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February 25, 2011 0

Dr Pepper Japanese Stylee

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Just  a quick one, I can across this on the Dallas Observer. It’s the Japanese design of a Dr Pepper can, if ture then, Japanese culture just got even cooler. Via The Dallas Observer Blog.

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January 3, 2011 0

How to make a decent up of tea

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Photo credit: Shandi-Lee I started the new year drinking a well brewed cup of tea, sure it may have had a tad more milk then I would’ve liked, and a little bit too much sweetener, but it was well brewed. The advantages of drinking tea have been known of years, and have been documented for equally [...]

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April 8, 2010 0

100 Pixar characters drawn to scale

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It’s no doubt I’m a big fan of infographics, and I equally love Pixar. I was happy to come across designer Juan Pablo Bravo’s beautiful 7676 x 630 pixel infographic of 100 Pixar characters drawn to scale.

Check it out after the jump.

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March 24, 2010 0

15 beautiful infographics that inspire [inspiration]

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I love infographics (information graphics), data visualisations and otherwise visual forms of displaying data. I think it’s an extremely admirable skill, to be able to take large amounts of raw data, and transform that into something beautiful.

Here is a small selection of some of my favourite information graphics.

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December 30, 2009 0

Living the dream – 2 guys create a iPhone app in 12 hours

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Alright, so this might not be the dream for everyone, but nonetheless you’ll agree that it’s pretty impressive.
These two guys with relatively little coding experience, created a simple a simple but useful iPhone app over 12 hours and 6 cups of coffee.

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December 28, 2009 0

12 interesting legal stories from 2009

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I was reading Family Lore blog’s review of the year and it reminded me of some interesting stories that made it to press during 2009. I decided to do highlight a few that I found remarkable.

December 27, 2009 0

Naming and shaming drunk drivers = bad idea

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If you are a drunk driver in Montgomery County, Texas then it may prove to be risky business. Apparently (via), the Montgomery County district attorney’s office has decided to tweet the names of all those that are driving whilst intoxicated between Christmas and New Year’s eve. Is it just me or is this a really stupid idea?

February 3, 2009 1

On creating better schedules

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Previously I wrote about making the best of your time, there I suggested that one way to make better use of your time was to be more productive. In this post we look at the how a good schedule can improve upon how well your time is spent. I will also discuss what to consider [...]

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January 20, 2009 0

US Inauguration 2009

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I am really looking forward to the inaguration address later on today, but if like me you won’t be there to see it in person then don’t fret. Photo by pmorgan67 You can still view the address from pretty much anywhere you are, I will be watching from merry old England. The nice folks over [...]