November 2009
32 posts
Sort of missed my moment to say this, but next years International Dance Festival is going to be a big deal: http://www.idfb.co.uk/
Top tip: If you’re not sure who’s responsible for something, just CC *everyone*. This way all parties can ignore problems more efficiently.
129 Theatre People To Follow On Twitter | Andrew... →
“It said that many cultural organisations, in anticipation of cuts, are now...”
– The Stage / News / Arts expects cuts from whoever wins election
Big thanks to the lovely @josheridan, @marktownsend and @ClaireRidgway from Empty Creative for being brilliant usability subjects yesterday.
“One of the more common problems which tends to create doubt and confusion is...”
– Paul-Rand.com :: The Politics of Design
“Because we’re doing things better it looks like we’re doing something different,...”
– Death to Social Media « ASH-10
Could have quoted almost any bit from the first half of this. A good primer for people who need to place ‘sm’ in context.
“With both my JavaScript and server-side hats on, Node just feels right. The APIs...”
– Node.js is genuinely exciting
“This year British textiles expert Simon Peers and American fashion designer...”
– Spiderweb Silk - The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - TIME
The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia «... →
Apparently @carltimms, @markjames and I are officially amongst the top 17,000 young business leaders in the UK. @timkit is too old. Shame.
“Content informs design; design without content is decoration. Content has the...”
– A Design Apart: Q&A with Jeffrey Zeldman | Sparksheet
Gorgeous jewellery at this year’s Brilliantly Birmingham. City centre bustling due to German Market. Feels like a thriving European city.
w00t. that is all.
XStandard: free standards-compliant XHTML WYSIWYG... →
XStandard: free standards-compliant XHTML WYSIWYG... →
RT @jasongaunt: I had a micro-epiphany this morning; The world doesn’t seem such a big place when you measure distance in millisecond la …
“The Council, however, are not the right people to do this stuff. And I don’t...”
– Big Envy – Birmingham Council’s obsession with big and inability to deal with it | Pete Ashton
Making the perfect pitch - .net magazine →
“But what about you and your organization? As you get bigger and older, are you...”
– Seth’s Blog: Upside vs. downside
Mockingbird →
Definitely worth consideration. Would like a vertical page orientation option though.
“Britain’s bigger than Brum and we grow the local economy by bringing other...”
– Local work for local people? - Birmingham Post - Business Blog
This is why people are wrong to speculate that Birmingham is not ‘in competition’ with Manchester, London et al.
“for pragmatist customers, the first freedom in a rapidly shifting market is...”
– Does Slow Growth Equal Slow Death?
sounds like you’re having a great time. Quite jealous. Damp and grey here.
Today’s meetings: Northampton, hammersmith, ladbroke grove. No power sockets on London-Midland.
Thinking @stef is very brave. Hoping for some cool collaborations in London. Bare minimum: an occasional geeky lunch in Soho.
“Talking is the new doing, hadn’t you heard?”
– Birmingham’s digital/creative industries problem in a nutshell.
The Big debate - The Big Myths - Birmingham Post - Business Blog
“So, after marking his life with readings, poems and words from friends and...”
– editorialgirl » I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do Hate Abba
“A mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and...”
– BBC NEWS | Health | Feeling grumpy ‘is good for you’
Cucumber - Making BDD fun →
“If you can figure out how to communicate, “it’s not your...”
– Seth’s Blog: Help your customers avoid taking responsibility
CAIN - The Creative Arts Investment Network →