A few home truths about social media As you can tell, I don’t get paid to write this. I’d either make no money or quickly get myself fired through lack of serious proof-reading. However, like most amateur bloggers I’ve wondered what it would be like (to be paid; not to be fired). Like football fans […]
Past-future-present design. Web semiotics and designing for the future using the past Flat web design There’s been a lot of chat about flat design, of late. If this term doesn’t mean anything to you then take a look at these examples. Firstly, you’ve got to admit that flat design isn’t really that flat. What it […]
Four in ten people are predicted to develop cancer during their lifetime.1 With February 4th being World Cancer Day, a team in London have come up with a smart way to remind us of this. CheckyourC.com is a plug-in for your website, which turns all the letter C’s on a webpage into hyperlinks, taking people […]
Fashion and travel brands are showing off and standing out with their print wares. It was no surprise to hear that Timeout magazine in London was now being given out for free. Timeout might be the prince of listings for many people, but with a free website & Android app, no one was ever going […]
“The social media deck is stacked in such a way as to make being ‘a self’ easier and more rewarding than being ‘a friend.’” Whitney Erin Boesel, Social Media and the Devolution of Friendship: Full Essay (Pts I & II) How we interact with friends has changed since Facebook. We can send short messages to hundreds […]
You’ve of course realised that this not a new word, just a new meaning. But stick with me on this. Years ago, I used to spend a lot of time in boats. Rowing boats, huge 30 foot long 8 man water-vehicles. They were awkward to steer, but when everyone pulled together they moved like lightening. […]
(Does the pope shit in the woods?) Ask a silly question and get a silly response. No. They’re not. They’re scatter-gun communications, open-ended and open to anyone. Plus, they’re incredibly time sensitive. If a status update were a fruit, it would be raspberry: small, juicy, sweet but doesn’t travel well. Unlike email: the detailed, record […]
The Simpsons taught me more about America and pop culture than anything else.* From the age of 9 I learnt about Edgar Allen Poe, the US school system and Rear Window, all thanks to the yellow denizens of Springfield. Clearly I’m not the only one to have taken lessons from The Simpsons. A new advert […]
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