A visit to Pixar

At first glance something for the groupies only (ever wondered what people at Pixar eat for lunch?), OogieBoogie's day at the Pixar studios also reveals this company practice: "Whenever they get an idea for a story and there is something that they aren't sure they know how to do yet, instead of putting 250+ people on a project and spending millions on something that they are unsure of, they will put 30 people on it and have them to create a short to see if it can be done." In an ideal environment, where time and budget allowed designers to apply that philosophy to client projects (at whatever your company size, corporate giant to solo freelancer)... well, what an interesting world it would be. Here's to productive creative experimentation on the company dime... may we all someday enjoy this privilege. [via kottke]