Loading Haiku
by Iain on March 19, 2009
I’ve just finished a new website. The joys of early morning rising through jetlag :-) http://loadinghaiku.tumblr.com Basically it’s a collection of Haiku that I started writing whilst waiting for heavy websites to download (and there’s been a few recently). Then (…)
It’s a viral that’s viral that’s made by the Viral Factory
by Iain on March 18, 2009
Earlier on the bus I’m sitting next to Flo from Dare. And he says to me that if something isn’t in his inbox it’s not viral. A couple of hours later. I’m sitting next to Ed from the Viral Factory. (…)
9 Reasons Japanese Interactive Work Is Awesome
by Iain on March 17, 2009
In my continued judging of the One Show Interactive awards there’s one thing that’s really starting to stand out. Japanese agencies are doing some outstanding work right now. Every year that I’ve been fortunate enough to judge international awards there’s (…)
Is This the Best Customer Service Email Ever?
by Iain on March 17, 2009
From Southern Trains. It’s totally fantastic. It’s like someone’s got totally shitfaced on logistics-booze and then sat down and written an email. Dear Mr Tait Thank you for your email. I would advise you to reply to the consultation document (…)
Beautiful Camera Error
by Iain on March 16, 2009
This just came off my camera into iPhoto. I’ve no idea what it was supposed to be. But I sort of really like it. It’s a strangely lovely digital error. Update: Vasco just topped me with his quite beautiful movie (…)
You Can Keep Your Guitar Hero
by Iain on March 16, 2009
I never wanted to be a Rock God much. It’d much rather be a God of Psychedelic Electro-Pong, so Bit.Trip Beat is the game for me. Coming soon on the Wii (via Wiiware platform) As the Bit.Trip Beat site says: (…)
The Most Amazing Training Video Ever
by Iain on March 13, 2009
How to hand out a free magazine on the streets of London presented by Shortlist’s publisher Mike Soutar… I LOLed multiple times and had my mouth agog for most of it. Absolute comedy gold. You really couldn’t make that shit (…)
Boring Laptop DJs?
by Iain on March 11, 2009
Dude’s broken out all the toys: Wiimotes, VR gloves, gestural controllers, drum pads, etc. No one could accuse him of looking like he’s sending an email. But you could accuse him of looking a little like a techno Jean Michelle (…)
One Show Interactive Judging First Thoughts
by Iain on March 11, 2009
This year I’m judging the One Show Interactive Awards. I’ve done it once before and they’re a really good summary of what’s going on in the advertising and comms world when it comes to digital stuff. This year they’ve asked (…)
My New Tshirt
by Iain on March 11, 2009
From the lovely guys at flyingrumor.com (damn it’s hard to type that without the u). It’s like a sheet of A4 paper. And it’s a super quality tee. And here’s the envelope it came in (I’m happy about the re-use (…)