Blogs
Thursday 2 September 2010
- Portable computers
- I like the iPad hardware; shame about the crippled iOS software. Similarly, I like the Kindle hardware - shame about the restrictive DRM system. But the biggest shame is that I'm actually tempted to own three or more different computing devices, [...] Snell-Pym/Alaric
- My favourite iPhone photography apps
- Hot on the heels of my chapter about iphone photography in lomokev’s new photo project book, and inspired by Heather’s list of apps (and my [not so] recent upgrade to an iPhone 4) here is my list of favourite iPhone photography apps, [...] Meish
- A map for every day
- Eighteen months ago I wrote about redesigning my site’s front page and mentioned in passing that I’d also created a page for every day which aggregated many things: Read more... Phil Gyford
- Back! And here's some nice graffiti...
- As spotted on Flickr, by Gargantuen Graffiti. Here's a detail: Cute. Wonderland
Wednesday 1 September 2010
- “Every setback has a huge silver lining” – Andrew Ritchie of Brompton on slow invention, design and manufacture in the UK
- Rough notes from tonight’s talk by Andrew Ritchie, founder and inventor of the Brompton bicycle. Much paraphrasing and missing out of crucial bits I’m sure. Andrew Ritchie/brompton 1st prototype for 1000 GBP in late seventies Looking [...] Magical Nihilism
- Come and be a part of W+K Platform
- A quick work-related post: We’ve got this thing at W+K called Platform, and we’re about to launch Season Two – and we’re looking for participants. Here’s what Sam, who runs Platform, has to say about it: We are looking [...] Extenuating Circumstances
Tuesday 31 August 2010
- The common ground between TV and Gaming
- I’ve just had an interesting email conversation with Nicholas Lovell, the excellent games consultant and Gamesbrief blogger, prompted by his appearance at the Edinburgh TV Festival on a panel about the cross over between TV and Games. The [...] Test
- Just how bad is Flash on Android?
- Pretty bad. In fact, if you’re thinking video, utterly unusable. Kevin Tofel of GigaOm and JKOnTheRun is someone who isn’t a dyed in the wool iPhone or Apple fan. In fact, he replaced his iPhone with a Nexus One in January (a process [...] Technovia
Monday 30 August 2010
- Week 9
- I’m late with this one. Week 10 follows. Week 9 was a big one and also marked my second month at W+K London. It started and ended with a lot of Nike, and then a lot of Nokia in the middle, with, again, a smattering of Fairtrade. But also, [...] Extenuating Circumstances
Sunday 29 August 2010
- HERITAGE OPEN DAYS COME TO MARGATE
- Official TDC press blurb:"Some of Margate’s many historic buildings and sites will be throwingopen their doors next month (September), as part of Heritage OpenDays.A total of 12 different venues will be taking part in the initiative,which runs from [...] Margate Architecture
- designswarm thoughts » Coffee Map: London 2010
- designswarm thoughts » Coffee Map: London 2010: mmmmmmmcoffee Ben Hammersley
- “We’re putting the band back together. We’re on a mission from God”
- Well, it was a nice break. But I think I have unfinished business here. Stay tuned… No related posts. No related posts. Technovia
- In the media: The Ambrette in The Independent
- Margate's Michelin rated The Ambrette is reviewed in The Independent. The Ambrette 44 King Street, Margate, KentThe Ambrette's take on modern Mumbai dining is just the latest sign of life returning to Margate's seaside stripReviewed by Richard [...] Margate Architecture
Saturday 28 August 2010
- Protein supplement vodka.
