 1 million copies since its launch in March. Of course, Sandberg is not your typical No. 2. MORE: Most Powerful Women - Full list Sandberg's hefty portfolio and her fluid, trusting relationship with Zuckerberg are liberating for him. While she's one of a kind, some find Sandberg so compelling that she is now being hailed as a model. It's not just outsiders who wish they could clone Sandberg. MORE: Most Powerful Women on social The results speak for themselves.
Strange Native | Making Mom Proud 30 Hilarious Faces of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler is no stranger to a costume change. Most people know the funny 40-year-old from her reign on Saturday Night Live or her current lead role on Parks and Recreation, but she had another gig before these comedy shows. Poehler and three fellow comedians (Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh) founded the Upright Citizen Brigade, a sketch comedy troupe whose actors often transform into elaborate characters. The comedy quartet performed anywhere they could until they finally opened their own theater in the late 90s. In honor of the Upright Citizen Brigade theater’s fifteenth birthday, New York Magazine released thirty Poehler-oids (polaroids) of Amy as a different alter ego for UCB shows. From an angry Frida Kahlo to a serious librarian, watch as she hilariously transforms…right in front of your very eyes! via [New York Magazine]
“Crayola,” work by Dan Mall The Crayola redesign was one of the most ambitious and rewarding projects I’ve ever worked on at Big Spaceship—or anywhere else for that matter. The digital team at Crayola was incredibly stimluating and only settled for our best work—the type of challenge I enjoy. I’m so proud of the team and what we accomplished for Crayola and their users. Here are few of my favorite highlights from the process. With thousands and thousands of pages on the Crayola site, it wasn’t efficient to wireframe every single page and state. Wrangling the amount of content on the site was no trivial pursuit. Tagging structures are complex beasts. Although we initially scoped a separate “mobile phase,” we quickly switched gears and opted for a responsive design after an inventory of all of our content. Looks great from here to there What better way to show how great Crayola’s products and ideas are than to show what real kids have made with them? And of course, perhaps my favorite part of the site.