Kinetic Typography of the Day: Stephen Fry talks words.
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How Google’s Andy Rubin defines open. If that is indeed Andy Rubin’s Twitter account. For context, see this transcript of Steve Jobs’ tirade on Google and RIM from Apple’s Q4 financial conference call.
To Apple and Jobs, Android vs iOS isn’t about open vs closed it’s about fragmentation vs integration.

Rooftops (Taken with instagram)
Design at Apple
…design at Apple is at the highest level of the organization, led by Steve personally. Design at other companies is not there. It is buried down in the bureaucracy somewhere… In bureaucracies many people have the authority to say no, not the authority to say yes
John Sculley, interviewed by Leander Kahney for Cult of Mac. It’s a compelling read for those who want to delve into how Apple operates from the beginning. There’s a lot of gem to be found in that interview, from his thoughts about Steve Jobs, Apple back then, Apple now, advertising, design, mistakes he made during his time as Apple CEO, and many other things.
Must read.
An ad for dtac, a mobile network in Thailand. Posted a week before Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 ad.

One of these apps is not like the other (App Store Indonesia)

Instagrammed (Taken with instagram)
Did Gap fail or succeed?
If the intention if to grab headlines and mentions all around the web, whatever amount Gap has put out for the new logo is probably worth it even as it got canceled and Gap went back to its previous logo.
It’s all over the internet and around the world. The new logo is damn ugly and cheap, but it grabbed headlines. Regardless of the sentiments, people are talking about Gap.

Apparently this date and time got people scrambling to book for weddings and c-sections.

What is “Other” and why have I got it?