Walk in the park, look at the sky: collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things

/2011

24.11.11 Announcement: magneticNorth, Beep and me
There's been some big changes over the last few months and without getting into the reasons, I wanted to just make it clear the current …
08.07.11 Why I think the Desert Island Discs site is the best thing @mnwork have ever …
On Monday, whilst many in the USA were celebrating Independence Day, July 4th also marked the the eleventh birthday of [redacted]. I'm very …
20.06.11 Making in the browser: using a web browser to make physical things
A few years ago Andy Clarke did a presentation called Walls Come Tumbling Down where he talked about the idea of designing in the …
24.04.11 Hack your TV remote better with @projectsugru
A simple way to make your TV remote a lot easier to use with the help of some Sugru. Remote controls are usually always filled with a …
20.03.11 The best data visualisation I've ever seen
The best data visualisation I've ever seen wasn't on the web. Wasn't a limited edition A2 poster. Wasn't featured on any blog or twitter …
08.03.11 Brendandawes.com; after the simplicity bomb
On October 2nd 2010 I nuked my site with what I called the simplicity bomb. Out of the rubble came a much simpler site designed to not only …
07.01.11 Some inspirational things for a Friday
It's been one of those weeks this week when I've been bumping into many wonderfully inspiring things; new things and older things. Here's a …