“The Rise and Fall of Design Within Reach”
(article via Fast Company)

“Anthony Bourdain Back in Bed With the Food Network”
(via Eat Me Daily)

R.I.P chalkboard

“Writing’s on the Wall for the Chalkboard”
(via Newser)

The AIGA / Aquent Salary Survey 2009 for design professionals is now available as a downloadable pdf. I think printed copies will be sent to AIGA members (atleast that was the case in previous years). In the survey AIGA gathered advice from top design professionals in the industry, including Michael Bierut (page seen above). In addition, there is an online salary calculator. Like most salary surveys, the figures should be taken with a grain of salt (data collected from approx. 9,000 design professionals). Nonetheless, it serves as a good overview and an essential resource for designers and the creative industry.

What can you teach me?  (via creativemornings on flickr)

“Rainbow sprinkles might mean something a little different on a soft serve cone from The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. Doug Quint, a New York-based bassoonist who just finished coursework for his musical arts doctorate at CUNY, is rolling out his playful new mobile dessert business as soon as his permit shows up (hopefully next week)…”

The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, Launching Soon in NYC
(discovered via Serious Eats)

Fast Company magazine releases their list of “100 Most Creative People in Business” online (but is also in the printed June 2009 issue). JJ Abrams, Neil Gaiman, Hayao Miyazaki, Kyle Cooper, Gary Hustwit, Maurice Sendak, Hussein Chalayan, just to name a few…

Google Me Business Cards: Best or Worst Idea Ever?
(via gizmodo)

Publisher Rethinks the Daily: It’s Free and Printed and Has Blogs All Over article

The Printed Blog gets a write-up in the Start-Ups section of the NYTimes.com