Year: 2009
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We live in financial times – Obama and the FT
On a massive billboard at Victoria Station there is an advertisement for the Financial Times. It features an excellent photograph of a huge crowd with a little figure in the corner speaking to them with the title “Who does the man everyone listens to, listen to?” Apparently the answer is the Financial Times. Either way,…
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Massive lies make great political statements
I’m not a fan of political blogs – people ranting opinions and comment about their way the world should change, I prefer to leave that talk to the pub. But the stories recently of MEP Daniel Hannan’s attack on the NHS have lead to some unbelievable fibs being told about the NHS by lunatic campaigners…
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Mountain View
This made me laugh. Found by Swiss Miss, Neatorama and Chris Glass. August 7, 2009 My husband and I were exploring Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada, when we stopped for a timed picture of the two of us. We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take…
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Can you freeze cheese? And other important questions.
The people at Mashable have been busy. Busy seeing what google is really used for. They ask the important questions of “When will…” “Why is my g…” “Can I have a…” “Is it impossible to l…”, Why do…” “Can you…” “Where do…” “How does…” “Can Jes…” “Can go…” and let google answer them. Top 10 Funniest…
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Retro or just great? 20 desktop wallpapers
You can’t beat some good, timeless design. I doubt this Helvetica wallpaper will ever truely look dated, and like the others listed on Fuel your creative’s “20 retro wallpapers to spark your creativity” it’s a case of timeless design rather than retro, as I don’t believe any of these designs have gone out of fashion.
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10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Blogging
This is the kind of post I wish I could write if I was more literate. It sums up very neatly all the problems which so many companies and organisations have. It’s a mix of venting frustration with reading terrible blogs whilst nudging you away from falling into the traps yourself. Read all about it…
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Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2009
Smashing Magazine’s wallpaper of the month competition has come up with another fine selection of images for August, here are my favourites: I’ve gone for the first one, it reminds me of the Pearl and Dean adverts you sometimes see at the cinema. You can find them all in various sizes on the Smashing Magazine…
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Noisy Decent Graphics: My Bright Idea
I like this idea of wrapping paper and have done something similar before myself, but not with quite the same thought and style as Matt Dent. Easy to make your own if you’ve got a big enough printer, but good to support a designer selling a great idea. Found at Noisy Decent Graphics: My Bright…
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From Baldock, it's retro text the nation
I like to listen to Adam and Joe, but I listen to the podcast, not the live show. I have never joined in on their text the nation feature but many have, and they have a special jingle for it which is impressively composed and sung by the two of them: Original jingle In last…
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Wordsworth on the tube
This morning I was lucky enough to sit opposite a poem by William Wordsworth, titled “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge”. It was part of the Poems on the Underground series. EARTH has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This…