Month: July 2008
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Big Ideas (don’t get any)
Wonderfully retro remix of Radiohead’s "Nude" courtesy of graphic design student James Houston and an assortment of early computing hardware. Featuring an Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer on Drums, an HP Scanjet 3c on Bass Guitar, a collection of hard drives as vocals and FX, and my own personal favourite – a Sinclair ZX Spectrum…
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Another Great Football Giveaway
The Great Football Giveaway is a project launched by one man – Paul Clarke – and his wife to hand deliver thousands of footballs, pumps and spare valves to some of the world’s most disadvantaged children. They’re not a big corporate NGO, but rather a small group of volunteers wanting to spread a little happiness.…
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On The Future Of The Web
The last time I saw Sir Tim Berners-Lee speak I wrote down this quote: "the web is a sub-set of humans interacting". I saw him speak again last night at a seminar on the future of the web at which he talked about his web science initiative. He was asked a question about whether, with…
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Goodness And Happiness
At the recent Future of Journalism conference that the Guardian ran (an internal conference that they generously blogged about), Jeff Jarvis gave a talk on the 10 questions news organisations should be asking now. One of the questions is "Are we generous?". Generosity, says Jeff, can take many forms – sharing, supporting, enabling. One of…
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Annoyed (2)
Yes, I'm annoyed again. I drove past a poster ad yesterday and I had to double back and drive past it again to check what I was seeing. An ad for Smooth Radio that is a straight reproduction of the sleeveface idea. Another one. It's just so disappointing when there's no attempt to build on…
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The Girl Effect
"Because when adolescent girls in the developing world have a chance, they can be the most powerful force of change for themselves, their families, communities and nations." More here and here.Via
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Posters As Art
I had no idea but apparently Chaumont in France has become one of the premier graphic design destinations in the world – no doubt helped by the fact that it hosts the annual International Poster and Graphic Design Festival which is currently taking place and which features a poster competition popular with graphic artists around…