The Poke Lift
by Iain on August 31, 2007
The Poke lift is a little bit broken – the LED panel has come off which leaves the circuit board uncovered. And you can probably see there’s a really lovely bunch of coloured cables behind. Every time I see them (…)
Concrete Truck
by Iain on August 31, 2007
From a designer’s point of view there’s probably all kinds of sins going on here. But I love the side of this truck. It makes me feel that concrete is both fun and very tough. Obligatory buttons:
Old But Pure Gold
by Iain on August 30, 2007
I’m sure I should have read this before. But for some reason I hadn’t. It’s perhaps one of my single favourite blog posts ever: Hugh ‘GapingVoid’ MacLeod on How To Be Creative I discovered it when looking at his cartoons (…)
Why I Like This QR Code Poster
by Iain on August 30, 2007
I like this QR code poster. Here’s the reason why: It’s very big, so you can take a photo of it from across the road. Good usability. It’s mulit-layered. If you don’t know what a QR code is, it doesn’t (…)
Brands, Bands, Fans
by Iain on August 29, 2007
Music strategy and comms agency Frukt send me a lovely email every month called Brands | Bands | Fans which is a top snapshot of the way that brands are ruining music. Or in some rare occasions doing something that’s (…)
A Whole New Mind – Brilliant Book
by Iain on August 29, 2007
I read a book yesterday in one sitting. Well a couple of sittings if you include changes in mode of transport from bus to train. It’s very rare that I do that. It’s also very rare that I find a (…)
Making Do
by Iain on August 29, 2007
The most excellent Giles who is the creator of the most excellent Edward Monkton posted a link in the comments section of the Bonfire of the Brands post. But it’s such an excellent link that I thought I had to (…)
Hugh MacLeod’s On Fire
by Iain on August 28, 2007
Well not literally, although he could be. Although if he was he’d probably have Twittered about it. Visit http://www.gapingvoid.com/ for his latest bout of back-of-business-card cartoonism. One that made me do a super-chuckle: Obligatory buttons:
Bonfire of the Brands – Book Soon
by Iain on August 28, 2007
I was chatting to someone the other day about whatever had happened to Neil Boorman’s book – Bonfire of the Brands. As I understand it, it’s the process and results of his self-inflicted experiment to give up all branded stuff. (…)
Overheard – Quote of the Day
by Iain on August 28, 2007
I share a table with 2 techy types – I’m not going to name names ;-) This morning overheard a great little snippet from a conversation about how it’s difficult to get back into ‘code’ after a long weekend. Yeah, (…)