Logo redesign competition for BP

Thursday, June 10, 2010  //  0 Comments  //  Random gems, The HM Blog

Logo redesign competition for BP

We found this logo design competition earlier where an entry has been made calling for a redesign of the BP logo as their brand image has been devastated and they might be in dire need of a new one.

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When was the last time you chased someone?

Thursday, June 10, 2010  //  0 Comments  //  Random gems, The HM Blog

When was the last time you chased someone?

Time dictated that I could probably only see a couple of course shows so I started with a favourite topic of mine, Sonic Art and went to see the products of the Digital Music and Sound Arts graduates. The show was excellent and contained some truly inspiring pieces but the standout piece for me was a video short directed by Alex Hylands White & Jack Pirie called ‘Flow’.

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Wallpaper* magazine cover designer

Wednesday, June 9, 2010  //  0 Comments  //  Random gems, The HM Blog

Wallpaper* magazine cover designer

Tweet For the August issue, Wallpaper* gave readers the chance to play at art director and create their own Wallpaper* cover using images, graphics and patterns that creatives; James Joyce, Nigel Robinson, Hort, Anthony Burrill and Kam Tang contributed to an online cover application enabling you to assemble the graphics in any way you like. [...]

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Lovely World Cup Prediction Infographic

Wednesday, June 9, 2010  //  0 Comments  //  Random gems, The HM Blog

Lovely World Cup Prediction Infographic

Tweet This beautiful infographic plots the forthcoming World Cup as predicted by a formula based on the GDP of each country. The mathematical model was created by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. Oh well, there goes my money on Spain winning it!! This was published in Wired UK, June 2010 issue. Tweet

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A printer made from LEGO!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010  //  1 Comment  //  Random gems, The HM Blog

A printer made from LEGO!

Tweet An awesome example of LEGO robotics by a member of the B3ta messageboard going by the handle of Horseattack. He has created (from scratch, no kits!!) a printer, christened the “LEGO Felt Tip 110″ entirely out of LEGO, a felt-tip pen, a traditional analog motor, a series of sensors and a home-coded printer driver. [...]

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How not to do social media

Wednesday, March 31, 2010  //  0 Comments  //  Random gems, The HM Blog

How not to do social media

Tweet One of our key clients who are a leading automotive and renewable energies consultancy are keen to embrace the world of ‘social media’. As an all encompassing term, we are very aware of the potential pitfalls of using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter et al to talk directly to customers. The pitfalls of getting this wrong [...]

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