- Protein supplement vodka. Ben Hammersley
Friday 27 August 2010
- Mark Thompson’s MacTaggart Lecture: it’s about services
- Mark Thompson delivered this year’s MacTaggart memorial lecture earlier tonight. The best bit? …The clue actually is in the title – public service broadcasting. It’s about services as well as individual programmes. At its best [...] Roo Reynolds
- Week 375
- I managed to have most of a day off this week, really off, away from the computer off. That was nice. Read more... Phil Gyford
Thursday 26 August 2010
- Outside View: PowerPoints 'R' Us
- Outside View: PowerPoints 'R' Us: I’ve been in briefings just like this, in theatre in Afghanistan, and think this piece is rather understating it. Someone send Edward Tufte to West Point. Ben Hammersley
- Star Wars Uncut / Watch the Movie
- Star Wars Uncut / Watch the Movie: There’s a lot in love here. Ben Hammersley
- Depressing minor amends on Dalby Square proposal
- The following press release from TDC is just depressing. With all the work that is going on for a new future for Margate and Cliftonville. The best the developers can come up with is some mediocre designs for the strip of green space at the top of [...] Margate Architecture
Links
Thursday 2 September 2010
- Subtraction.com: Time Tracking Tweets
- Matt Jones
- Roundup: Hot Pots | Wired.com Product Reviews
- Electric kettle reviews. Danhon
- NFLUK.com - News List - Football's coming home to Channel 4
- Channel 4 gets Sunday Night Football. I'm very glad there's some free-to-air NFL again, but am amazed deals like this are only finalised a week before the season starts. I hope the presenters are as good as Five's were. Phil Gyford
- Hack Is Wack! Snoop Dogg's Anti Cybercrime Rap Contest
- don't copy that floppy... or distribute that malware. Lee
- Put up or shut up - Roger Ebert's Journal
- 24 per cent of Republicans believe Obama is the Antichrist. The Antichrist. Hard to know where to start, but I guess Ebert's thoughts are a first step. Today, I am liking Britain. Phil Gyford
- Philgyford's mytweets at master - GitHub
- I updated Simon Willison's "Script for saving a JSON archive of your tweets", which Blech and others have added to since, to use OAuth. Phil Gyford
- The Online Photographer: Mike's Darkroom
- I've been really enjoying these posts about constructing a darkroom. Not because I want one, but because reading about the layout decisions made by someone with lots of experience is fascinating. There's so much an amateur would miss. Phil Gyford
Wednesday 1 September 2010
- Cope » Every thing is a play thing
- "And if you encourage people to interact with narratives, they’re not going to stop with the bits of your story you’re happy for them to tweak." James provides a new theory of Toy Story, ties it to Inception, and throws them both in a [...] Yoz
- Social Media Icons — Paul Robert Lloyd
- Handy sometime I expect. Standardised icons for services, in four sizes. Phil Gyford
- Body of MI6 worker Gareth Williams 'locked in bag'
- "BBC Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said details of the padlock 'clearly indicates someone else was involved' in the incident." Clearly. Lee
- Kids and Games Report - Release
- tween behaviour too. some stats. Alice
- Innocent man spent three months in jail after CCTV blunder cops mistook rose for knife
- "It was from a few weeks previously, when I was walking home with my fiancée from her mum's house. I was trying to rack my brain to think what it could have been I was carrying. It eventually dawned on me that it had been the rose in its [...] Lee
Tuesday 31 August 2010
- YouTube - Look at Life - Top People, 1960
- Men in flat caps without harnesses working high above the City of London (Golden Lane Estate, London Wall, etc). Lots more 'Look at Life' on the right, too. Phil Gyford
- YouTube - Tour of the lifts at the Barbican estate walkways
- Er... good? Phil Gyford
- YouTube - BBC Town Planning Programme circa 1961
- Featuring the Barbican area, London Wall, etc. A shame the clip is so short. More, more! Phil Gyford
- Recycled Crayon Lego Minifigs And Bricks
- Alice
- Dalek Birthday Cake
- Alice
- Nike Shoes Get Outfitted With Wii Balance Board Controls
- Forget 2015 power laces - I want videogame controller kicks. Lee
