The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

on February 1st, 2012

Produced by legendary Chuck Jones, this little film about the love between a freedom-loving (female) dot and a dependable (male) line is a treasure of sprightly language and delightful visuals. It is enchanting, charming, witty – everything one could expect from a master of animation who was responsible for creating such cultural icons as Bugs [...]

Hate Maths? Start doodling.

on January 21st, 2012

Just a bit of random fun, that proves drawing is the answer to everything, even to understanding mathematics (Pythagora and the Greeks knew that).

Bauer’s Family Tree of Printing Types

on January 20th, 2012

Gorgeous bit of type history discovered on Imprint: In 1937, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Bauer Type Foundry in 1837, the firm issued “Bauer’s Family Tree of Printing Types.” It’s a whimsical, slightly inaccurate and completely gorgeous work of art, a rare treat for any typography aficionado. I just love how [...]

Free Printable Mason Jar Labels

on January 16th, 2012

So lately I find myself drawn again to jars (old obsession). And since I have bought quite a few of them recently, a revamping of the pantry was quite in order, complete with colourful labels and pretty patterns. Which I now offer to you for free download, should you feel the spring clean itch.

On Kindness: A beautiful animation

on January 4th, 2012

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a bestselling children’s book author and modern day philosopher. In this beautiful video, she touches on day to day life, Western philosophy and Eastern spirituality, making a compelling case for our inherent propensity for kindness.

Here’s to the crazy ones

on October 6th, 2011

Steve Jobs died yesterday and the news pretty much paralised me for most of today. I hadn’t realised how much this one man did for me. How many of the things I love in my life I owe to him and his vision. So I have to say this, as publicly as I can: Thank [...]

Google’s new extended sitelinks: What do they mean for your business

on August 29th, 2011

I’ve nopticed these new, extended sitelinks about a week or two ago, but it seems they are now here to stay. They are 12 links deep, with a snapshot of each page under teh corresponding link, and take up about 90% of the results page. What search terms do they show up for? What do [...]

Colour Vision Test

on August 25th, 2011

Via the Pantone Facebook page, I found this little gem: an online colour vision test that mimics the Farnsworth D-100 sorting test (only this one has 88 chips instead of 100).