Lot’s of duct tape in this week’s roundup. Also some talk regarding Online ad spending, The 4 Hour Work Week, and did I say duct tape? Yes, lots of duct tape, baby.
You See Duct Tape, They See a Moneymaker - I love duct tape. It’s the universal “what the f#$@ do I do now?” answer. You use duct tape stupid. My wife loves duct tape (she uses it to make her trendy jeans that don’t fit her not so long and you could never tell). And I guess we’re not the only ones who share in the passion. Actually, we don’t even compare to these entrepreneurs who have made duct tape the focus of their businesses. Amazing stuff here. I can’t believe it’s all made from good ‘ol duct tape. (sorry, you will need to have a NYT account to view this; but if you don’t already you should cuz NYT is good, really good.)
The 4-Daughter Workweek - Sticking the the duct tape theme - the writers over at Duct Tape Marketing Blog briefly discuss what they got out of The 4 Hour Work Week best selling book. And I couldn’t agree more. I’m telling all my friends to read the book - but I always preempt my pitch with “It’s not about working 4 Hours a week. It’s about working how you want, doing what you want, and enjoying your work. Not working just to work and retire when your 65 but working to enjoy life now. What’s important to you now? What do you love?”. This books helps convince those not doing that to begin and helps support those people who are doing that to continue and strive to take it to another level. But it’s all relative people. Do what you love. It’s a good book - read it.
Internet Ad Spending Set To Overtake All Other Media By 2011 - interesting article about ad spending online…”SPENDING ON INTERNET ADVERTISING WILL reach $61.98 billion, and will surpass newspapers to become the nation’s leading ad medium in 2011…” — I’m left wondering what the web will be like in 2011 and how various media will converge, specifically television and the web.
JQuery in 15 minutes - brief introduction into the JQuery javascript library. I like how the author used the relatively new site Slide Share to post his slide presentation for everyone. Very “social” of you 
80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design
I could look at type all day. I’m just a type nut and I guess so are the peeps over at Smashing Magazine. We published our Smashing Magazine interview a few months ago - these guys just plain rock and roll. Another great post for those who love typography.
Le Gun - A bunch of designers from London’s Royal Academy put together what looks like a great art and design magazine. I’d like to peruse more.
Superfuture - Taking a trip to a cultural mecca (NYC, Berlin, Tokyo, etc)? You don’t want to leave without consulting Superfuture’s maps of cool places to go, eat, and drink. Superfuture is certainly more up to date and better designed than your “Let’s Go” guide.
Decode Unicode - I’ve been working with a lot of text when processing electronic theses and dissertations for my day job. This is a beautifully designed, community-driven site which aims to explain all unicode characters and their usage. Consult this site next time you ask yourself, “what’s that little squiggly mark used for?”
Peace Praxis: RECOMMENDED READING AND CURRICULA FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS - Christa Tinari has been a friend of mine for several years now. She’s an inspiring person and has posted a thorough reading list for people and educators interested in teaching non-violent conflict resolution in schools and the community.
Mike Iverson’s Clawhammer Tab & Instruction Page - I don’t know how many Juxtaviews readers are interested in learning old-time banjo. However, Mike Iverson’s site is a shining example for anyone who wants to give music lessons online, regardless of the instrument. He posts sheet music and lessons as pdf files with audio commentary and examples.
Harry Partch - Harry Partch is a prominent microtonal composer who makes instruments for specific needs in his compositions, not the other way around. One instrument, the Chromelodeon, has as many as 43 tones in a single “octave”. You can play some of his instruments through the links on this page (requires Adobe Flash for virtual player).
We Feel Fine - Excellent conceptual art piece on the Web. They hit up blogs around the world and pull out quotes from posts that match the phrase “I feel”. An ongoing archive of human emotions with a brilliant visuals.