An inspiring video from Richard Saul Wurman, famous for founding the TED Conference and who happened to also coin the phrase “Information Architect”

Watch the video, and watch the other fantastic videos on “30 conversations in Design”

Watch the Video

“Germany. First printed book in Western world. Importance and misinterpretation. Pagination. Yellow Pages. Google. Encyclopedia Britannica. Finding things. Making the complex clear. Aesthetics change. Understanding is permanent. The Tango. The duality of design.”

It’s been a while, but here’s another mix by yours truly with some of my favorite tracks of the moment.

I’m a little rusty so take it with a grain of salt, but have fun, and dance dance dance!!! and if you haven’t checked out my account on blip.fm, you really should, i add some of my favorite music!

Blip FM station

Down & Dirty Vol 2

Playlist:

Remedy (Style of Eye Remix) – Little Boots
I Like That (Original Mix) – Richard Vission feat. Luciana
Patron Tequila (DJ Dan Club Remix) – Paradiso Girls
Ready for the Weekend (Fake Blood Remix) – Calvin Harris
Bounce (Original Mix) – Santiago & Bushido
True Friends (Original Mix) – Mini K
Why Don’t You (Original Mix) – Gramophonedzie
Sunset (Original Mix) – Thomas Schumacher
Baby All Funk – Uner & Coyu
Raw Sweat – Uner & Coyu
SaxTrack (Original Mix) – Sebo K & Metro
The Chase (D.O.N.S Remix) – Calvin Bosco
Missing (Silversix 2009 Mix) – Everything But The Girl

A friend of mine is going to New York this week and it reminded me of those few years I spent hanging around, especially the music that came with. New York is about the down and dirty, the deep and soulful, and will always remain one of my favorite places. Here’s a mix with some of my favorite songs that I experienced living in that little island we call New York City.

Deep Deep Inside

Track Listing

Trying (Butti-49 Nu-Niveau Mix) – Nuspirit Helsinki
He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) (Illegal Remix) – Jill Scott
My Paradise – Kerri Chandler
Stay Together (Funky Piano Instrumental) – Barbara Tucker
Gonna Get By (GJ Peak hour mix) – Groove Junkies Feat Indeya
We Walk to Dance – Franck Roger
Love Is (Main Mix) – Jay-J with Latrice
The One – Funkerman
Lies to Yourself (Extended Mix) – Dr.Kucho!
Himmel – Nacho Marco
The Boy (Ralph’s Hard House Mix) – R.B.M
Deep Inside – Harddrive
Another One (Giom Mix) – Mario

Facebook’s latest attempt to keep up with twitter now allows developers to access their “Status” API stream. However this of course comes with a caveat, Facebook users must OPT in to allow developers to access this data. No doubt Facebook wants marketers/advertisers to begin using this technology and possibly create pages to rival twitters “search.twitter.com” hash tag function, but will this ever be possible while Facebook attempts to keep users privacy right one of their top priorities?

Facebook Open Status API

Is this in fact the fundamental flaw in Facebooks current push to push brands? In order to truly make money, they must sacrifice their users privacy rights, but if that does happen, look for users to begin running back to MySpace? (Now that it is under the helm of former Facebook top executive Owen Van Natta)

It should be interesting to see how the Facebook vs. Twitter battle continues to play out, both companies continue to make moves to gain traction within the social sphere.

Time to get sweaty and dance your ASS off, here’s my new mix for the month, if you like drums…..there are PLENTY

It’s Hot as Hell Vol 1

Playlist

Bollyhouse – Minimow
Discoteca (Original Mix) – Roland Dubbs
Maria (Dub Mix) – Riva Starr
Congaloid – Solo
Perepe (Riva Starr Rechunk) – Solo
Kaskazi (Original Mix) – Jamie Jones & Simon Baker
Jazz Thang (Riva Starr RMX) – Andre Crom
Git Cho House On (Chocolate Puma Remix) – Mike Dunn
Disco Disco Disco (Riva Starr Snatch Mix) – Don Diablo
Amazzonia (David Tort Remix) – Giorgio Giordano
Delancy (Stefano Miele Balkan Carnival Mix) – Balkan Beat Box

REMEMBERED MUSIC

‘Tis said, the pipe and lute that charm our ears
Derive their melody from rolling spheres;
But Faith, o’erpassing speculation’s bound,
Can see what sweetens every jangled sound.

We, who are parts of Adam, heard with him
The song of angels and of seraphim.
Out memory, though dull and sad, retains
Some echo still of those unearthly strains.

Oh, music is the meat of all who love,
Music uplifts the soul to realms above.
The ashes glow, the latent fires increase:
We listen and are fed with joy and peace.

– Rumi

Short and sweet but to the point. Design can change the everything

I recently traveled via Virgin America to see some friends and I could not help but notice how engaging and fun their safety video is. If all “help” and instructional videos were this enjoyable, I think we would all have a more pleasant experience going through the monotonous things in life. Creating pleasurable experiences allow us to persuade our audience.

Some of you who know me know that I have recently began pursing the art of DJing around the beautiful city of San Francisco

well I’ve finally sat down and recorded a mix, so here it is

DJ Jessica Stanell

Down & Dirty Vol 1

Track Listing
The Deep (Bart B More Remix) – Curses!
Shine Shine (AC Slater Remix) – Boys Noize
Lost (David Penn Remix) – Peter Gelderblom
What U Do To Me (Stupid Fresh Remix) – Ryan Murgatroyd Ft. Rue
Float My Boat (This Is Kokuz ReChop) – Lazy Jay
Gazebo (This Is Kokuz ReChop) – Fairmont
We Gettin Crunk (A1 Bassline Remix) – HeavyFeet
Change (The Count’s Doin It Remix) – Daniel Merriweather
Hustler (Club Mix) – Simian Mobile Disco
Tearing Up The Club (Dirty Freek Mix) – 2 Bit Thugs
Deep Inside (Harry Choo Choo Romero’s Bambossa Remix) – Hardrive
Speaker (ATFC Mix) – Seamus Haji, KC Flightt
Shake Crazy Horse (Mastiksoul Bump Remix) – Leon A.K.A Dj Ruggero
In The Trunk (iamxl Bumpin’ House Remix) – Too ShortT

but this gives a whole new meaning to checking out eachother music collection, frankly it’s just awesome and after 5 minutes I’m sold and will be recommending this to everyone I know

just awesome

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