Category: ideas | 想法 | 생각 | 考える
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Dieter Rams
I was watching the Dieter Rams documentary – Rams: Principles of Good Design by film maker Gary Hustwit and a small section jumped out at me. I immediately thought of how Spotify and other streaming services have dramatically changed our relationship with music. Music is as good a place to start as any, Dieter Rams…
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Celine + more things
Work & Co.’s clean looking website for Celine. Its a beautiful piece of luxury orientated user experience for Celine. It was founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana. Celine was originally a made-to-measure children’s shoe business. In 1960, the brand decided to pivot, focusing its business on a ready-to-wear fashion brand for women with a sportswear…
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A fierce head cold & other aspects of my week
My week had been truncated somewhat by a fierce head cold and am cranking this post out with less deliberation than normal due to a backlog of household chores that aren’t going to take care of themselves. Add to that a Lemsip induced haze to try and combat the fierce head cold and you see…
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Web services I use
Web services I use everyday has evolved over time. I thought I’d explore what I use now, compared to my essential services nine years ago. Bloglines – I have an eclectic and wide range of online reading material that I like to keep up with. Whilst I have a Google Reader account, it is set…
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Politics of history + more things
The Politics of History: Why Anniversaries Matter in China | Macro Polo – great reading Liu Cixin’s War of the Worlds | The New Yorker – interesting reading material about China and the US. Read this in concert with the Macro Polo article on the politics of history On the Mac Pro, the G4 Cube…
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Creativity in data
I had the honour of being part of a panel for the PRCA on the creativity in data run in association with The Work Crowd. Here was the synopsis of the panel discussion that the PRCA put out. Communications is frequently seen as all about ‘big ideas’. But increasingly, it’s being recognised that to develop…
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Digital Rx + more things
Digital Rx – JWT Intelligence – Digital Rx covers a wide range of services from telemedicine to AI mediated diagnosis and everything in between. Pharmaceutical companies are looking a digital companion app functionality to help keep patient adherence high. I only hope that they’re not as much of a car crash as the first lot…
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Tide Super Bowl ads + more
Tide Super Bowl Campaign A little bit old, but this Mark Ritson advertising case study of Tide Super Bowl campaign is must watch material. I like the Tide Super Bowl campaign as creative and media planning came together. The ad industry insider in me liked the way the Tide Super Bowl campaign spoofed various genres…
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Beauty trends
Beauty trends is a bit tricky – there are generational and cultural aspects to beauty and standards. I’ve tried to tease out elements that will ripple around the world. Digital Beauty Chinese women use Meitu and other beauty apps to present the best versions of themselves with a virtual makeover. This goes from skin quality,…