Year: 2011
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Southern let the customer tweet for them.
Some say “it’s better to have no twitter account at all than an inactive one“, but I’m not sure that Southern feel that way, as two twitter accounts with their name on are not promoting the rail company in very good light. Firstly, @southerntrains is mostly harmless narrating the life of a commuter in south…
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When the great sell out: Airside reuse Lemon Jelly for advert
I saw an advert on TV over the weekend for SimplyHealth, which looked very familiar. It’s been created by Airside and has been titled “Always there”. Also featured on Behance, it copies everything, down to the little rabbits hoping about, from Airside’s previous work for the Lemon Jelly video “Nice weather for ducks”. It’s a…
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60+ photography photoshop tutorials
Noupe have gathered together over 60 photoshop tutorials covering everything from redeye to dynamic lighting and restoration to colour blending. Take a look: www.noupe.com/tutorial/useful-photography-related-tutorials.html
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Interior design by light.
I’m a big fan of light projections that alter the appearance of what they’re projected onto, and this video from Mr Beam is a great example of redecorating a room with light. [vimeo width=”400″ height=”225″]http://vimeo.com/18460233[/vimeo] Two projectors were used on a white room to completely transform the appearance. Thanks to www.mr-beam.nl/project/1 and www.etre.com/blog/2011/02/living_room/at the Etre Blog…
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Placebos, and thinking of brands having the same effect
There’s a great video on Geary Behavioural Economics Blog whic offers some startling facts about placebos, including how colour, shape, size and volume can drastically alter their effect. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRVCaA5o18[/youtube] Then 25 lttrs n th alphbt asks readers to “substitute in your mind “brand” for “placebo” The brain eh? Weird.
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Olympic Stadium compared to Leyton Orient
Just out of interest I thought I’d take a look at the Olympic website and compare the size of the Olympic Stadium to Brisbane Road, the home of Leyton Orient. Using their maps (www.london2012.com/map.php), I zoomed in at the same level and took screenshots. I’ve photoshoped Brisbane Road ontop of the most recent aerial photo…
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London typographic maps
I’ve recently put up a new shower curtain, which isn’t usually something to blog about but I’m really pleased with it as it appeases my love of typography and maps. It maps London with only place names marking areas but unfortunately it’s disappeared from the Rocket St George website. It reminds me of a 1.5m…
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My mum’s dog
Maybe it’s this kind of honesty that gets Richard Bacon his 1,316,602 followers (at time of posting). My mum’s dog is on This Morning right now (the bigger white one). I’m worried it’s got better TV work than I have. Posted at 11:22 10/02/2011 Join him at twitter.com/richardpbacon if you wish. ***UPDATE*** Twitter response from…
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Great new blog: thepeopleonthetube
I found a great new blog today: thepeopleonthetube.wordpress.com. It highlights one of the things I miss about working/travelling/living in London – the diversity of people. From amazing clothes to knelling face down on the seats, you’ve got to love the people of London. I always say it’s impossible to really stand out in London, as this photo shows…