December 2011
32 posts
Honest logos →
Fantastic collection of honest logos.
The “Preview” one is probably my favourite.
1980′s Film Alphabet, Poster That Quizzes Your... →
How many can you figure out?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
The Beatles (8)
Eddie Izzard (4)
Holly Cole (3)
Diana Krall (3)
MercyMe (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Coldplay - Christmas Lights December 24th Mix
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Coldplay (15)
David Ian (12)
Pink Floyd (8)
Diana Krall (6)
Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Magic Cable Trio, A Three-In-One Connector USB... →
This is genius. It really needs to be on my desk come January.
Greatest Video Ever →
Sorry internet, but the competition for “best video ever” is over. 42 mintues of Gordon Ramsay chewing out contestants on Hell’s Kitchen.
How good is it? Let’s put it this way: the first clip ends in him kicking a door open, Men in Black style, and forcing the contestants to walk out.
Greatest. Man. Ever.
The Greatest Website Ever →
Probably illegal. Maybe fair use. Regardless: all your favourite little Simpsons quotes in one convenient location for your Facebook/Twittering pleasure.
Jackpot!
Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review →
Well done Google. A fantastic look back at the past year (with surprisingly decent motion graphics for a company known for their poor design skills).
Regarding Retouching →
Please, please photographers. I beg you. Stop trying to fix your bad images. Take them as a learning experience and hide them away never to be seen again. Do not edit them to be completely unrecognizable and pass them off as you having amazing photography skills. That is a lie. You are a retoucher at that point, a photographer no longer.
A very dear friend of mine (and insanely talented...
Free Audiobooks Anyone →
Many are for Public Domain books, and appears many are read by average-joys (rather than professional readers) but free is free!
Living Room Songs: A Film by Ólafur Arnalds →
THIS Wednesday, 21st December at 9pm GMT you can watch the full length version of ‘Living Room Songs’ – a film by Ólafur Arnalds - including never before aired footage! Ólafur will be LIVE on air straight after the screening to answer any questions YOU might have
Ólafur Arnalds is hands down one of the most talented musicians working today. This is an event that is not to be...
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A Brief History of Santa Claus →
We all know Santa Claus exists (except to you Scrooge’s out there) but this year I was curious as to the whole history of how he began.
Thankfully C.G.P. Grey was there to answer all my questions.
Funny how that happened…
Saul Bass Pitch Video for Bell System Logo... →
Genius.
Apple Siri Ad features Santa Claus →
Well, I won’t lie, I miss the Rudolph style “Get a Mac” ads, but this is too cute to not love!
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Baby, baby, baby, oh GOD MAKE IT STOP →
Charitable Torture of the Day: Two seniors at Evanston Township High School in Illinois had a rather novel — if patently inhumane — idea for raising $1,000 to help a popular student hangout spot that was going under: Play Justin Bieber’s “Baby” over the PA system over and over until students coughed up the dough.
The Saved By The Bell-esque scheme proved successful:...
100 Years of Stars and a Peak →
Damn, that new Paramount logo sure is purdy.
How to be creative on 2.7 centimeters? →
Bear in mind, that’s the size of your average button.
Somehow, these guys managed to pull it off.
The Third Man 45 iPhone Case →
Woah, woah, woah. An iPhone Case made out of VINYL RECORDS!? HOW DO I GET ONE!?
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Cum on feel the noize! →
The trailer for the upcoming film of Rock of Ages.
I won’t lie to you, I’m totally excited about this (and totally think Tom Cruise will be amazing). But I still think they should stop letting Adam Shankman make movies.
Phantom Cocktails →
Thirsty, anyone?
The tables have been turned... →
Fromt the “Didn’t see that coming” department…
“Let us be clear: Nothing in our song or the video belongs to Universal Music Group. We have signed agreements with all artists endorsing Megaupload,” Megaupload CEO David Robb told TorrentFreak. “Efforts to reach out to UMG and open a dialog about this abuse of the DMCA process were answered with unfounded and baseless legal...
The Comic Sans Project →
WE ARE THE COMIC SANS DEFENDERS. WE FEAR NO FONTS AND WE WILL MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD COMIC SANS. BECAUSE HELVETICA IS SOOO 2011
The horror… the horror…
Twitter Charity Swearbox →
Curse a lot? Yeah, me too. Especially on Twitter. So lets put our collective potty mouths to good use!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Coldplay (30)
Dave Brubeck (14)
Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater (8)
David Ian (8)
Dave Barnes (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The Greatest Speech Ever Made →
To call this the greatest speech ever is an understatement.
To call Charlie Chaplin a genius is an even greater understatement.
Brilliant.
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A Hack to Get Back “Save As” →
I really like Lion, but my god do I miss “Save As” and the keyboard shortcut to go with it.
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Texts From Bennett →
These are text messages I exchange with my 17 year old cousin Bennett. He is a white boy that thinks he’s a Crip, works at Amoco, has a girlfriend named Mercedes, and is one of the most unintentionally funny and brilliant souls on the planet.
Well, this is too good not to share.
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DAVIDsTEA ADVENT: Read My Lips →
Okay, this is probably the world’s best chocolate tea. Honestly. Better than dessert. More reliable than sex. It’s a totally decadent combination of China black tea, vanilla, peppermint, chocolate bits and spicy red peppercorns. Plus it contains little red candy lips for a kiss of sweetness. In other words, it’s a completely satisfying spring experience with no guilt or strings attached.
The...
David Foster Wallace's Syllabus →
“Even in a seminar class,” his syllabus states, “it seems a little silly to require participation. Some students who are cripplingly shy, or who can’t always formulate their best thoughts and questions in the rapid back-and-forth of a group discussion, are nevertheless good and serious students. On the other hand, as Prof —- points out supra, our class can’t really function if there isn’t...
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Steve Jobs Was Right, Android Logs Everything →
I think Gruber said it best when he said:
The problem isn’t that the news media aren’t sensationalizing this Carrier IQ story. The problem is that they would if it involved Apple.