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Mood board heaven

Nick — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:32:29 +0000

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.

Brands on Twitter

Nick — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:04:00 +0000

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.

The Mid-Century Modernist

Nick — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:00:17 +0000

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.

New New York Subway Map

Nick — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:57:07 +0000

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

Logorama by H5

Nick — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:23:45 +0000

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 of H5

Seth Godin and your lizard brain

Nick — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:03:53 +0000

Good words from Seth about finishing the job.

Twitter etc as video

Nick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:25:24 +0000

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

Happy Yorkshire Day

Nick — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:21:44 +0000

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 a pint of Black Sheep or two.

Yorkshire Day links:

Yorkshire Day on Wikipedia

Yorkshire Society

UK Flag Registry

Legitimising the Yorkshire Flag

Sunny Sheffield

Nick — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:46:33 +0000

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 Gardens

Something for the weekend

Nick — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:02:08 +0000

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 …