Honestly, it's all about the Sakura Microns.

Todd Terje is a favorite of mine at the moment.

Yup! Here's a folder of that wallpaper and some other ones I love: http://cl.ly/0L1Q120c3x1t

I know this answer comes up regularly as well, but Wunderlist is really awesome. It's easy to use, syncs across all my devices, and has social integration through Facebook and Google.

Definitely keep my desktop clean. So much easier to stay productive that way.

Here's a screenshot: http://cl.ly/image/42171B0T0E1Y

I don't really listen to anything specific for designing, just whatever I'm really into at the moment. Right now that happens to include a lot of St. Vincent, Mac DeMarco, Real Estate, Future Islands, and The War On Drugs.

Seattle, WA

Visually, these new redesigns are really great. From a UI standpoint they're doing a lot right. Unfortunately the problem that they keep running into is the site's functionality.

Wikipedia is all about the information. People use it because it's simple and content-driven. Many of these redesigns, and this one in particular, seem to focus more on aesthetic and modern design trends than the information itself.

By embedding Article clips, Tweets, Quotes, Flickr and Instagram Photos, Youtube videos and Podcasts each article would be much more media rich, up to date and wouldn’t have an outdated encyclopaedic look.

Embedding social media links and videos within the article would only distract from the article. For a site like Wikipedia, they're totally unnecessary.

Personally, I much prefer 1910's Wikipedia redesign. It's simple and content-driven, uses a clean grid system, and has a minimal aesthetic.

No. It devalues your work and the client's brand. Perhaps try something more subtle like a note in the markup.