Look again at that Facebook Map
I did what I suspect a lot of people did. I saw this beautiful Facebook visualisation and went “oooh”. My oooh contained just a couple of things: Isn’t that pretty Facebook is big and global But I just read this account by Paul Butler, the…
Another Classic Gif
From the always stunning: If we don’t, rembember me.…
Grid-it – Super Smart Gadget Packing
Why wasn’t I told? Have you been conspiring to keep this stuff secret from me? How much pain would this have saved me over the years? Probably at least a bit. Spotted here: http://www.flight001.com/…
How to Pack a Jacket
Not quite as kick-ass as the japanese t-shirt folding stuff from a while back. But useful and practical if you’re a jacket-packer.
Original Mac Icon Prints
Limited edition prints signed by Susan Kare the original designer. Graphical geek history from $89 – $499 depending on size. Get em here: http://www.kareprints.com/…
An English Breakfast (in Russian)
I just liked it, OK. From this illustrator here.
Analogue Angry Birds
It’s the start of a new year. If I can make anything else this important in the next 12 months I’ll be happy. Happy New Year everyone :-)…
Nice Gift Guide
All the shots are done as Polaroids. I’m not a massive fan of the over-use of Polaroids. But for some reason I really liked the art direction of this shoot for Details magazine. I think it’s because they muck around with perspective and…
Techno Music for Warrior Gods
If you want to explore an exquisitely curated world of electronic music all you need to do is hang out over here: http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/. So many great mixes. So much great stuff. Lots of it fresh and exclusive to the site. Currently…
The Small Things That Make the Difference
I’m visiting a mix on SoundCloud (this one if you care). The top of the page looks like this: Then I start playing the mix, and look what happens to my tab: Spot it? If not let me make it clear… SoundCloud have always been very good at…
Teach Your Kids to Crush Pregnant Animals
I saw this ad on telly today and was totally blown away. My first reaction was “wooooah, that looks awesome” (in the voice of my inner 6 year old). Then my inner Daily Mail reader kicked in and was all like “oh my god, teaching kids to…
10 minutes with John Maeda
John Maeda is the Fortune Cookie it says. I had no desire to snap him in half and extract his wisdom on a piece of roughly typed paper. But I did figure it’d be a chance to meet an interesting guy and ask him a question in a strange…