Rentoid :: A Recession Proof Business

Not many of can safely say that our business is Recession Proof. My friend Steve can.

Steve runs a little website called Rentoid. Rentoid is like the ‘ebay of renting’.
Instead of buying a lawnmower that you use once a quarter, to mow your dining-table-sized lawn, you can rent one for a day on rentoid. And instead [...]

Ten Commandments of Good Design

vitsoe.com has a great article on the 10 Design Commandments of 1960’s Braun industrial Designer, Dieter Rams. The 10 commandments state that:

Good design is innovative
Good design makes a product useful
Good design is aesthetic
Good design helps us to understand a product
Good design is unobtrusive
Good design is honest
Good design is durable.
Good design is consequent to the last [...]

Save the Economy AND the planet?

With governments around the world continuing to pump colossal sums of money into their plunging economies, a grand global experiment is under way: can the unprecedented spending provide not only a quick fix for the economic catastrophe but also the measures vital for dealing with global warming.

Yes It Can!
Dare I say it … Thank [...]

Social Media – Listen, Say Sorry and Move On

This post is not a rant about why Big Brands don’t belong in Social Media. Nor is it a plea that that you HAVE to get your brand on Twitter and any other hot social media property de jour.
It’s about one of the really great benefits of Social Media marketing – If you mess something up, you [...]

Business Card for 2009

Business card status updates. What a cool idea.

(via SwissMiss)

Flocking fantastic!

Wondering why I’ve been able to blog 3 times today? (And I’ve been busy today) Well, it’s because I’ve discovered a new blogging weapon – Flock.
Actually, that’s not entirely true -
I’ve tried Flock  before. But that was back in 2005 when I first started blogging, and my all-round online addiction. Back then, it was [...]

Keep your eye on Samsung

This looks interesting. A mobile phone that is A) solar powered, B) touchscreen, C) made from recycled plastics, D) extremely energy efficient and E) non-toxic.
The Blue Earth phone by Samsung has been launched Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. Perhaps it’s a promising sign of greener gadgets from Samsung and other manufacturers.

via – PSFK: [...]

Copying the Wrong Thing

Nice quote from John Gruber today
“The key ingredient I see in successful apps, Mac or web — and, really, in creative commercial endeavors of any kind — is that the creators are building something they themselves love. That’s what you should copy.”

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Anyone for Layer Tennis?

I think Adobe are definitely onto something with their ‘Layer Tennis‘ championship.
Originally conceived by Coudal Partners, the idea is simple, but very cool:
Two artists or designers battle out their skills by swapping a Photoshop file back a forth, adding to each other’s work in real time. Each competitor gets fifteen minutes to “volley” the [...]

Another 10 must have iphone apps

My “10 must-have iphone apps” post back in November was rather popular. And since I folded in December and got myself an iphone, I thought you might be interested in another top 10 apps that I’ve discovered, post purchase:
What the Font – Actually, I’ve just downloaded this, so can’t really say whether it’s must have, but [...]