Etienne De Crecy’s Amazing Cubes
by Iain on May 29, 2009
Not sure how I missed these. But they’re amazing. The lovely chaps from Live Union came round to Poke yesterday to chat to us about live events. They showed us a bunch of great inspirational stuff. This was the thing (…)
A Real-Life Chalk-Based Discussion Forum in Brighton
by Iain on May 28, 2009
Spotted this the other day. It’s a big chalk thing on the prom in Brighton (click here for a full 6000px wide panorama where you can see all the details). It invites people to leave gossip on the pavement. It’s (…)
If You Like To Be Stretched With Guitars…
by Iain on May 27, 2009
Vasco my favourite Portuguese nutjob from Poke is putting on a night at Cafe OTO in Dalston. Which according to the Observer Food Monthly is the 4th coolest place to eat in Britain. And according to the Observer Food Monthly (…)
Britain’s Got Problems
by Iain on May 27, 2009
From an anthropological point of view you ought be able to judge the health of a nation by the culture it consumes. And when you look at the semi-finalists of Britain’s Got Talent it paints a rather strange and depressing (…)
Game Design and Life
by Iain on May 27, 2009
Interesting piece in Wired that pushes two of my buttons: Games and scoring in everyday life Making email better and more strategic / thoughtful There’s some similarities with this talk I did at Playful last year about scores. I’m mega-pumped (…)
The Times Have Changed
by Iain on May 26, 2009
I went to a WW2 day in Bletchley with Sophie, my Gran, my Mum and my Auntie. It was a nice day. I couldn’t help but notice the similarities and differences between that and other similar holiday weekends that I’ve (…)
CinemaScope at BoxBird Gallery
by Iain on May 26, 2009
I went to the lovely Boxbird Gallery and Studio in Hove on Sunday. They’ve got an amazing exhibition of lovely prints inspired by films. The exhibition is called CinemaScope and is well worth a visit. I think it’s only on (…)
Philip Glass on Sesame Street
by Iain on May 25, 2009
A geometry of circles… I found it hard to believe that this was on Sesame Street, but the the Muppet Wiki says it was. Obligatory buttons:
Au Revoir Poindexter – Great Blogging
by Iain on May 23, 2009
It comes from hellopoindexter.info which is the blog of Heather D’Angelo from super-awesome band Au Revoir Simone. It’s simply a photo poem saying farewell to the recording studio. I don’t know why I liked it so much, it just made (…)
Adverts Restored My Faith in The Internet
by Iain on May 22, 2009
I’ve been a bit down on the internet since I got back from holiday. It’s been as if someone deleted all the good stuff ;-) Then I accidentally stumbled on this site through a Google image search. It’s one of (…)