- What's the best way to structure large JavaScript/jQuery projects? - Quora
- I asked a question on Quora and had some helpful responses. Phil Gyford
- Heads Up - Sampling Whiskey in Tokyo - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
- Stylish Maps That Are Chatty - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
- Good Appetite - Hot Sauce - How to Make Your Own - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
Monday 30 August 2010
- How jQuery Beginners can Test and Improve their Code | Nettuts+
- Some useful jQuery performance techniques. Obvious, but … Dotcode
Sunday 29 August 2010
- Don't Tell the Creative Department, but Software Can Produce Ads, Too - NYTimes.com
- proper crazy batshit frenchness - writing software that produces mediocre adverts to do themselves out of a job Chris Heathcote
- Joe's Cable Car Restaurant Fresh Ground Beef, The Best Burgers in San Francisco
- Chris Heathcote
- EX MACHINA / Gallery
- Lepage does projection mapping Chris Heathcote
Friday 27 August 2010
- UK's first 24/7 game channel announced
- all-game channel for the UK Alice
- The Bible Is Now An MMO
- Alice
- When Will Final Fantasy Versus XIII Be Out? One Day
- I want this colour hair. Alice
- Broadcast audience aging faster than population - SFGate
- Alice
- Electronic Arts commissions novel for new game launch - Marketing news - Marketing magazine
- "Ex-SAS member and author Chris Ryan is writing a 'Medal of Honor' novel to accompany the latest release in Electronic Arts' massively popular series of games, which the company is hoping will boost pre-orders." Danhon
- Local Media in a Postmodern World, Part CII, The New News Curator
- Discussion of "curation" as it relates to journalism, media, news (especially local) Meg Pickard
- itsasickness - the obsession network
- An "obsession network for an obsessive culture." People talking candidly about what they are obsessed about - what makes them geek out - from classical music and gay rights to yoga and the 80s. Meg Pickard
- jQuery Plugin Checklist: Should You Use That jQuery Plug-In? - Smashing Magazine
- Nice little page detailing what criteria should be used when evaluating what jQuery plugins to use. Dotcode
- BBC’s games plan goes into Top Gear | Games Industry | MCV
- “People doing TV shows are really inspired by the fact we are taking gaming seriously.” Danhon
- code · How to Centre and Layout Pages Without a Wrapper
- what it says on the tin - styling the html and body elements to avoid extraneous wrappers. Simples. Dotcode
Thursday 26 August 2010
- Broadcasters: FM radio on cell phones just "sound public policy"
- America is weird. Chris Heathcote
- Apple's 'iAd for Developers' May Not Be Cost-Effective - Mac Rumors
- Also looks like a pretty shitty banner, though Danhon
- Life on Lockdown: See-Through Gadgets, DIY Media, No Internet
- "The California Department of Corrections allows inmates to have many different electronic entertainment gizmos, from TVs to radios to CD players, but every one must be ready for a close inspection at any time. The inspections are designed to [...] Lee
- Custom Mens Shoes, Lo Top Custom PRO-Keds, Design a Mens shoe online
- woah, design your own print for sneakers Chris Heathcote
- 36 Hours in Montreal - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
- Personal Journeys - Stargazing Rivals Traditional Night Life - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
- Cooling Down on a Roman Night - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
- 36 Hours in Portland, Me. - NYTimes.com
- Chris Heathcote
- BBC - Dimensions - How Big Really?
- Dimensions takes important places, events and things, and overlays them onto a map of where you are. I really like this way of relating to personal scale. Meg Pickard
- Cope » Every thing is a play thing
- James has written a frankly partly inspired, partly batshit crazy, partly genius post combining two summer movies: Inception and Toy Story 3 AND worked in trans-media. Danhon
- Tutorial on English Paper Piecing
- My grandmother used to do this. Added to the pile of "things to maybe get crafty with that are relatively portable" Meg Pickard
- A short rant about games, play and storytelling
- Me on games, play and storytelling for W+K Danhon