Best. Lecture. Ever.
Inspiring, memorable and entertaining. Prof Barry Nalebuf’s (author of Why Not?: How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small) lecture from Yale Economics class is truly great. It’s focused on innovation, creativity and…
Kevin Slavin and a Great Slide
Perhaps my favourite talk from CAT London ‘last year’ was Kevin Slavin from AreaCode. He showed super cool work along with funny and interesting slides. Here’s one I particularly liked. Apparently the credit for the original image should…
Remaking a Club Banger in a Piano Style
Take a massive full on techno track like Waves by Erol Alkan and Boyz Noize, something like this: Then put it in the hands of an awesome modern pianist / composer like Chilly Gonzales, and this is what comes out: On the flipside of the…
My Trend Predictions For 2010
Seriously. Those are my predictions.
If SlideShare Was a Bloke
It’d get into loads of trouble with it’s missus: Everyone knows you can’t say that you’re coming home in a bit. You need to set expectations. That’s the way it works.
It’s Not Just About a Lady In Pants
Previously when I asked about why the video for Guru Josh had trillions of views on YouTube lots of people hypothesised that it was down to a lady wearing pants in the video. But the Guru pops up again as the 18th most listened to track of…
A Lovely Wonderful Connected Infinite Distraction Machine
I just looked at what I was doing and realised that my work was actually all being done on bits of paper. And the computer was really just a big connected distraction machine. A lovely wonderful connected infinite distraction machine…
Ghostly’s Incredible 110 Albums of the Decade (Now With Spotify Link)
If I had a much better memory, and was much cooler, this is approximately how my 110 tracks of the decade would look too. It’s a bloody brilliant snapshot of slightly-intelligent-but-not-too-far-up-its-own-arse-electronic music from the…
I’m A Very Lucky Man Part 2 – Love
The guys at Love sent the most incredible Christmas gift today. They’re a set of 12 mugs styled like an amazing modern version of the Willow Pattern, they show modern China, in china. They describe it much better than me: I wanted to keep…
I’m A Very Lucky Man Part 1 – The Really Interesting Group
I met with Ben yesterday morning and he gave me a lovely gift. A set of DataDecs – Christmas decorations based on my social media data. I can almost hear a global murmer of youwhats. But it’s a really simple and sweet idea… A lovely gift…
Eames Chair on Daytime TV (in 1956)
Well perhaps it’s not strictly daytime TV, I’ve got no idea what time of day the Arlene Francis “Home” show was broadcast on NBC in 1956. I’m sure if I was a decent blogger I’d go and research such facts, but I’m loose like that……
I’m In Love With A Pouffe
I saw these when I was in the US earlier in the year. They’re pouffes made out of massive wool. You can see them on the DWR website. I liked them a lot, they look substantial yet cozy. Today I stumbled across a picture of a woman making…