Hi I’m Brad Maier. I’m 25. I live in Chicago. I run Uncharted Ventures. I’m also co-organizer of Jelly Chicago. In past lives I’ve spent a bit of time as community manager for thepoint.com and I helped to create a pretty cool non-profit called Sails For Sustenance which is also worth a look. Twitter, Flickr, or LinkedIn.Tumblr (3.0; @bradmaier)http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku8r6tXmR81qz5wnto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jackcheng.tumblr.com/post/271900624/3-favrd">jackcheng</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><3 <a href="http://favrd.textism.com/">Favrd. </a></p> </blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/276832915http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/276832915Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:25:13 -0600evrt: I’m starting to see a lot more posts on Tumblr involving Industrial Design, which is really...http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/270415547http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/270415547Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:54:07 -0600<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt8c1tTuum1qz4edwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://wintercheck.tumblr.com/post/247595461/jessicagrone-awesomedesign-handa">wintercheck</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jessicagrone.tumblr.com/post/247396992">jessicagrone</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://awesomedesign.tumblr.com/post/247163673/handa-furniture-fashion-the-wedge-area-rug">awesomedesign</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://handa.tumblr.com/post/246618705/furniture-fashion-the-wedge-area-rug-from-nani">handa</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FurnitureFashion/~3/NPJFIy1pW4M/the_wedge_area_rug_from_nani_marquina.html">Furniture Fashion - The Wedge Area Rug from Nani Marquina</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> YES, SMART.</blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/248444916http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/248444916Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:39:20 -0600<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksa8kj9Z601qz6h81o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://secretenemyhideout.com/post/227008036/mark-twain-in-the-lab-of-nikola-tesla-spring-of">zachklein</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mark Twain in the lab of Nikola Tesla, spring of 1894.</p> </blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/227039431http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/227039431Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:18:38 -0500<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6ir9p4g01qzss8ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://startmeup.tumblr.com/post/225037167/british-artist-stephen-wiltshire-is-currently">startmeup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“British artist <a href="http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/drawings.aspx">Stephen Wiltshire</a> is currently attempting to draw the Manhattan skyline from memory. since Monday October 26th. Wiltshire began filling in an 18 foot canvas at the <a href="http://www.pratt.edu">Pratt institute</a>, Brooklyn. The drawing is expected to be complete by Friday. You can follow his progress through the live webcam <a href="http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/New_York_Panorama.aspx">here</a>.<br/><br/>Wiltshire diagnosed with autism at the age of three displays an unusually powerful <br/>photographic memory that he has applied to rendering city scapes. He can look at the subject of his drawing once and reproduce it accurately with photographic detail, down to the exact number of columns or windows on a building. He memorizes their shapes, locations and the architecture.” - <a href="http://quoted%20from%20design%20boom%20">Design Boom (via </a><a href="http://scottnot.tumblr.com/post/225024608/quelowat-gregenemy-theamazon">scottnot</a>, <a href="http://quelowat.tumblr.com/post/224997485/gregenemy-theamazon-maybeitsallok">quelowat</a>, <a href="http://gregenemy.tumblr.com/post/224987938/theamazon-maybeitsallok-british-artist">gregenemy</a>, <a href="http://theamazon.tumblr.com/post/224984455/maybeitsallok-british-artist-stephen-wiltshire">theamazon</a>, & <a href="http://maybeitsallok.tumblr.com/post/224941972/british-artist-stephen-wiltshire-is-currently">maybeitsallok</a>, <a href="http://amyyy.tumblr.com/post/225026686">amyyy</a>:<a href="http://www.peterwknox.com/post/225029224/amyyy-british-artist-stephen-wiltshire-is">peterwknox</a>:)</p> <p>Yes, he is incredible! If you get the chance, you can also come by and see him working at the Pratt Campus, <!--[if gte mso 10]> <mce:style><! /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} --> <!--[endif]-->Juliana Curran Terian Design Center from 10-5pm all week!</p> </blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/225083948http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/225083948Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:51:20 -0500“Jonze had never written a movie script before, but to him this seemed no impediment. “I never...http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/219059152http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/219059152Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:42:00 -0500“I sometimes meet people who say, I’m going to be this and I’m going to be that. You feel kind...http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/212066571http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/212066571Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:22:26 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqtoq4Q2VB1qzdb7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jackcheng.tumblr.com/post/201839134/via-inboxzero">jackcheng</a>:</p> <blockquote>(via <a href="http://inboxzero.tumblr.com/">inboxzero</a>)</blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/204679426http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/204679426Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:58:08 