This statue, or would it be best to call it an installation? Is in the centre of Schipol, Amsterdam’s airport. I have been through the airport many times over the years and always admired the piece so thought it finally worth a mention. I like it because every time I have seen the two slumped figures [...]
A Library Chair
November 6, 2009 –
I was rather impressed when I saw this chair. This is the first one I have ever seen, last month while in Orkney. If the concept of a library chair is new to you then I implore you to look closely at the chair in step mode. The hinge allows the upper half of the [...]
Inhaler customisation / making Ventolin delivery cooler
November 1, 2009 –
Inhalers look so dull, brown for Becotide, blue for Ventolin. Yawn. When I was about 14 I had this idea to make cases for the canisters. Well, custom inhaler units in which you could swap the drugs. This photo is one of a few I made but I just threw it out. Note that the [...]
Opps, man falling
October 11, 2009 –
This sign is not very well done. Yes it conveys a message but the human eye is better equipped to understand image than the designer… There is too much detail in the sign for the message, this leads to interpretation rather than simple recognition. Funny nontheless. Photo taken at Deerness, Orkney.
Holland Happy Sugar
September 25, 2009 –
As usability goes this sugar sachet is rather good, it’s styling however is superb. I have seen many, the long ones the erm- square ones and now a round one with a smiley face. Happy sugar.
Olympic 2012 logo joke
September 21, 2009 –
This version of the Olympic logo was published within the initial weeks of ‘noise’ about it’s creation. I found it highly amusing especially as it is indistinguishable from the original (well the test bunnies in my office failed to spot it.) I claim no ownership of this creation by-the-way. I merely took this snap of [...]
Nice Day. Nice Smoking.
September 16, 2009 –
I had a fascination with the vending machines in Japan and the amazing range of products they contained . This machine was the only one that I managed to take a photo of the message is VERY strong.On all nice days I may now consider smoking!
Barbican – ‘I Am So Sorry. Goodbye’
August 31, 2009 –
‘I Am So Sorry. Goodbye’ by Heather and Ivan Morison A Tea House of sorts – positioned outside on the terrace of the Barbican, just at the water’s edge. I made a bee-line for this place on quite a few lunch breaks. Taking just myself, or someone else. The two faces in two images are [...]
Frank’s Campari Bar
August 24, 2009 –
One week to go! Franks Campari Bar is due to close for September I will see if I can get some inside information but reportedly this lovely little creation will not be functioning beyond the 31st August. It is the ‘arty’ café found on the top of a multistory car park in Peckham, London UK. [...]
Camberwell graffiti
August 15, 2009 –
I love this graffiti, done on a buss stop in Camberwell opposite MacDonalds. I took it when walking to work in February when there was a lot of snow! Yes, uploaded rather late but who cares. “Police using some gadget to talk to people’s heads. Electronic harassment working with scientists.”
Fluorescent Compensation
August 5, 2009 –
Think this solution is simply fantastic. Keep your eyes peeled on the tube for backlit signs with no poster inserts- you will notice that they have a graded pattern on the layer over the fluorescent tubes. It took a couple of moment to figure it out but basically the graded pattern is to even out [...]
Tron is back. (Goodieeeee! Wow, No way)
July 29, 2009 –
I dunno if i am behind the times here but i just discovered that Tron is up for a sequel of sorts. Jeff Bridges is the main protaganist again, which makes me feel warm and fuzzy and the graphics look well erm, rather good. The trailer shows it all .
Travelling Pussy.
July 22, 2009 –
This one is odd. I was on Germany recently and spotted this in the airport toilets in it’s own dedicated machine. It is called a ‘Travel Pussy – Die Künstliche Vagina’. Translated this simply means artificial and not anything ruder no matter what the English pronunciation. I did not have 4€ to buy one but [...]
I can’t take the power..
July 16, 2009 –
Of this completely operational hand drier. The Xlerator. This piece of hardware is/ was in city airport (London) and I thought it amusing; the engineer left the showroom stickers on for one; that there may actually be a showroom for these; that there must be trade mags and the like; that it had such a [...]
The Advanced WWII Planes
July 13, 2009 –
All those stealth fighters that look so original and modern are the height of modern aviation and development – pah. The Germans had a team working on some amazing technology in the 2nd world war. Now it is hard to say that a machine designed for war of any kind is aesthetically pleasing but… this [...]
Tanked up
July 8, 2009 –
This tractor looks amazing! Plenty of bolts- far too many for the job. In fact why this vehicle needs to be so waterproof is rather odd, it goes to the water not into it.