The World In Focus

For everyone who was wondering why all the brown people were freaking out on Tumblr last night:

jigartronic:

field-day-for-the-sundays:

-I got punched and called a sandnigger at school today.
-Someone said ‘I’m so sorry for your loss’ (this is MUCH MUCH worse than the sandnigger thing)
-I had to sit through a US history class in which the teacher and half of my classmates went on and on about how evil Pakistan is for hiding him and how we need to leave Iraq and Afghanistan so we can invade them.

We knew it was coming. Just didn’t think it’d be so quick.

Something that I was afraid of as well. Just hope that that the media/politicians dont turn this the wrong way and make Pakistan the enemy. 

People (and perhaps Americans in particular) can be so ignorant. Terrorists aim to spread fear and hatred - how are the people who made these hurtful comments any different?

10 Lessons for Young Designers (and Photographers!

These are some insightful and thought-provoking lessons from Wieden+Kennedy’s Executive Creative Director, John C Jay: 10 Lessons for young designers.

via SwissMiss

1. Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.
2. Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.
3. Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.
4. Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.
5. Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.
6. Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world.
7. Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them.
8. Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them.
9. The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.
10. If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.