September 2009
51 posts
“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony;...”
– Albert Einstein (via minimalmac)
“Every issue contain[ed] surprises … this was what made The Face great in its...”
– Jeremy Leslie on what makes a magazine.
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Idea: International Emergency Sci-Fi Unit
Every now and then the world just decides to do something quite bonkers on a really massive scale. I propose that, in order to make the most of these events for cinematic gain, there should be an International Emergency Sci-Fi Unit.
This is how it would work: the IESFU, as it shall be catchily known, will be on constant alert for freak natural occurrences and as soon as they happen,...
“Marianne falls head-over-heels for the dashing Willoughby, who rescues her not...”
– Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters sounds AMAZING.
Headwarehouse
Last week I mentioned that this place …
… designed by OFIS, is what my head would look like if it was a warehouse. A strange thing to say perhaps, but apparently some people knew what I was getting at and a very small meme rippled across the twitterverse. So, what would people’s heads look like if they were warehouses?
David Airey, who looks like a perfectly sane person, worryingly has...
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This week, I have mostly been:
selling off beloved but redundant iPod (farewell, poignant engraved REM lyric, farewell)
reviewing, as a designer, a book for the Designer’s Review of Books, a website by a designer that reviews books for designers
making David smile with cushions and horses
watching The Escapist, Dazed and Confused, Away We Go and Betty Blue
thinking of some nerdulous, feltronic questions
seeing lots of...
“A true and genuine passion for music - ANY music, except acid jazz - is better...”
– PopJustice on Radio One’s continued descent into irrelevance.
“I did the bloody thing in 1975 and I thought it would last a couple of months as...”
– Milton Glaser on the I Love New York logo (read more at logodesignlove).
“Their stargazing prog journeys right over the top have always seemed weirdly...”
– That’ll be Muse then (from the Quietus).
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This week, I have mostly been
penniless, thanks to See Tickets’ amazingly flaky website
having a good old Ministry Of Sound Annual II reminisce
spilling pretty much everything
politely asked to leave the champagne bar
having a bit of a tidy at work
wondering why the launch of the iTunes LP format and the reissue of the Beatles back-catalogue were completely unrelated – massive apple-flavoured missed opportunity, no?
...
“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t...”
– Neil Gaiman (via Quotes on Design).
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This week, I have mostly been:
setting fire to things
trying to set fire things
having a bit of a fire-related tantrum
watching Dexter (season two, should you care)
walking
getting wet
avoiding my inbox
booking two tickets for next year’s Latitude festival
envying Mr Gordon-Levitt’s wardrobe
doing one of the greatest things any man can ever do: making girlfriend sit down and watch The Empire Strikes Back for...
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This film is on: (500) Days Of Summer
After a blissful few days in the Lake District with Dr B, we scooted to Manchester for a bit of a wander, a bit of a bite to eat, and a bit of a watching of (500) Days Of Summer. For those few precious regular readers out there, you’ll understand the magnitude of what I’m about to say:
I loved (500) Days Of Summer as much as I loved Moon. Yup, it’s that good. Here are some...
