var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-24259822-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The Bay Area. Design+marketing, loves print publication, technology (tech-startups & edtech), , fashion, event planning, and a major bookworm & nerd. Follow me on Twitter! Tumblr (3.0; @vivacious)http://vivacious.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22ac0d0a259d63da79d815b05f4974da/tumblr_mmwhmyM27f1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gthegent.com/post/51001434737" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gthegentleman</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=michael%20fassbender&linkCode=as2&tag=gthegen-20" target="_blank">Michael Fassbender</a></p></blockquote>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/51027123277http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/51027123277Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:18 -0700“The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.”<br/><br/> - <em>Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, chiming in on the pronunciation of the word. (As everyone knows, choosy memes choose “jif.”) Wilhite, a former CompuServe employee, created the format in 1987 <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/an-honor-for-the-creator-of-the-gif/?smid=tw-nytimes" target="_blank">and is to receive an award for his creation tonight</a>.  (via <a href="http://shortformblog.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">shortformblog</a>)</em>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/51026941662http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/51026941662Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:56 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f969097e19444e296e919ea8a5a0fec4/tumblr_ml2bf7EobA1rzfba9o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/51017616597http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/51017616597Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:20 -0700<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/vivacious/50995459907/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_50995459907" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="400" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lol taking a break from studying.</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50995459907http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50995459907Tue, 21 May 2013 09:14:28 -0700personal<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danny-rubin/25-things-every-young-pro_b_3272145.html">25 Things Every Young Professional Should Know by Age 25</a>: <blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">You’re halfway through the most formative decade of your life. You don’t need all the answers, but you must keep asking questions. Start with this one: what’s something new that I can learn right now?</blockquote> <p>2. The only failure in your 20s is inaction. Everything else is trial and error.</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50984421065http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50984421065Tue, 21 May 2013 05:06:35 -0700life lessons<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13140c4452e703b8bb303c2b68b9ba43/tumblr_mn3vrfEZji1qf7nhfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love <a href="https://www.everlane.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Everlane</strong></a> and how they embrace transparency between the company and their customer.</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50917918560http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50917918560Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:33 -0700everlanefashion“<p>Design might be a buzz word in the tech world in 2013, and some high end designers might not necessarily like the bastardization of the term and its embrace by the tech industry. But in many ways, designers and design thinking is starting to be valued like never before at tech companies (and let’s face it, all companies are becoming tech companies these days).</p> <p>This has led to better and higher paid positions by designers and new products that are connecting with us on an emotional level. And that’s a good thing.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em> <a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/05/18/weve-entered-the-age-of-emotional-design-centric-e-commerce/" target="_blank">We’ve entered the age of emotional, design-centric, e-commerce</a></em>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50915641994http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50915641994Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49:14 -0700design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55fda32cbacd251049695252bb5211ea/tumblr_mn3sq9db3O1qzewyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The atrium. Nice, quiet study space. (at Hult International Business School)</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50911588488http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50911588488Mon, 20 May 2013 08:37:21 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d304b981c0b5a00a005736c31a8e73c0/tumblr_mn25u0YkBi1r9xmvso1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50855026844http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50855026844Sun, 19 May 2013 14:58:14 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb0c306c52f9dd672c28126bbdc8618e/tumblr_mn2c3xRG0x1qzewyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50848717440http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50848717440Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:45 -0700buckingham palacelondon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6967322d7a018ff34edcaad435af131b/tumblr_mn2bitpu2M1qzewyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Had a great time at the Royal London History Tour today!