+ These photos are just cause I thought you needed some magic in your day. Long exposures of Japanese fireflies in the blue light of dusk. Via Its Colossal.

+ My Design Dispatch is up at Studio Sweet Studio! Lots of great design-y resources!

+ Local (and young!) talent Lillian Davenport has been struggling with an intense bout of cancer for the last year, her doctors have just discovered a new tumor in her brain and healing it comes with a 10k price tag. Read more about Lillian’s story and offer your financial support here.

+ This week also marks World Cancer Day (Feb 4th) and Canadian band Two Crown King has just released a new song in support of their friend Ben’s fight with cancer. Learn more about Ben and his song here. And for just 99¢ please download from iTunes. Thanks to my friend Jacqui Oakley for the tip on this one!

+ Finally, on a lighter note, the thoughtful folks from Alt Summit have put together a fantastic line-up of online classes on blogging. So if you didn’t make it to Alt this year, there’s plenty you can learn right from the comfort of your own couch.

See you next week, friends!

Holy moly these photos are so much fun. By all-but-anonymous flickr user nmnmnm. Via Ghostly Ferns.

Also, I’m doing this photo challenge on Instagram! If you want to play along go here for more info. If you want to follow along, I’m @pitchdesign on Instagram and/or you can watch the (riveting!!!!) action unfold on my tumblr, Pitchstagrams. Chad’s also doing it, @chadkouri / tumblr too.

Who else’s in?

Low Commitment Projects is just my speed. Their Sandwich Art series is so clever it kind of makes me mad. Via The Design Ark.
 

I’m not sure I have much in the way of the freshest content today, still ruminating about Alt, I suppose…Just trying to think of ideas on what else I can bring to the table with my content…What else to make, do, think. The choices are as wide as the horizon, but aren’t in focus quite yet. Barbara & Michael Leisgen’s Mimesis series of feels about right today then. Dreamy, 1970′s analog photos with just the right amount of whimsy.

Via Today & Tomorrow.

My fascination with artist profile videos continues. See more of Mark’s incredible portraiture here. Via Vineet Kaur.