Wordstuck Le pietre dello Zodiaco Quale rapporto c’è fra i segni dello Zodiaco e pietre dotate di arcane virtù? Le corrispondenze che esistono fra uomini e pietre sono state messe in evidenza nei secoli scorsi nei cosiddetti "libri di pietra" (Lithica), fra i quali quello compilato da Teofrasto, filosofo greco, scolaro e successore di Aristotele. Lo Zodiaco, parola di origine greca, significa "via degli animali", anche se il nostro Zodiaco, a differenza di quello cinese, contiene tre immagini umane: una donna (Vergine), un uomo (Acquario) e due fanciulli (Gemelli). Esso è formato da dodici costellazioni disposte come un cerchio lungo quella strada celeste percorsa dal Sole nel suo moto apparente intorno alla Terra. Nel IV secolo a.C., quando furono gettate le basi della scuola astronomica greca, il Sole attraversava le costellazioni dello zodiaco partendo da quella dell’Ariete dove si trovava durante l’equinozio di primavera, rimanendo circa un mese in ciascuna costellazione.
Oyster: A Gorgeous New App Offering Unlimited Books for $9.95 a Month | Wired Design Oyster is a subscription service that offers users unlimited books for $9.95 a month. Image: Oyster By now, we’ve all gotten pretty used to not owning stuff—at least in the traditional, hold-it-in-your-hands sense. “You don’t have to decide, do I want to spend $12.99 on this single book?” Maybe you’ve heard that claim before. Created by Willem Van Lancker, Eric Stromberg and Andrew Brown, Oyster’s main goal is to make the process of finding and reading books much easier than it has been in the past. Users can choose from five visual themes (three pictured), which customize everything from typeface to background color and texture. Reading a book on Oyster is distinctly digital, but doesn’t feel soulless. The app does make finding books easy. Reading a book on Oyster is a distinctly digital experience, and yet, it doesn’t feel soulless or straining in the way reading on a screen often can be. This is what your profile page looks like on Oyster. Anxious to try it?
38 Wonderful Foreign Words We Could Use in English Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find le mot juste. Here's a bunch of foreign words with no direct English equivalent. A face badly in need of a fist. This Japanese slang term describes the experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front. An amazing dream. Not just a "good" dream; the opposite of a nightmare. It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name. Leave it to the Brazilians to come up with a word for “tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s hair.” The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship. A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers. To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child. Frühjahr is "springtime," while Müdigkeit means "tiredness."
Enneagramma della personalità Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. L'Enneagramma (dal greco ennea, nove, e gramma, disegno) è un simbolo geometrico utilizzato in ambito psicologico ed esoterico. Graficamente, il simbolo si realizza a partire da una circonferenza suddivisa in nove parti uguali che rappresentano la fusione delle leggi del 3 (che si riferisce alle tre forze presenti all’inizio di ogni evento: si pensi alla trimurti indù o alla trinità cristiana; le tre forze possono essere viste come creativa, distruttiva e conservativa, oppure come attiva, ricettiva e conciliativa, o ancora come conservativa, sessuale e sociale, a seconda dell'ambito in cui ci si muove nella vita) e quella del 7, che governa la successiva evoluzione dell’evento nel mondo fisico (legge conservata per esempio nelle ottave della scala musicale), intersecate da linee interne. I punti sono numerati in senso orario da 1 a 9 e all'interno del cerchio è inscritto un triangolo equilatero avente come vertici i punti 3, 6 e 9.
A Path In The Forest by Tetsuo Kondo The incredibly beautiful "A Path in the Forest" by architect Tetsuo Kondo was a temporary installation in the Kadriorg Park near Tallinn, Estonia. It was part of Tallinn's 2011 European Capital of Culture activities and in particular, part of LIFT11, a festival of 11 urban installations. All other installations in LIFT11 were selected through a design competition, but Kondo was invited to create the Path. It was realized in partnership with the EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee. Kardiorg Park is an urban forest, only 15-minutes' walk from the Old City of Tallinn. While it has some intact treed areas, it is mostly an urban park of man-made structures and tended gardens. With his light touch, Kondo created a 95-meter (311-foot) suspended walkway among some of the park's 300 year-old trees.
28 Genius Depictions Of Words With No Direct English Translation They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But in this case, each image is worth just one. Designer Anjana Iyer seeks to explain untranslatable words from non-English languages, with the help of a some quirky imagery. The New Zealand-based artist's series of illustrations, each of which is accompanied by a short explainer, effectively translates words that cannot be directly anglicized. The series, "Found In Translation," draws from a variety of languages including Greek, Korean and Tshiluba (which is spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo). Iyer began the series as part of the 100 Days Project, a web-based creative exercise out of New Zealand which asks artists to choose an activity and repeat it every day for the next 100 days. See a sample of Iyer's illustrations of untranslatable words, below. Anjana Iyer Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan)
Moustaches make a difference Moustaches make a difference Advertising Agency: TBWA\Singapore, Singapore Creative Directors: Hagan de Villiers, Gary Steele Art Directors: Reginald Ocampo, Danny Teo Copywriters: James Holman, Martin Loh Illustrator: Reginald Ocampo, Roger Tan Developers: Tony Chew, Sean Tan Production Managers: Sally Sim, Allen Pattiselanno Account Service: Jaclyn Lee, Alrick Dorett Published: November 2010 Wonderfull ads for Movember. 29th of November 2010 Probably Related Mustache Handkerchief Symmetry Sucks The Original Hipster Music can make a difference Travel Status Back home since 56 days Currently in: Switzerland Oh dear, do you realise how old your browser is?
The 70 best Tumblr blogs for designers | Tumblr Whether you're a creative director on the hunt for new talent, or a dev looking for some web design inspiration, Tumblr is full of inspirational work. The micro blogging service and social network makes it mega-easy for anyone wanting to know how to start a blog. Tumblr blogs can be set up in a matter of minutes and having a Tumblr account also enables you to 'follow' other people via their Tumblr blogs. It's this ease of use, and social appeal, that's seen Tumblr serve more than 45 million sites. With that in mind, we've done all the hard work for you, and brought you the best Tumblr blogs for designers, covering graphic design, photography, illustration, typography and more. Inspiration 01. It's difficult to categorise Richard Turley's blog – so we're not even going try: we'll put it first in this list, in its own category. Design curation 02. 03. 04. A creative practice working in the grey area of design, art direction and illustration, Adult Art Club is run by Jonny Costello. 05. 06.