Showing posts with label Things we like. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things we like. Show all posts

Who says data analysis is dull?

When Facebook intern Paul Butler told people he was busy plotting the relationships between 500 million people to present them visually on a chart, most people looked at their watches, made their excuses and left the room.

However, the people who decided to stay were in for a real treat.

How does your web site sound?

You know what your web site looks like, but have you ever wondered what it sounds like? No? Neither had we until we discovered this funny little site.

Very brave viral video - featuring dogs...

As the old adage goes, never work with children or dogs. Thankfully masters of the viral video 'OK Go' chose to ignore it (at least the bit about dogs).

I hope you enjoy it, we did.

Imagine life without photoshop....

Photoshop is an incredible 20 years old (where did the time go!). It's become the 'must have' piece of software for the creative industry. But what was life like before Photoshop?

Jargon driving you mad? You need Unsuck-it.com

Every-so-often you find yourself in a meeting with someone pouring out a steady stream of jargon laced gibberish.
At last, someone has created a fantastic web site to unscramble the scrambled.

Vintage Internet adverts

Brazilian Ad Agency Moma Moma have recently created these fantastic vintage adverts for Facebook, Skype, YouTube and Twitter.

Learn something every day

Happy 1st Birthday to the gang at Young for completing a whole year of dispensing fascinating information using nothing more than a pen.

If you haven't heard about them yet, here is a link to their 1st Birthday promo video.

This man LOVES his business card design...

We are working on a new sales pitch for business cards. What do you think?

UK Party Politics Research Tool...

...this is a fantastic little site for anyone interested in politics.

As the long awaited general election draws nearer, our conversations in and around the office have naturally turned to politics.

Top Tips #1: Are you struggling to get 'things' done?

My typical day goes something like this: start a project, stop for a phone call, back to project, check email, deal with email, back to project, phone goes again, return to project, phone goes again - deal with emergency, back to project - repeat to fade. I think you get the picture.

Could there be a bigger gesture of love than saying it with flowers?

Apparently yes - try a tree for size.

Forest of Bradford in association with BEAT are giving you the chance to plant a tree for your loved one. It's a great gesture and will certainly last a lot longer than a bunch of roses. You can even go and help plant it.

www.beat.org.uk

The worlds best cakes (in my opinion)...

Last week our new neighbours Chocolate PR recently hosted a very successful PR Workshop.

They came back with a couple of boxes full of Fanny's Cupcakes.

Now I'm not much of a cake fan but 'sweet lord' the cup cakes we tried out were out of this world gorgeous!!

Free e-Book courtesy of Seth Godin

I'm in love with the Purple Cow!

Anyone who has spoken with me at length will know how much I love Seth Godin's 'Purple Cow' book. It's all about standing out from the crowd and daring to be different.

We all remember the ginger kid at School...

Copper Top, Duracell, Rusty. Whatever you called the ginger kid at your School I bet you still remember them now.