An intermittent journal of interesting things

Lots of Super8 cameras or death ray gun collection - you be the...

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:06:35 +1300

Lots of Super8 cameras or death ray gun collection - you be the judge.

Damn lovely macro videography for a Canon printer ad (by Dentsu...

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:42:55 +1300

Damn lovely macro videography for a Canon printer ad (by Dentsu London). Canon Pixma: Bringing colour to life

IKEA have jumped onboard the Things Organised Neatly meme and...

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:52:59 +1300

IKEA have jumped onboard the Things Organised Neatly meme and made a cookbook for the extremely retentive… where do I order one?

More here: Homemade Is Best — ANIMAL

Click, Click, Click

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:29:00 +1200

Click, Click, Click:

I made some internets. Right now this photoblog is mostly holiday shots but I’m reminding myself to take photos for fun - so hopefully weekly updates!

(it might not play nice in Internet Explorer sorry)

Dowling Duncan get all Geigy redesigning the US Dollar - lovely...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:16:00 +1200

Dowling Duncan get all Geigy redesigning the US Dollar - lovely work, the vertical format makes a lot of sense.

“Never kill a snake with your bare hands” some Vimeo...

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:08:56 +1200

“Never kill a snake with your bare hands” some Vimeo awesomeness via @nickfracture - TELEPHONEME | MK12 on Vimeo

The Mast Brothers - another quiet and very beardy occupational...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:04:11 +1200

The Mast Brothers - another quiet and very beardy occupational film. Found this on Devour a great new Youtube/Vimeo curation site from the folks behind Uncrate.

‘A Crash Landing Amongst the Tapirs’ - lots of wit in...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:56:39 +1200

‘A Crash Landing Amongst the Tapirs’ - lots of wit in photographer Todd Baxter’s conceptual portfolio.

Making a simple ‘client portal’ web app with Wordpress

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:24:00 +1200

I’ve been wanting an online client-only space for a while now. Somewhere for clients to review work on screen, leave comments and also come back to for answers to regular questions like where to login to their various admin systems (CMS, webshop, newsletters etc).

Existing web apps don’t seem to meet all my needs and many are overly complex so for better or worse I’m taking a DIY approach and building it on Wordpress. Whilst I can write a bit of frontend code I’m certainly no backend developer so creating login systems etc. was out of the question. This meant using something that was already in place and bending it to my will.

Wordpress actually ticks several boxes – accounts with full login & lost password loops, comments & notifications, open source code, an easy-to-use admin and lots and lots of people out there also trying to make it meet their unique needs.

It needs to address the following issues:

I often create mock sites (an image of each page design wrapped in some basic HTML) for real world viewing in browsers - be good to simplify this process
Consolidating feedback in one place rather than across several emails
Be reasonably secure & not require me to change/edit passwords

I’ve made some really quick progress and am now fine-tuning - here’s an initial couple of screens, more to follow soon with a demo site with any luck.. stay tuned

Studio, Studio, Studio

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:17:30 +1200

Looking for someone to share my studio above Ripe Deli in Grey Lynn. It’s a sunny 20sqm room and there’s space for another desk or two.

Ideal for a small creative or marketing business – there’s heaps of storage, wireless internets, a beer fridge and even a carpark if required.

Rent for one is $540pcm and includes all outgoings and reasonable use of the internet. The space could fit two - rent negotiable.

Get in touch on 021 358 162.

(via yimmyayo)

Sat, 29 May 2010 21:47:21 +1200

(via yimmyayo)

Sat, 29 May 2010 21:47:06 +1200

(via yimmyayo)

UP THERE is a beautiful (I think DSLR filmed) mini-doc shot for...

Sat, 22 May 2010 12:48:41 +1200

UP THERE is a beautiful (I think DSLR filmed) mini-doc shot for Stella Artois and Mother’s Ritual Project.

This is advertising at it’s smartest.

It’s kinda crazy that we live in a world where web...

Thu, 06 May 2010 10:22:15 +1200

It’s kinda crazy that we live in a world where web browsing software gets advertised - this is done so damn well.

YouTube - Google Chrome Speed Tests

Just one in a series of amazing, disturbing photographs by Chris...

Sun, 02 May 2010 17:14:39 +1200

Just one in a series of amazing, disturbing photographs by Chris Jordan which shows the true reach of the carnage we are inflicting on our planet.

These photographs of albatross chicks were made in September, 2009, on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

See them all

matthewb: State of the Internet, a motion type presentation by...

Sun, 02 May 2010 08:31:01 +1200

matthewb:

State of the Internet, a motion type presentation by the Jess3 agency of mostly mind-blowing statistics from the big social networks during 2009.

Love, love, love storefronts.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:39:32 +1200

Love, love, love storefronts.

Percolating a little tumblr site devoted to gentleman’s...

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:38:18 +1200

Percolating a little tumblr site devoted to gentleman’s millinery. I think I’ve just found the muse for it.

Photo

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:36:44 +1200

Trailer for Making Faces: Jim Rimmer a doco about a guy still...

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:59:03 +1300

Trailer for Making Faces: Jim Rimmer a doco about a guy still cutting metal type. A bit obsessed with these quiet little occupational movies right now – mainly because the DLSR I just bought can shoot full HD video and is ideal for natural light + close action, with nice shallow depth of field.