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Creative generalists rock the tesseract!

By , 2008-05-09 09:48:21

So the new answer to the perennial “What do you do?” question is that I’m a polychronic creative generalist and there are lots of you out there as well.

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Neil Young speaks ... at a Java conference

By , 2008-05-07 10:36:20

The world just tilted a bit: Neil Young appeared on stage on JavaOne to announce he's putting his ‘whole life’s work’ on Blu-Ray disks which will be automatically updated online. Sun’s flagging coolness factor just increased by a factor of a million.

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Relevance, Simplicity and Utility

By , 2008-05-06 16:17:39 | 1 comment

If people buy from people they like - what is advertising like?

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Microsoft loses a Yahoo's worth

By , 2008-05-06 13:32:51

Kottke points out Microsoft's market cap has fallen US$33 billion since it made its takeover offer for Yahoo ... more than the target was worth. And Yahoo? Up US$7 billion.

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Getting Unstuck

By , 2008-05-04 17:33:21

Very few problems are insurmountable. Sometimes the answer is to simply walk away. But sometimes that's just not possible or practical.

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Mad fold-ins

By , 2008-05-04 12:15:00

23 of Al Jaffee’s brilliant Mad magazine fold-ins in interactive form

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Would you like some chic with that?

By , 2008-05-04 09:30:19

McDonald's UK attempts to make McJobs a positive thing by hiring Bruce Oldfield to dress their staff like air stewardesses. Thanks for trying though.

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ALT TV live

By , 2008-05-03 13:38:02

“I thought, hell, all we’ve got on TV is Beyoncé and Britney and boy bands, shit like that. There’s got to be something better.” says founder Thane Kirby. ALT TV’s 24/7 web stream is now live.

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Love hate think believe

By , 2008-05-01 11:57:55

Surely this is what the Internet was invented for: the emotions of the anonymous Internet, in real time from Twitter

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Do your worst

By , 2008-04-30 15:05:44

Here's a brave move: ask your customers to choose your worst moment. Good way to get instant feedback. Who doesn't want to complete the sentence: the thing I hate about you is ...

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The Big Idea April 15, 2008

By , 2008-04-28 14:07:04

This week’s Idealog-on-a-Monday conversation with Wammo on Kiwi FM’s ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ Listen to the audio or subscribe to the Idealog podcast.

The Big Idea April 21, 2008

By , 2008-04-28 14:07:01

This week’s Idealog-on-a-Monday conversation with Wammo on Kiwi FM’s ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ Listen to the audio or subscribe to the Idealog podcast.

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The adventures of Johnny Bunko

By , 2008-04-28 12:30:00

Genies and magic lamps are so passé. Johnny Bunko has magic chopsticks to get himself out of spreadsheet hell. Find out how in this business book disguised as a Japanese manga.

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This keyboard is pants

By , 2008-04-28 08:00:00

The perfect solution for Googling quick exits while running from the fashion police

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David Trubridge's Spiral Island Collection

By , 2008-04-27 14:00:53

David Trubridge unveils his latest eco-friendly collection that 'will have your rear grounded in comfortable spiral bliss' at the Milan Furniture Fair

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Bike storage, Tokyo-style

By , 2008-04-26 14:52:01

Store—and later retrieve—your bike in under 23 seconds at this fully-automated bicycle parking tower in Tokyo.

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Why shit matters to design

By , 2008-04-26 14:32:03

Allan Chochinov of Core77 explains the dumbest smartest design problem at the PSFK Conference New York 08

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Tilting at pinball machines

By , 2008-04-26 13:56:35

Go behind the scenes of Stern Pinball Inc., the only remaining manufacturer in of coin-operated pinball machines

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Make mine yellow

By , 2008-04-22 15:36:53

Have you ever considered getting an exclusive submarine cruise ship if you won Lotto? Don’t forget to read the FAQs first.

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How Lenovo designed the Olympic torch

By , 2008-04-10 11:22:18

Torch design is as much an engineering problem as an artistic one

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The Big Idea April 7, 2008

By , 2008-04-08 11:29:34

This week’s Idealog-on-a-Monday conversation with Wammo on Kiwi FM’s ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ Listen to the audio or subscribe to the Idealog podcast.

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Gauging your workplace worth

By , 2008-04-06 12:38:45 | 1 comment

Learn how to gauge your workplace worth simply by observing how your birthday is celebrated throughout the office.

The Big Idea March 31, 2008

By , 2008-04-01 16:26:03

This week’s Idealog-on-a-Monday conversation with Wammo on Kiwi FM’s ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ Listen to the audio or subscribe to the Idealog podcast.

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The Big Idea March 26, 2008

By , 2008-03-27 09:30:47

Vincent talks to Wammo about his recent study tour to Europe with the British Council on Kiwi FM’s ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ Listen to the audio or subscribe to the Idealog podcast.

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Egomapping

By , 2008-03-19 12:57:00

Google has opened its maps to allow anyone to add a new entry. Will be interesting to see how they can keep spammers at bay.

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