2013 year end recaps:
an interesting confluence.

the west front.
(a million first steps)

the bay.

don't buy plastic christmas trees.

The first known calculation of the (inverse) golden ratio as a decimal of "about 0.6180340" was written in 1597 by Maestlin in a letter to Kepler.

Although he primarily taught the traditional geocentric Ptolemaic view of the solar system, Maestlin was also one of the first to accept and teach the heliocentric Copernican view. Maestlin corresponded with Kepler frequently and played a sizable part in his adoption of the Copernican system. Galileo Galilei's adoption of heliocentrism was also attributed to Maestlin.[via]

Geometry has two great treasures: one is the theorem of Pythagoras, the other the division of a line into mean and extreme ratio. The first we may compare to a mass of gold, the second we may call a precious jewel. _Johannes Kepler

cuban propaganda posters. (via the guardian)

john maeda leaves RISD to become the first design partner at kleiner perkins.
the way we're headed.

def jef should bring back dancing.

why you should move that button 3px to the left: trust increases when we get the details right.
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