As part of the daily ‘what’s going on out there’ scan, I checked the top two stories on Digg. I’m not going to describe each of them but just provide the links.
1. http://tinyurl.com/65fgzs
2. http://tinyurl.com/462qc6
The unbridled dissemination of information. Both are highly provocative. Both provide visceral and intellectual responses. But in totally different ways.
Der Spiegel reports that Klaus Kjöller of the University of Copenhagen has accused IKEA of “Swedish imperialism”. Apparently he and a friend, after an exhaustive study of the latest catalogue (along with the rest of North London) , have discovered that super items like beds get Swedish names whereas less-super items like floor mats get Danish names.
I wish everyone could just get along. But if you’re going to have a tiff then surely using something as non-confrontational as the names of functional items for the home should be applauded. No broken bones or black eyes. For now anyway.
Source: Thanks goes out to a colleague on the Hamburg office. We’re a network you see.
Superb video passed on by Nick in the NY office. Thanks Nick. Thought it was going to be a Golden Cage type affair from the first frame but how wrong could I be.
SOME HAS REQUESTED THAT EMBEDDING BE DISABLED SO YOU’LL HAVE TO VISIT THE PAGE ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE
Top of the Pops editors from 1985 were weeping whilst watching that.
Here’s the Golden Cage video as well. Just because I think it’s good:
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Angus now owns a keyboard that was owned by Steve Gray, keyboardist with the intrumental powerhouse that was Sky. It’s signed and everything.
I’m actually quite fondly remember the logo and this album. Although I’m not that fond of this animation. But I’m going to keep using it because it’s giving me a headache.
Steve didn’t join until Sky 4. Quite late. Wonder if he missed out on all the rock and roll. Feel their power.
– STOP PRESS – UPDATE – STOP PRESS – UPDATE –
The keyboard is in fact the legendary Yamaha CS-01 made famous by such luminaries as Chick Corea, OMD, Tim Simenon, Patrick Swayze an, of course, Steve Gray.
Here’s a picture of this sweet piece of kit:
And the message from Steve:
Could I make this sound any more exciting? It’s a little tricky to explain without giving the game away. Essentially it’s some video that interacts with the browser window.
I watched it all the way through. Marketeers will do the same. First person to spot a copy for a well-known brand say cabbage.
Found by Richard Holt
Gareth’s lunch:
My word.
Punish typographic crimes.
Naturally you’ll have to click on the image to see it at a sensible, legible size. Although the quality isn’t great. Don’t know what’s going on there. Sorry about that.
Anyhow, see a better quality version and more at Design Police. (see what I did with the title?)
Found by: Sean Rees
The Decapitator has taken to ‘adjusting’ outdoor ads by removing heads. Certainly eye-catching.
Thanks to Ryan Tym for finding this.