But how much money do musicians really get paid in this new digital marketplace? Looks like not a lot, sucks to be a music artist these days.

I like to add a one more.

21. It will not be the first of its kind in the Market, but it will likely jump ahead of the competition and become a market leader."

Think iPod, iPhone and Macbook. They were not the first of its kind, and often under-spec. But when they launched, they left the competition behind in the dust.

Ever wondered what design thinking is all about? The Stanford d.school has shared, with the world, the basics of design thinking as taught in their introductory class called the "design thinking bootcamp".

This "bootcamp bootleg" is a nice little pdf file that contains a bunch of great methodologies for observation, data collection, brainstorming, prototyping, and concept generation.

After reading this, I'm further convinced that design thinking is just about shaping the design process in a way that non-designers are able to understand and apply it in their problem solving activities.

via d.school blog

Awesome artwork made by a generation of artists raised on the computer and the internet. The simple 2D GIF animation makes the work so much more powerful compared to full 3D animated sequences.

Found this charming little spoon for difficult eating kids. Not sure if it really works as I've only seen this sort of dinner game on TV.