- Design and non-profits – @scottbelsky on Design Thought Leader – http://bit.ly/2th7JW via @designfeast @alldaybuffet #
- Some good friends of ours entered the Smoke and Mirrors 48hr film competition with ‘Make Piece’ – http://is.gd/4nMIP (oh, and #beatcancer) #
- ‘Orchestrated internet campaign’? That’s almost as insulting as her article – http://is.gd/4mGdQ via @Glinner #janmoir #
- 2012 pictograms… Predictable to criticise, but seem conflicted between detail and visual economy – http://ow.ly/uOHr via @ThinkingType #
- Touched by Fire – beautiful photographic record of the remains of Deyrolle, Parisian taxidermy store http://is.gd/4mwGb via @DesignObserver #
- Urgh. The Daily Mail runs Tynt – http://is.gd/4mkMD – so it can track any drivel being lifted from its site. #
- An excellent piece about the role and impact of the committee in the design process by @andyrutledge http://is.gd/4mfw0 #
- According to my new favourite spambot – @insultgen – I’m a ‘flat-footed uncle toucher’. Eloquent, if inaccurate. #
- The mighty @urban75 tell it like it is – http://is.gd/4mdGd #janmoir #
- Well done Jan, looks like you’ve written your most successful article to date – http://is.gd/4mbPI #janmoir #
- More nasty, hateful insinuation and accusation from the Daily Mail, this time re. Stephen Gately’s death http://is.gd/4m9kt #janmoir #
- Ever wanted to see the death of a man’s credibility made visible? Seasick Steve on BBC Breakfast this morning. #
- Poynor, not Poyner. I give up. Slides under desk. #
- Damn! Poynor, not ‘Poynor’ – must point out that was NOT tweeted by the one of us on LCC Design Writing Criticism… Tip hat to @eyemagazine #
- Rick Poyner’s Ed Ruscha @eyemagazine post – http://bit.ly/48GGYY via @JohnLW. Plus, a collection of Ruscha here – http://is.gd/4kPJH #
- C.R.O.C. – how much environmental irresponsibility have you earned? http://is.gd/4kP6E via @anotherpau1 #
- Lunchtime. 1/6 of humanity goes hungry (UN figure via @WarChildUK). In other news, Goldmans turned $3.19bn profit – http://is.gd/4kMMg #
- ‘About 80% of jurors brought scripture into the deliberation’ – in death sentence trials. For shame. http://is.gd/4kMsg via @akosma #
- http://www.selfpassage.org – fashion hacktivism via @joannejacobs #
- Noel Edmonds has a campaign against time wasting? Seriously? http://is.gd/4jsaW #
- Is CERN’s hadron collider sabotaging itself? Probably not, but an intersting read anyway – http://is.gd/4jmp0 via @bldgblog #
- Ralph Lauren – humiliate model with Photoshop, fire her for being big. At 5’10″ / 120lbs, she’s too thin http://is.gd/4jgRS via @BoingBoing #
- Copenhagen – a cyclist’s utopia. London – a cycle assault course. http://is.gd/4jdyb – via @londoncyclist #
- TabComm – the geek’s #TwitterPicture – http://is.gd/4jd1J (TwitterPicture here – http://is.gd/4jd5s via @CreativeReview) #
- ‘Tender’ as a concept is incompatible with spec work and should be barred at local gov level http://is.gd/4j7aH via @Design_Week #specwatch #
- Help @waronwant tell the government to regulate sweatshop labour out of UK highstreet fashion – http://is.gd/4j4fQ #
- Phonebooks – a 75000 tonne waste of resources and burden on the environment. Petition for an opt-in system: http://is.gd/4iYwq #
- Ubisoft – not the most progressive career councillor for girls – http://bit.ly/4Ejnde via @rivalee @MituK #
- Apparently, Lemmy from Motorhead has a GameCube and Xbox (1), plays Star Fox… #
- Generally suspicious of all politicians, but Lib Dems are making the noises closest to decency on the expenses issue – http://is.gd/4iWar #
- Hehe. Carter Ruck, social media gurus – http://is.gd/4hmoX #trafigura via @CathElliott @jamiesport #
- Well done Co-op. Ethical bank does good business in more than one sense (rubbish online, though) – http://is.gd/4hlKy via @davidcoethica #
- Ooops! I mean #carterruck – wonder how many times that’s happened to poor @carterruck today? Oh, it’s just me? #
- Common sense prevails. #trafigura – @carterruck backs down, no hearing for #guardian – interesting stuff starts now. Via @charltonbrooker #
- Relieved to see some agreement re. @CreativeReview’s ‘elephant head’ CR logo… Will cancel therapy. #
- Trendsmap – kind of proud to see the UK shouting about the Guardian #trafigura shambles http://is.gd/4hb97 via @simongoode @cunabula etc #
- Australia next up for free-pitch/crowdsourced creative insult – http://is.gd/4h2YB via @jjdeeleythinks @contrabland #nospec #
- Good times at the BBC – silence on #trafigura and the full identity of its BNP radio guests http://is.gd/4h0o0 #
- .@CreativeReview not sure what this says, psychologically, but your ‘CR’ recalls an elephant’s head in profile for me… in reply to CreativeReview #
- So, the Guardian is gagged on the question of #Trafigura? Disgrace follows disgrace – http://is.gd/4gT7e via @Glinner @cathelliot and others #
- Designers in Dublin: Harry Pearce’s ‘Schizophrenic Road’ should not be missed. http://is.gd/4fvY3 via @pentagramdesign #
- Dennis Gyamfi is one of The Independent’s ‘inspirational teenagers’, and we can vouch for that. http://is.gd/4fkHd #
- The piano/stairs video doing the rounds? Tom Hanks got there first (sort of). http://is.gd/4fgZN #
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