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp3dof8wHE1qz705uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk/">LEARN SOMETHING EVERYDAY</a></p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/173907984http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/173907984Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:00:15 -0500<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp1yuwdZda1qzndeoo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jamiew.tumblr.com/post/173251660/mythical-creatures-intersection-of-species-via">jamiew</a>:</p> <blockquote>Mythical Creatures: intersection of species <p>via <a href="http://thegooglymoogly.com/post/173234842/yes-via-mandr-gawker">thegooglymoogly</a>, via <a href="http://gawker.com/5347197/monster-mash">Gawker</a></p> </blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/173905779http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/173905779Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:57:35 -0500<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koy6sudkAD1qz705uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/morninggloryclouds/">Mysterious Tubular Clouds Defy Explanation | Wired Science | Wired.com</a></p> <p>Seeing these is on my to do list</p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/171502248http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/171502248Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:43:41 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kodp5rJn691qz4mrgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rickyvanveen.com/post/162949245/peter-cooper-built-the-first-train-installed-the">rickyv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Peter Cooper built the first train, installed the first telegraph cable across an ocean, ran for President, founded and endowed a free world class university, brought peace between Native Americans and western states, and invented Jell-O.</p> <p>What’s your excuse?</p> </blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/163262533http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/163262533Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:37:31 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/cSDAz06HVr31nga7TRi6A9Zro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/at-australia/permanent-camping-australia-092850">Permanent Camping in Australia</a></p> <p>With a footprint of only 3 square meters [just over 30 square feet] this 2 story copper clad building is set in the middle of sheep station in central NSW. Brilliantly, the cladding of the building on the ground level opens up to reveal glass windows with panoramic views for hundreds of kilometers.</p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/162025271http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/162025271Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:01:32 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/cSDAz06HVqrk6r91VYWXRnrNo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/appliances/the-flatshare-fridge-a-stackable-fridge-perfect-for-roomates-091947">The Flatshare Fridge: Perfect for Roomates!</a></p> <p>I mean why find reasonable people to live with when you can just buy this…a great use of design to solve a problem though</p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/156358636http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/156358636Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:07:14 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFQkMAPVoIo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFQkMAPVoIo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://powazek.com/posts/2011">{via Derek Powazek } - Craig Ferguson Explains Why Everything’s Stupid </a></p> <p>Make sure you watch until the end…</p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/155645166http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/155645166Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:59:00 -0500““We do no market research. We don’t hire consultants. The only consultants I’ve ever hired in...http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/151814244http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/151814244Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:22:09 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/aZufq7xZGqh0x39xKAVfRcdDo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://heyitsnoah.tumblr.com/post/151294679/rubiks-cubewich-food-body">heyitsnoah</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.likecool.com/Rubiks_Cubewich--Food--Body.html">Rubiks Cubewich | Food | Body</a></blockquote>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/151811926http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/151811926Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:17:29 -0500<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/cSDAz06HVpxz8sybUFgY3pXso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.wesleywillistower.com/">Wesley Willis Tower, Chicago</a></p> <p>Tomorrow the Sears Tower changes its name to the Willis Tower, how nice of the new British owners to name it after one of Chicago’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Willis">favorite sons</a></p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/142282773http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/142282773Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:15:38 -0500<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/cSDAz06HVpxmxsj781f4Qwnyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/14/meeting-cost-ticker.html">Meeting cost ticker - Boing Boing</a></p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/142110237http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/142110237Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:31:07 -0500<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/cSDAz06HVpxmn1ljVQXPuZjao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/bounty-hunters-python-everglades.php?dcitc=th_rss">Bounty Hunters Stalk 100,000 Giant Pythons in the Everglades : TreeHugger</a></p>http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/142106516http://bradmaier.tumblr.com/post/142106516Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:22:48 -0500