15 days after placing my order with Ponoko, by uploading an EPS file from Illustrator with the right colours of line and shade – remarkably simple instructions and process on site, I have received my first production run of shaped buttons. Why shaped buttons? Well there aren’t many in the marketplace at present and with […]
Category Archives: Web 2.0 Musings
Finding the right words
As information becomes increasingly open, and we are presented with an endless wealth of knowledge, finding the right words is increasingly important. Until you can combine the phrases to articulate the thoughts that you have, it used to be that you’d struggle to communicate. Now you will also miss out on what has already been […]
Big Mother
I’ve had enough of all this damn choice, I’d like a gentle dictator to allow me to focus on the elements of life I enjoy. All the other bull I can do without. Who wants to remove the choice for me? I’ll give you a monthly budget, and my needs. You can tell me what […]
The internet for designers, an introduction
One day you may compete with amateurs, and consumer collectives. Right now the the internet can give you the power to create and sell with ease. The old methods of distribution can be ignored, likewise the old methods of production (on some production techniques) are no longer necessary. Therefore the 2 obstacles to creating reality […]
Tap into the knowledge pool
Chances are your organisation is hierarchical in its format. As a result your organisation is engaging in a process of constant self monitoring and filtering to fit with what your employees perceive as the company line. Few ideas will make it up the chain, and if they do, the person who had them will have […]
A way to end spam forever
Spammers are tirelessly creative in new ways that never cease to amaze, constantly seeking out new ways to penetrate the inner sanctum of my inbox. The fact that i’ve gone to great lengths to prevent them doing so appears to be beyond them. They have some kind of warped belief that despite my refusal up […]
What’s shit about facebook
Apart from the dirty and sordid self hate that I feel every time I visit the site. This self loathing that comes from the realisation that you are stalking your friends, or engaging in perpetual exhibitionism shouting “hey guys look at me, i’m crazy, deep, shallow, fun loving, whatever” primarily your generic. I hate the […]
Wikiparliament
Definition. Where (and when) people really do have power over the decisions that shape their lives. Wikiparliament is where politics meets the peer society (ebay, wikipedia, amazon, ect) and power and with it responsibility are returned to society. Wikiparliament will begin outside of the current political template and through the blueprint below transfer the publics […]
Hyphall 