Year: 2011
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Catching coincidence with a camera. And being honest about it.
www.designzzz.com has just put together a nice collection of 20 photos which they’ve titled “Photos Taken at the Right Time From the Right Angle” (or in some cases very carefully constructed). The collection caught my eye because it features a picture I’ve seen on the web a few times before taken by Meg Pickard which…
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Did you mean “how kmy next bill chang?”
Have you ever searched for something on the O2 website? I have. I tried searching for “how my next bill will change”. The website helpfully suggested I may have meant to search for something else:No, I did not mean “how kmy next bill chang?”. The rest of the results weren’t helpful either:
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Solar and wind turbine bridge concept
This bridge design concept took second prize in the New Italian Blood Solar Park South Competition. The hybrid system proposed (combining solar and wind power) allows for a continuous production of Energy. The project is based on the idea of utilizing the space between the pillars of the existing viaducts to house a system of…
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Dealing with winter weather
Try some hedgehog gloves or an umbrella with goggles in. Both seen on www.likecool.com, gloves are from www.morehousefarm.com (USA) and the umbrella from www.25togo.com (Taiwan).
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96.99% reduction in crime.
How do you get a 96.99% reduction in crime around your home? Move from East London to West Sussex. It’s a shame my car and home insurance didn’t drop by the same amount.
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Graphics 101
Sometimes when it looks as if someone hasn’t tried, it’s because they haven’t tried. “Pick a bad photo, apply a vintage effect and write something in helvetica” See what the Hero of Switzerland means here: heroofswitzerland.blogspot.com/2011/02/graphics-101.html
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Leyton Orient vs Arsenal, 32 years later
To celebrate Orient’s cup tie against Arsenal in the Fith Round of the FA cup, here’s a piece by the Times from the last time they met in 1978, where they were defeated 3-0. Malcolm Macdonald scored twice, both times aided by a wicked deflection, before Graham Rix completed the scoring midway through the second half. Arsenal…
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The last resort – Little people project
A great new piece in Wandsworth by The Little People Project, going steady since 2006. Thanks to www.likecool.com and of course little-people.blogspot.com
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For once football isn’t a business metaphor, it’s a real life example.
I’ve just discovered an excellent piece Nick Emmel rote last year about online customer engagement “A lesson in connecting with your customers” which talks about transparency, interaction, communities and trust. It revolves around the near death of Crystal Palace Football Club last year, and how the new owners are engaging with the fans through online…
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I love a good blue plaque
Roy Reed, of ReedDesign has very kindly individually mapped London’s 957-ish blue plaques . I get the impression it’s taken some time but is far more useful than the English Heritage alphabetical search. Have a look at them all at reeddesign.co.uk More at Roy’s blog and with thanks to londonist.com for telling everyone.