listography press
Boing Boing
Visions of the Future/Listography by Xeni Jardinhttp://tv.boingboing.net/2007/10/03/visions-of-the-futur.html
In this first episode of Boing Boing TV: Listography (a book and website by Lisa Nola about documenting your life in lists) Your life can be defined in a series of shareble lists. Terrifying but true. There is a new website and book called Listography and the idea is like scrapbooking for people with attention deficit disorder. So a list my document your favorite bands or your past lovers or your lasts: last break up, last thing you lost, last kiss. You create time lines, capture eras and reveal who you are through your favorites at listography.com. Here a user named Jordana lets the world know what languages she wants to learns, which foods taste the best to her, and which gadgets are at the top of her wishlist. Listography is now out on paper through Chronicle Books and you can find the website at listography.com.
Shape Magazine
3 Ways to Improve Your New Year, January 2008Whether you want to be creative, lost weight, get a fresh outlook, or all of the above, these books can help. Listography: Your Life in Lists. This quirky workbook encourages you to record your personal highlights--big accomplishments, random acts of kindness, favorite cds. As you scribble, you'll find yourself reflecting on your past--and making plans for the future! Buy it...if you want to give yourself a boost by recognizing all the things you've achieved.
Wired Magazine, The Listening Post
Listography: Songs They'll Play at Your Funeral, By Eliot Van Buskirkhttp://blog.wired.com/music/2007/08/listography-son.html
Listography lets you create a free-form list of anything that strikes your fancy and post it for the world to see, in a matter of seconds (it takes longer to think of what to put on a list than it does to create one). Given the propensity of music nerds to create lists of things a la High Fidelity, it's not surprising that nearly 2,000 of Listography's lists have to do with music (high school mixtapes, best basslines ever, songs to play at my funeral, and so on). In a couple of weeks, Chronicle Books will release a book version of Listography (preview), with a children's version slated for next summer. According to Lisa Nola, co-creator of the site and co-author of the book, people create musical lists as a way of processing memory: "I think there is something to music not just being about the present, but capturing really distinct time periods from our past. The music we listen to is autobiographical in the way a smell can be."
Current Television
Listography segment November 2008http://current.com/
Craftzine
Listography: Your Life in Lists by Lisa Nola, by Natalie Zee Drieuhttp://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/01/listography_by_lisa_nola_book.html
I loved the book High Fidelity by Nick Hornby and subsequently the movie starting John Cusak because the main character would always have a "Top 5" list, whether it was a song for certain situations or list of his ex-girlfriends. The new book Listography: Your Life in Lists by Lisa Nola (published by Chronicle Books) lets you transcribe your own favorites into this journal. With beautiful illustrations by Nathaniel Russell, you can make lists of things like your favorite movies, bands, cartoon shows, etc. But I love the really fun lists like "list the things you'd save if your home was on fire" or "list things you think everyone should do if money is not an issue". You can also make up your own lists in the back and if you're like me, list out the craft projects you want to tackle this year.
Yahoo's Today in Tech
Five Ways to Use Tech to Get Organized This Year, Dory Devlinhttp://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/devlin/21017
It's up there with exercise, better diet, and travel. Even if you don't publicly proclaim a list of new year's resolutions to the world, most of us take stock this time of year, even if we make silent goals. And for the less orderly among us, chances are good that "get organized" is somewhere on the list. Tech can help. Every year, there are more tech gadgets, online tools, and software to help you organize your personal and work lives. Here are five ways you can use tech to help organize every aspect of your life. ... 4. Make lists. Every day. One trademark of organized types is that they make lists, all the time. You don't need a desktop filled with colorful Post-It notes to jot down your to-do's. Instead, use Ta-Da Lists to make and update lists. Listography is another place to make lists to help you keep track of your resolutions and any other life lists. Try CircleUp to organize group to-dos, like soccer team carpools and snack lists and work project tasks.
Huffington Post Blogger
Eleven internet tools to boost your happiness, by Gretchen Rubinhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-rubin/eleven-internet-tools-to-_b_84147.html
The internet is a treasure trove. I'm constantly amazed by the astounding information and tools that are out there. I've found several sites that provide great services that help boost happiness, in one way or another. I've used all of these myself and have found them extremely useful. ... 5. Listography - Just the other day, I wrote about why I think keeping lists can be a useful tool for building happiness. Listography makes it easy to keep all sorts of lists as a way to organize thoughts, set goals, and keep accountability.
USA Today, Pop Candy
Books That are MORE Than Books, by Whitney Mathesonhttp://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/books_and_comics/
I've come across a few books lately that offer more than words on a page -- they're full of activities that creative types of all ages might appreciate. Whether you're looking for something to do or just trying to get a jump on your holiday shopping, keep these titles in mind: Are you obsessed with making lists? Here's the journal for you -- it arranges your life into more than 80 lists, from "Your Favorite Toys You Played With As a Child" to "Your Personal Fashion Trends Over the Years." (True confession: I went through a serious suspenders phase in 1993.) Accompanying each list is a cute, Napoleon Dynamite-esque illustration by Nathaniel Russell. Paper-haters can make lists online at listography.com.