January 2010
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Celyn Brazier’s illustrations are bloody lovely. Like Yellow Submarine crossed with Lemon Jelly. Nice.
via But Does it Float
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All forms of Flash should be banned from the internet. The internet needs to be...
– Twitter / Martin Wefail
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So the iPad is really just a laptop with less keyboard and a crippled OS.
– Derek Powazek - What Apple Unleashed Today
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Amanda Wachob Tattoo →
Stunning. Not not like any other tats I’ve seen.
via Made by Many
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Studio AKA do it again with this wicked little animation for the BBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics. Check out hellokinsella’s post to see some of the other BBC sport animated shorts from the past few years.
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The UK web design scene is often just self serving, indulgent bullshit...
– Some pretty valid points here. Part of me wonders if the cliquey nature of web designers has something to do with how many of us are geeks and were never allowed in cliques in ‘real life’!
Walk in the park, look at the sky.
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13 video player UIs in 24 hours - (37signals) →
Wow. That’s a lot, and a bit of a mess! For once Apple are the bottom of the UI pile. I’d say Blip.tv win.
via @somerandomdude
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Seth Godin taught us to think in terms of tribes (he also taught us that you can...
– Excellent article on Adweek about social media advertising by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal.
“Utilizing tribe leaders is key for effective social media marketing in 2010, and it’s important to remember that tribe leaders are often just normal people who represent the values of their...
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Open Atrium →
I’ve been using the (free) project collaboration platform Open Atrium tonight. It’s great - easily one of the best I’ve used. I particularly like the way that structured revisioned documents can be created without having to have tons of word documents to download.
Introducing Open Atrium from Development Seed on Vimeo.
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Iconic Icon Set →
This are easily the tastiest set of icons I’ve come across. Minimal but still designed, and free to use! Cheers @somerandomdude!
Iconic is a minimal set of icons consisting of 96 marks in raster and vector formats — free for public use.
via @formfiftyfive
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Four Tet - There Is Love In You →
Mr Hebden has gone and uploaded his new Four Tet album to SoundCloud. What a nice man!
There Is Love In You by Four Tet
Sounding really good - definitely enjoying his more uptempo tracks.
via @becausestudio
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Lord Whitney →
The talented duchesses of all thing make believe Lord Whitney have updated their portfolio.
I effing love this shot of their studio. I wish my desk looked like that, rather than a sickly green laminated square of mediocrity.
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This is how you make an impression.
Matthew Young is a placement I’ve got coming into our office next week. Instead of sending an email asking what he should bring/wear when he starts, he produced this great little animation and sent it to me instead. http://www.vimeo.com/8861569 What a great way to make an impression! He’s already wowed Ben and Abi with his response to their “Make us...
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First person Tetris →
Literally turns the game on its head. See what I did there?
Via kottke.org
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BBC News - German government warns against using... →
“The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security.” - This can only be a good thing.
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The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake...
– Stephen Jay Gould - but does it float
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Wow - can’t believe I’d not seen these before. Love Sport series by the ridiculously talented Studio AKA. Thanks for the heads up @eins_ah!
(update - qoob.tv servers seem to be a bit flakey. Try later if it’s not loading, well worth the wait)
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Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your... →
This book looks amazing, and the perfect antidote to the mollycoddling that seems to prevail in modern parenting.
I’m getting one for my godson. But probably won’t be telling his folks…
via @flipper02
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A place where you can get everything but hookers.
– Great description of Amazon.com - should be their new strapline.
The Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade - Brand New
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http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ →
Loving this - really handy service when your internet connection is as unreliable as mine (thanks, Virgin!).
Via Tom Cavill
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Audrey Kawasaki
I’m loving the frames (and art, of course) on the latest Audrey Kawasaki prints.
i_seldom_do: ..frames..
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Letters of Note →
I know I’m late to the game with this one, but after spending an hour reading through this collection of moving and life-changing letters, I’m blown away.
My highlights:
The guy who wrote Slaughterhouse Five writing back home after being a POW http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/11/slaughterhouse-five.html
The original story of Superman...
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Resolute
After a rather successful year of nailing all of my 2009 resolutions (more live music, buy house, more quality time with Xbox, stop presuming everyone you meet is an idiot), and after beating one of my 2010 ones already (destroying Nick at squash. In a fashion. That involved me doing commando rolls around the court), the blogging is starting in earnest.
I’ve managed to help create one of...