May 2008
20 posts
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Aubaine
4 Heddon Street, Westminster, London, W1B 4BS
Heddon Street (a reasonably quiet little passage just off Regent Street) is a bit of a favourite of mine, and I must have walked past Aubaine fifty times, but for reasons unknown I’ve remained largely blind to the unassuming French Bistro (bar one trip last summer for an early-evening glass of wine).
After popping in on Saturday afternoon...
Viva Calaca!! Dia de los Muertos. A project by... →
opera →
Word of the day: opera - the plural of Opus. Who knew that? Not me. Every day’s a school day.
Beyond Standards – The mobile minefield: Handset... →
The trials and tribulations of a mobile web-developer part 1: what to do about the fact that there are 8000 handsets on the market that all render (x/c)HTML in slightly different ways.
Fish to Avoid →
Fish you shouldn’t be ordering in restaurants if you want the species to still exist in a few years. Interesting list, and certainly something I’ll be thinking more about now I know.
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Street & Studio: An Urban History of Photography
Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG: 22 May–31 August 2008
Despite having a deep love for all things photographic, I have to confess that I had a pre-conceived idea that this exhibition would all be trendy fashion shoots and abstract ‘urban’ (in the worst sense of the word) photography. As it happens, I’m pleased to say I was entirely wrong.
The earliest print in the show...
memo →
A really fantastic design firm’s portfolio site. Simple, elegant and concentrates on the most important elements: who we are, what we do (without being as cheesy as using those headings).
Decisions are temporary so make the call and move...
Done. Start to think of it as a magical word. When you get to done it means something’s been accomplished. A decision has been made and you can move on. Done means you’re building momentum.
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Accept that decisions are temporary. Accept that mistakes will happen and realize it’s no big deal as long as you can correct them quickly. Execute, build momentum, and move on.
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Brains perform best when they're hydrated. →
