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Mood board heaven
No sooner than we talked about the need to create an online mood board app than along cam Pinterest. A doddle to use and very addictive and of course super useful. Sign in with twitter, create pin boards, pin images from web pages (unfortunately not from Google Reader) upload images and follow other users. Still got 4 invites left so add your name to the comments if you want one. Read More …
Brands on Twitter
Doesn’t seem much real life interaction between customers and brands via Twitter over here (UK). Over there (US) of course it’s done better. More on The Escape Pod’s blog. Originally spotted on Brandflakes for Breakfast Read More …
The Mid-Century Modernist
We really like this redesign of The Mid-Century Modernist, especially how the gallery is done, pulling in and displaying ebay auctions. All done in WordPress. Originally spotted (I think) from Erik Spiekermann’s twitter. Read More …
New New York Subway Map
From the New York Times a look at a new version of the NY Subway map. Interesting to look at the older versions although I have to agree with Erik Spiekermann, “Maps that use diagonal type are designed by amateurs”. The full thing on the NY Times. As always there’s an alternative, the Kick Map Read More …
Logorama by H5
Often there seems a backlash against the quantity, and the quality, of design and brands that encroach into our daily lives. Logorama is a short film by H5, a French designers and filmmakers that takes a looks at this brand overload. Links: Logorama essay by Adrian Shaughnessy Logorama slideshow by Adrian Shaughnessy Logorama movie site Stills and interview with Francois Alaux and Hervé de Crécy Read more …
Seth Godin and your lizard brain
Good words from Seth about finishing the job. Read More …
Twitter etc as video
If you don’t really get Twitter or crowdsourcing or facebook any of that social media malarky here’s a video that shows how it works … Originally from Seth Read More …
Happy Yorkshire Day
Today is Yorkshire day, a celebration to promote the historic county of Yorkshire. The date alludes to the Battle of Minden and also the emancipation of slaves by William Wilberforce. The Yorkshire flag was only approved a few days ago by the Chief Vexillologist of the UK Flag Registry after a long campaign. Later we will be celebrating with a nice bit of Wensleydale, some Harrogate Toffee and perhaps Read more …
Sunny Sheffield
We’re doing some work in Sheffield at the moment and while waiting for the meeting took a few shots of some hidden gems (to those of us who haven’t visited Sheffield for a while). Sheffield Hallam University, Andrew Motion poem (click the image for a larger view) Stone type on building Stone type on a restaurant called Silversmiths, presumably after the original type on the building Winter Read more …
Something for the weekend
A couple or three inspirational links for your weekend perusal pleasure … Chock full of ideas and once frowned upon but now cool horizontal scrolling the Urban Outfitters blog. All retail needs a ‘big idea’ here’s one at Adrenalina in Miami. And finally … Sign up for Moby Gratis for all your soundtrack needs or just to create a soundtrack to your day. Read More …
