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Empire Peaks – Star Wars Meets Pop Culture Action Figures


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Empire Peaks is a phenomenal, Star Wars meets pop culture, collection of hand-carved action figures. This collection by Michael Leavitt, features Star Wars characters mashed up with pop-culture icons of varying degrees of fame and infamy. Included among them are Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Mohatma Ghandi, Kim Jong Il, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie and many others.

Take a peak at Empire Peaks:

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Little Heroes by Alberto Varanda [Images]


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Alberto Varanda’s Little Heroes is a series of paintings that pretty much had me at hello. For this set, Varando reimagined some our favorite superheroes as little kids. Think something along the lines of superheros meet Cute Overload. The real kicker? These are just some paintings he whipped out in his free time. #nobigdeal

Go ahead and check out these Little Heroes for yourself…
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The Origins of Common UI Symbols


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Visually recently posted The Origins of Common UI Symbols infographic.  Each symbol featured has a explanation of how it has come to be used everyday, as we operate our many different forms of technology.

If you are like me, you may not have ever wondered about these various icons, but it is actually really interesting to see the history behind each one.

Here are some of the icons included:

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Cones of Smartphone Shame


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Let me start by saying that this is not an anti-tech post. I am a geek, for sure, and if this doesn’t prove it, nothing ever will. 🙂 So all that to say, I am writing this for myself, too.

Every single day I see more and more people with their faces buried in their smartphones. People who are seemingly letting their lives go by without truly noticing, as technology pulls them further and further from the real world around them.

Maybe that’s why I seriously love this cartoon by Liam Walsh:

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3 Keys to Avoid Burnout


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Recently, I was talking to a friend who works at a non-profit. She is passionate about what she does. She is talented and has experience that qualifies her to do her job. She gets along well with her co-workers and genuinely loves serving the people of her community. She is, in short, really good at what she is doing.

However, lately when we talk, I hear a note of tiredness and perhaps frustration in her voice. She is overworked and her organization is understaffed, and as a result important things sometimes fall through the cracks. Her work is never done, and often crowds into her weekends and even her rare vacations. Because of her amazing level of commitment and dedication she runs the risk of burning out, which would basically be a disaster for her organization.

Burnout looks a lot like being in the wrecker’s yard:

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