Every year, the premature baby unit at Edith Cavell hospital sends cards to the other departments as well as to ex-patients. This year, they sent this card in mid-October. When you open it you see the message:
It’s a little premature, but Happy Christmas.
If I were them, I’d probably use the word “early” instead of premature. Premature has just too many un-Christmas like connotations (what were you thinking?).
If you still have a CD collection, and if you like them arranged alphabetically, somewhat like Tower Records, then this is for you. Would’ve been cooler if this was spotted say 15 years ago…maybe something similar for books would still have a market.
This is quite an interesting innovation for a laptop – having an extendable screen that helps lift the screen to a more proper viewing and reading height. It’s also considerably more expensive (USD2878+) than the typical laptops – I guess the hinge and mechanism is worth paying for if you’re constantly getting neck strains from peering at your typical laptop screens.
What does intrigue me is the size of this thing. From the pictures, I was thinking that this laptop might be a 15 or 17 inch model – and this feature would make it ideal for a portable, flexible workstation – having the portability of the laptop while incorporating the desktop power. A closer look at the specs reveals that it is only a 12.1″ screen – a small portable that doesn’t measure up as a proper desktop replacement (not to mention it’s either measly specs, like the 30GB hard disk drive).
If you’re still interested it does not appear to be available any longer!
When something screws up, a good reaction or even, a dash of good humor often helps to salvage the situation. This was the 404 error for Overstock.com. While having bad server is not a goal to aim for, having a good reaction in such contingencies would definitely alleviate and even, leave a good impression on the visitor.
A Mexican newspaper, Milenio, launched a pretty tongue-in-cheek advertisement with the caption “Un Mondo Tan Complejo Necesita Una Buena Explicación (A complex world requires a good explanation). Quite cute and clever, don’t you think?
We all loathe having to request for a baby seat at the restaurant, wring your precious tot out from his stroller, pacifying his scream as you attempt to fold/stow your stroller. Well, I think Stokke had came up with a well-thought solution encapsulating most of these needs – from lying down, to sitting down (facing either front or back), to being a high seat at the table – by having a central spine structure that can house the various components – the adjustable baby seat, wheels, handles etc.
Following hot on the heels of the Dove commercial showing the before-and-after of a model (through make-up, Photoshop touch ups, etc), some people have exposed some of the techniques used to create and market a pop star.
You don’t need musical talents to pen songs – someone can take care of that. Can’t sing, or tone deaf? Sound engineers will fix that. Just someone (probably armed with market research on what the market wants, and loads of cash) who’s willing to make you a star, and you are on your way. Packaged, artificial and hollow.
An old concept (similar to the million-dollar-homepage) rehashed onto real, physical space – The Sandberg Institute launched a campaign called Artvertising:
It’s a spectacular work of art on the façade of the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam consisting of more than 300 logos and trademarks of businesses, organizations and people. The façade consists of more than 16,000 tiles [35x29cm], each of which will soon be supplied with its own individual printed plastic plate. The result will be an overwhelming mosaic of colour and information – a project that seeks to push the boundaries between commerce and art, society and the movements of the market, the private sector and public space. The Sandberg Institute is located on the Amsterdam ring road in the Zuidas district, the city’s new economic center.
Perhaps this is simply a massive advertisement for its own art/design programs as well. This reminds me of Andy Warhol of Campbell-Soup-Art fame, just perhaps multiplied a hundred times. Not quite my cup of tea – advertising in itself is an art, but putting together a collage of brand names is just… not quite the epitome of human mind’s exploration.
I guess you could be really lazy, or just really like to play.
LEGO strikes again with simplicity – drawing an analogy to the classic photo where (adult) construction workers perched on scaffoldings for lunch. A simple message drawn out with a powerful association.
