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Articles Archive for September 2009

M&S celebrate 125th birthday
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 19:15
M&S celebrate 125th birthday

M&S (Marks & Spencer) turns 125 tomorrow. My mum who lives in Leeds (where M&S started as a single market stall) is off to a special event tomorrow at M&S, so I thought I would …

Trees matter
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 19:06
Trees matter

I noticed a sign by a new development today for the company “Trees Matter” who come and relocate trees rather than chopping them down. Make sure you watch the “tree moving in action” video, the …

Overheard in New York
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 19:02
Overheard in New York

We all must have overheard a conversation on the bus, or caught a small section of a conversation as we walk past people in the office or on the street. Sometimes they can be quite …

Judging the Salazar Awards
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:58
Judging the Salazar Awards

Last Friday I had the honour of judging the GDC Salazar Student Awards with Catherine Worrall, Jim Skipp, Roberto Dosil and Vida Jurcic.
Co-sponsored by Metropolitan Fine Printers, the Salazar Student Awards recognize projects of up-and-coming …

World Superhero Registry
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:55
World Superhero Registry

In a world full of crime and comic books what we really need are people dressed in costumes saving our behinds. The World Superhero Registry is a place for serious people who want to adopt …

Prince Opus – 21 nights
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:52
Prince Opus – 21 nights

It was just a matter of time until I did a blog post about Prince (I am a big fan). Well here goes.
When a musician can charge US$2,100 for a book and an ipod they …

Crazy architecture
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:49
Crazy architecture

Living in Vancouver where the architecture is a little plain I get excited when I see creative and brave architecture elsewhere in the world. That being said Vancouver is listed on this site of unusual …

Ninja, Sumo, Karate
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:45
Ninja, Sumo, Karate

Fun, playful and creative. Love the Sumo, I’m off to buy one for my wee girl. Check out the site (LINK)

Table football just got sexy
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:41
Table football just got sexy

A new design for table football (soccer for the N.America peeps) was showcased last year at Milan Design Week.
“For many of us, table football is a game that is close to our hearts, holding cherished …

Suck UK
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 18:38
Suck UK

Just found this site in the UK, selling a large variety of fun and creative products. Some of my favourites are: Raunchy wrapping paper, MyCuppa tea/Coffee, Hymn book and PickUrPine. Check out the site.