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I wrote the following piece about cool-tech brands for the UK Coolbrands book.

I’m such a child. The idea of a 747 parked in the garden really appeals to me. The wild parties, the arguments with the neighbours. By the looks of things it’s also becoming a viable option (if you ignore the question of how you get it there in the first place)
During the next two to [...]

Iain and I are the Quizmasters at this weeks Friday Late Debate at the V&A
DESIGNER, NOT
Our perceptions are infected by the prejudices built up over years of exposure to cultural doctrines and prescriptive guidelines, instructing us what makes a designer a designer and what makes them not. From their work and their methods to [...]

Looks like nerdy chum and comedic talent bloke David McCandless has finally released his much awaited book The Internet: Now in Handy Book Form!. I helped out on some of the gags (but I don’t know whether any made it in, particularly my gonzo porn spoof idea “Gory Hole.”)
Here’s what it says on Amazon:
Charlie Brooker, [...]

Here’s a film about The Hulger Indian Call Centre made by Dezeen for Swarovski. Also features The Replenishing Body by SHOWstudio.

“I Am Not But I Am is a new type of thing we are trying in political marketing. Everybody is doing it.”
follow the story on Newslose

ICON has just launched this shiny new blog. My wife Violetta, the creative director of ICON designed it.

If you’re in London this week drop into The Hulger Indian Call Centre

Trying to say ‘cock’ without actually using any of the common terms is a real test for spammers. But as usual, constraints spawn creativity. This one rolled into my inbox yesterday and I greatly enjoyed it. Nice, simple, figurative.
From: “Jasdeep Kiran”
Date: 13 September 2007 21:53:45 BDT
To:
Subject: xuavleb
Reply-To: “Jasdeep Kiran”
Hi nik
Any bigger [...]

If you ever wondered what the Webby Awards ceremonies were like then watch this video from this year’s events in New York.

Mirror Mouse, fresh from Rafael