Refreshing Blend


Hi, I'm Armistead Booker.

This is a blended version of Refresh: a creative design firm in New York City... and my personal collection of creative pursuits, design insights, and amazing ideas shared almost daily. Welcome!
Tue Jun 3
The True Meaning of Refresh
braddigan.com (aka why I haven’t been blogging, emailing, twittering, or calling lately…)
Fri May 23
Word Origins for $200
History of FTW. “For the win” originated in the game show Hollywood Squares. Just so you know.
Tue May 20
A Lofty Performance
Download this concerto for free. Metropolis Ensemble just released Ryan Francis’ incredible world premiere from last month’s concert.
Sat May 17
Obama Observed, Part Two
A writer’s touch. The story of a 28-year-old law student who would write a book, speak of hope, and run for President.
Site Updates
About and Portfolio pages have been freshened up a bit.
Fri May 16
Watch It All
A new Vimeo channel on Refresh. Now you can watch all my crazy video projects right here on the site!
Cool New Tool Discoveries
RescueTime helps you understand how you’re using your time. InstaPaper bookmarks stuff you want to read later. Senduit lets you upload big files and share them with somebody for a week. …
Bird and the Bee and the Apple
Music Video: Again and Again. See what happens when someone has way too much time playing with the features on their Mac. (thanks Rachel)
The Revolution is Coming
The Rite: Remixed. Metropolis Ensemble is about to smash the boundaries between classical and electronica this summer… with a world premiere remix of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.
The Best of GOOD Magazine, Issue 09
GOOD: What We Eat. Take a closer look at American meals. Also this issue: The Latte Exchange.
Fri May 2
Cape Canaveral on March 11
Endeavour shuttle launch at 2:28am.
Presented In Stunning 3D HD Martian Color
New image of Phobos. Time for your stereo red-blue glasses! Previously: ESA’s Mars Express in 2004, and Russia’s Phobos 2 in 1989.
Take It To The Next Level
Required full-screen viewing. Nike does it again. (via ben)
Thu May 1
Karate Chop!
Beat It. Life is sweet when your friend shows up in a new Fall Out Boy music video.
Wonderful Again
Old photos with great captions. Brought to you by the friendly gang at Photojojo Photo Time Capsule!