Simple message By Nic Price on 18 March 2006 — 1 min read Progress means simplifying not complicating. Bruno Munari I knew it all rang a bell More
The duck’s feet By Nic Price on 17 March 2006 — 1 min read Simplicity is in the air… The following quote via Euan Semple’s The Obvious? Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity – Charles Mingus And this from Mark Hurst’s Good Experience blog following eTech Sometimes – here’s the real heresy – sometimes the best option for users might be... More
Party in Peckham Rye Park this Saturday By Nic Price on 10 March 2006 — 1 min read This from the Southwark Council website: Celebrate the restoration of Party in Peckham Rye Park Don’t miss out on your chance to see how the restoration has transformed the park and enjoy a fun filled family day out. There’ll be bouncy castles, street theatre and great music! The event will take place on March 11... More
Simple parts that will never get too powerful By Nic Price on 9 March 2006 — 1 min read “The trick… is to make sure that each limited mechanical part of the Web, each application, is within itself composed of simple parts that will never get too powerful.” – says Tim Berners-Lee What are Microformats? Via Peter J. Bogaards’ Understanding by design More
Is Google down? By Nic Price on 4 March 2006 — 1 min read It’s 14:00 GMT and I haven’t been able to access google or gmail for the last 15 minutes. Every other website I access regularly is working fine. I can’t remember, but I don’t think this has happened to me before. I wonder how widespread it is? More
If it rains when it’s sunny you get a rainbow By Nic Price on 2 March 2006 — 1 min read So does that mean when it snows when it’s sunny you get a snowbow? More
Social By Nic Price on 19 February 2006 — 1 min read The term “social” is derived from the Latin word “socius”, which as a noun means “an associate, ally, business partner or comrade” and in the adjectival form socialis refers to “a bond between people” (such as marriage) or to their collective or connected existence. Source: Wikipedia More
What makes people tag? By Nic Price on 18 February 2006 — 1 min read Why Do Taggers Tag? Recognition Low self-esteem Peer recognition For recognition; a distorted view of “fame” See it in the community and want to try it too Via Vandal Watch: Stopping Vandalism in Your Neighborhood via Boing Boing! More
How would these look on the walls at work? By Nic Price on 15 February 2006 — 1 min read They were in a primary school classroom our team painted today. More
The London Pube Mat By Nic Price on 13 February 2006 — 1 min read Newt Arrester was where my journey started. After a minor delay at Hawthorn-Hero-Ill, I wound up down Bowel Mind way. For a while Queer Spank was where I got off, though some call it Ink Blur and others (estate agents mainly) Lava Media. That was after Blather Month. I work between Trek Beakers and Otter... More