The art of choice

by Daria on July 27, 2010

in Miscellaneous

I just watched this TED video of Sheena Iyengar’s speech on the topic of the art of choice. It clearly fascinated me enough that I want to share it with everyone who is interested in learning some surprising results of the studies on how people choose, what makes them think they are good at it, [...]

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Random scenery photos

by Daria on July 23, 2010

in Breathtaking places

Image via Wikipedia For today’s post I picked some random but breathtaking scenery photos from a forwarded email I received a few minutes ago. Therefore, I don’t know where on Earth these places are – all I know is that they look breathtakingly beautiful to me. I also don’t know who the authors of these [...]

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Ernest Dimnet once said, “Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul.” I couldn’t agree more. Living in, working in or just walking often by the building that’s a piece of art must surely have an elevating effect on those who appreciate aesthetics.

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Recycled tire art

by Daria on July 6, 2010

in Cool designs

There are some incredibly creative artists walking this planet, who are able to put together the most astonishing creations – even from recycled items. A good example is this motorcycle, built out of recycled wire and tire tubes – in Zambia.

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Arizona pictures

by Daria on July 5, 2010

in Nature Art

Roughly the size of Italy, Arizona offers more parks and national monuments than any other state in U.S., has more mountains than mountain-famous Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland.

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