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April 28th, 2008, by Rich, in Advertising, Design, General, Palm, Tech.
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Imagine a scene in the not-too distant future… after a frenzied period of leaks, rumours, claims and counter-claims, interspersed with no-comments, denials, and increasingly reliable and suggestive evidence emerging from component and sub-assembly manufacturers, Apple Inc announce the imminent release of The Perfect Gadget.
The mainstream press attend press conferences and briefings where Apple proclaim that their Perfect Gadget does everything up to, and maybe even including, ordering sliced bread from the online grocer at the precise thickness that it knows you will prefer (a fact derived from a semantic analyses of how you use said gadget).
Socially driven news sites will go utterly berserk.
So how long must we wait until Apple actually makes this announcement? Perhaps we’re only five or ten years away from The Perfect Gadget 1.0. More…
April 7th, 2006, by Rich, in Design.
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I fondly remember a time when I was somewhat shorter than I am today, when a summer afternoon seemed like a lifetime and a five minute cartoon was the pinnacle of non-confectionary based treats. During this time, Bod was one of my favourite cartoons. More…
March 23rd, 2006, by Rich, in Design, Silly.
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Last year, I created a parody “Tesco Value Special Occasion Card“; stuck it up on the web and thought nothing more about it; making it freely available in several formats so that people without black belt computer skills could download it, alter it a bit if necessary and then print it out. More…
January 12th, 2006, by Rich, in DIY, Design.
We’re looking for a print that will go in the new kitchen, so I’ve made a short list of Exploding Dog pictures that might be suitable, or which are at least along the right lines in terms of ideas for colour. More…
August 5th, 2005, by Rich, in Design.
This site has switched over to a new look and feel this afternoon, so I hope that you, the reader, find it comfortable to use. I’ll be interested to know if it works, ’cause if it’s all broken for you, I’ll switch back to the old theme and tinker with it a little more. Folks interested in the technical reasons that provoked this change, read on. More…
April 14th, 2005, by Rich, in Design.
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One nice result of the UK having an Apple store is that we also get a nice union flag button based on the sleek Apple branding, however, there’s no Welsh Apple shop, so until Tiger comes out there’s no Welsh button; and there probably won’t be one when it does, so… More…
April 1st, 2005, by Rich, in Design, Slashdot.
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I have to hand it to the R&D folks at apple, they really do create some lovely gadgets. Things that have form as well as function. So my usual respect was taken up a notch today when I saw the advert for this summer’s must have gadget, the iPad. More…
March 3rd, 2005, by Rich, in Design.
At last, a sensible, affordable, no-nonsense backdrop. More…
March 3rd, 2005, by Rich, in Design.
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The Tesco Value Special Occasion Card needs no explanation. More…
January 21st, 2005, by Rich, in Design.
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Every year we enter the IBM Summer Volleyball Tournament, hoping for fine weather, long balmy evenings, a few beers, a BBQ and maybe (but only if we have to) a game of volleyball. More…
