Online Opinion

http://www.hometta.com/ A nice rethink on how Architects can improve the built environment for a broader range of people. Dunno why exactly, but this reminded me a bit of what Haystack is trying to do for the web design profession.

http://cardoncopy.com/ Cardon copy, takes the vernacular of self-distributed fliers and tear-offs we have all seen in our neighbourhoods. It involves hijacking these unconsidered fliers and redesigning them, over powering their message with a new visual language. I then replace the original with the redesign in its authentic environment.

Background I went to NZ. I wanted to use data on my iPhone (Virgin $70 cap incl 1GB data). They turned on “Globetrotting” (aka international data roaming).  A coupla months later I got a $420 bill. I wondered how much data I’d actually used. I found out it was only 20MB. I got a little [...]

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China has now become the biggest risk to the world economy Far from taking over as the engine of growth from an exhausted West, China is making matters worse. Its “beggar-thy-neighbour” policies continue to play havoc with global trade and risk tipping the world into a second leg of the Great Recession. “The inherent problems [...]

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Singing: Dancing:

“Sweat from my balllllllls…” It’s hot in Melbourne. Damn hot. Shame they don’t sell Fresh Balls in Australia yet.

I realise this is a few months old, and there’s already been 500,000 views, but that doesn’t mean it’s not funny as hell!

This dude, made it for Halloween. I want one! Sure beats my Old Gregg outfit: