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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 Read more
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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. Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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GTI scalectrix online racer
After a few text heavy posts here’s something less brain demanding. Thanks to the London Advertising & Design Group blog I found this site for the new VW Golf GTi. Take control of your own GTi and drive it round the track as fast as possible for your chance to win a golf for 3 months Read more
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Evening Standard free for all
Today the evening standard relaunches after its “Sorry” campaign. Obviously, there’s quite a lot of talk about it, but not as much as I thought there might be. To set the scene, the guardian has an interview with Veronica Wadley. Saying ‘Sorry’ for the past smacks of a Soviet courtroom ‘confession’. ‘Sorry’ has all the Read more
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3 sites which inspire you
For a team away day we’re all given the following task: bring a screen shot of 3 sites that inspire you for a warm up discussion: 1 information giving site, 1 income generation site, 1 other Which is something I thought would be worth sharing here. So here are my three: Information giving For infomration Read more