</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50847667366http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50847667366Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:05 -0700londonbig benpersonal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/745ee1d661ae4802a89006c62a70785d/tumblr_mn02ydnfc21qggwnvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/50733439371/an-article-i-wrote-for-my-good-friends-at-bettery" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>An article I wrote for my good friends at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/betterymagazine?directed_target_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=112483858785031&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" target="_blank">Bettery Magazine</a> detailing my experience in Iran, and the admitted absurdity of my initial expectations: <a href="http://bit.ly/14kLP9G" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/14kLP9G" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/14kLP9G" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/14kLP9G</a></a></p></blockquote>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50754251898http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50754251898Sat, 18 May 2013 13:25:01 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba29918b24c5c889b4e0de3a93beae40/tumblr_mkv9pfRyjr1qbf60lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://studio630.tumblr.com/post/50685426316/infographic-the-intricate-anatomy-of-ux-design" target="_blank">studio630</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1 class="title"><strong>Infographic: The Intricate Anatomy Of UX Design</strong></h1> <div class="deck"> <p>THIS MEGA GRAPHIC ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UX AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF DESIGN.</p> <p>Via <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671735/infographic-the-intricate-anatomy-of-ux-design#1" target="_blank">FastCoDesign</a></p> </div> </blockquote>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50750231630http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50750231630Sat, 18 May 2013 12:28:48 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a4ef7b9e3d0c225ec272a1423365a1e/tumblr_mn0awbZO0P1qzewyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50745324372http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50745324372Sat, 18 May 2013 11:19:00 -0700bookessays in lovecoffeelondonshoreditch grindlove<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkir98LAZc1qbvk53o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50743731044http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50743731044Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:25 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m76wxbXjHx1r6nm6ao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://usersillusions.com/post/50739432588/tsundoku" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">usersillusions</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://other-wordly.tumblr.com/post/27429067169/tsundoku" target="_blank">other-wordly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>pronunciation | <a href="http://other-wordly.tumblr.com/pronunciation" target="_blank">tsUn-dO-kU</a> (tsoon-doh-koo) <br/>submitted by | <a href="http://chrysalismm.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">chrysalismm</a> <br/>submit words | <a href="http://other-wordly.tumblr.com/submit" target="_blank">here<br/></a>Japanese script | <span>積ん読 kanji, </span><span>つんどく hiragana</span></small></p> </blockquote> <p>japanese,kanji,design,wordplay,meaning,hiragana,japan,</p></blockquote>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50743677087http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50743677087Sat, 18 May 2013 10:55:39 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f8ba4b2a36d7f9c72a7e25cb2a42513d/tumblr_mmyod8Z4sn1qz6zw8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://davemorin.tumblr.com/post/50675941760/mobile-first-and-trusted-the-keys-behind-social" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">davemorin</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/05/start/taking-on-zuck-150-friends-at-a-time" target="_blank">Mobile-first and trusted: the keys behind social network Path’s success - David Rowan Editor of Wired UK</a></p></blockquote>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50687458977http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50687458977Fri, 17 May 2013 17:01:27 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3782ea573ec6caf86a7de39e9399c84c/tumblr_mmyis2kYeC1qasthro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d175340755b03f1bea59b413f609606e/tumblr_mmyis2kYeC1qasthro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25bfde7bcd8aebeb47d10aab24989cfc/tumblr_mmyis2kYeC1qasthro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59a7655e3b938c0590df93aa8820fde3/tumblr_mmyis2kYeC1qasthro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afc8046a1fdd986ac6a1429f90514a27/tumblr_mmyis2kYeC1qasthro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8397942ef7b4bc68813269de70b8cd2/tumblr_mmyis2kYeC1qasthro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/50677715904/game-of-thrones-houses-as-six-modern-corporations" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">collegehumor</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong><a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/pictures/gallery/6890773/games-of-thrones-as-modern-corporations" target="_blank">Game of Thrones Houses as Six Modern Corporations</a></strong></p> <p>Winter is coming and its gonna put a damper on the company business trip.  </p></blockquote> <p>Lol! Nice.</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50687094403http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50687094403Fri, 17 May 2013 16:55:56 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69f7ef4616b089bfb935bf0638b579e0/tumblr_mmww7sDfdy1qzewyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>SF Hult girls take on London! :)</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50604787811http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50604787811Thu, 16 May 2013 15:09:28 -0700londonsan franciscohult<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/279d64010cef0c9a0222a25706179548/tumblr_mmwqdkrQw21qzewyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and my best at Kaskade’s show in SF! Miss you.</p>http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50595789366http://vivacious.tumblr.com/post/50595789366Thu, 16 May 2013 13:03:20 -0700Kaskade