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IDEO redesigns the ATM. Pitty. →
Maybe it’s me (I haven’t done any research on this) but the only thing I use ATM’s for is petty cash. If I could do more with it would I?
The pristine images of the redesigned ATM’s invoke contradictory thoughts of the physical experiences found in bus shelters and phone booths the world over (the stench of stale tobacco with dried urine and ABC gum covering the...
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the perception of time and it's effect on decision... →
How we perceive and represent time, and how we make decisions are crucially interrelated but have largely been studied separately. This paper, featured in the current edition of ‘Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience’ is a step towards studying how the perception of time affects decision making.
Gripping stuff, new research by my brother Dominic.
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Improving soap dispensers, reducing plastic waste →
My mother’s always years ahead of the rest of us when it comes to ecological awareness. She’s been giving me some serious grief over liquid soap & it’s plastic dispensers for some time now, so I was excited to see this student’s efforts to improve the experience of using bar soap in (especially) public lavatories. This design offers all the low waste benefits of bars of...
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Words can't do it justice: the XCrossing at Oxford... →
Nothing prepared me for the sheer physical sense of freedom and incredulity at the new(ish) diagonal cross walk at Oxford Circus. I’ve long been dismayed by the dominance of cars vs all walks of life, and this small change to traffic flow represents such a huge psychological transformation to the act of crossing the road.
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Photo cakes: what could this mean for the display... →
My mind is blown by the concept of printing photos onto cakes. I am immediately considering an edible photography exhibition. And it goes without saying, that I am forced to consider the implications for the future consumption of imagery.
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Repurposing technology: the shoe fitting... →
One of my favourite examples of repurposing technology is the ‘shoe fitting flouroscope’ ie x-ray machines that were created for shoe shops and allowed customers to really see how well the shoe fit (prior to being banned in the 1960’s/70’s due to the unnecessary exposure of staff and customers to radiation). A nifty idea but not entirely fit for purpose, one might...
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Both yellow and sectional, what more could you... →
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What's the future of radio?
I was asked about the future of broadcast radio at work this week, so I gave it some thought…
I think broadcast radio has 3 core characteristics:
Curated: the expertise, influence and personality of the DJ makes it different from just playing/streaming content you like (eg radio in the hands of John Peel, or Women’s Hour, or NPR)
Easy: people listen to radio when they...
WatchI spent last w/e photographing fabulous Dutch rainwear for cyclists, in Amsterdam with Pat. Here’s a peak at the action on location…
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Joan Fontcuberta - Landscapes without Memory →
Amazing large scale landscapes created by cartographic machines controlled by Spain’s conceptual artist, Joan Fontcuberta.
Not entirely sure how he does it, somehow he ‘inputs’ visual data of significant landscapes from famous artists. He gives the location of the pieces now, but again not entirely sure if the original location or the current location are influential in the...
Egg sandwiches with truffle, AMAZING! Do they... →
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Frigid blast hits Central, Eastern Canada →
This is great - headline news at the CBC today. Imagine the BBC headline that reads: “Rain falls on London”
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Folding cars?
Been thinking a lot about London’s overcrowded streets, and the congestion caused by PARKED cars. Wondering why there are no folding cars? We’ve folded bikes, napkins and umbrellas successfully; why not fold cars when they’re not in use?
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