This is the first issue of crumbs. It’s a list format (don’t worry it’s not numbered) round-up of things that have inspired/humoured me recently.

It is not going to be replacing regular posts, I just don’t have the time to blog everything (moreover not all of these things quantify a whole post to themselves) and I feel like you guys (might) be missing out on some of this stuff.

Sir Ken Robinson – Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson voices his opinion on the education system, about nurturing creativity/innovation and the definition of intelligence. This is a truely inspiring talk, one of TED’s finest.
Via the Rissington Christmas Special

Spider payment for overdue account

David Thorne tries to pay a bill with a (crude) drawing of a seven legged spider – truestory. Ok so this is a bit old now and has been covered extensively by the twittersphere and online etc – but still worth a mention!
Originally via this interview with David Thorne

Top 100 (Really) Beautiful iPhone Wallpapers

Smashing Magazine (it was going to be them really wasn’t it) have compiled the top 100 iPhone wallpapers. There are some really lovely ones on there, including one I designed for iLT’s new website typenuts.com (first one, on the left “ILCaslon”).

The launch of the Macbook Wheel

This week also saw MacWorld ’09, which came baring all sorts of lovely apple treats. The Onion where quick off the mark to spoof this new product, the Macbook Wheel.
Via Gizmodo

This corian timepiece is amazing, made by Alvin Aronson he says the idea behind the project was to add a new characteristic to the digital mediation of time, a physical / third dimension. “The time between 0 and 1″.

Here is one more video of the clock (not as good quality). Really, what an amazing piece of design to kick off the new year with!

I also just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has been reading geenius. I hope you all had a fantastic winter break and are starting the new year on a high (or hangover?). I can’t wait to see what 2009 has in store.