A Brit’s impressions on brandmarks
by Madelyn, March 6th 2012Our response from across the pond to Adam Ladd’s brilliant video – our own 5-year-old’s impressions on brandmarks. Original soundtrack by Anthony Postman.
I always loved raspberries and pie
by Christoph, February 29th 2012
Berries are wonderful and delicious and so are pies. Raspberry pie as the combination of the two is no exception to that but this new product called Raspberry Pi is unbelievable, inspiring and simply awesome. Forget the $100 computer which did not quite make it despite computer industry heavy weights being involved. This ‘naked’ computer costs only $25-35 and does it all. I love these guys. Shame though they could not spell pie.
π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π π
Ho ho ho
by Madelyn, December 16th 2011
Have you just realised that it’s getting late for sending out your Christmas cards? Do you like your iPhone, iPad or Android phone more than your pens? Well – you can now download the free app from Butlins which Grain has designed and developed: Christmas Postcards! You can send the festive greetings by email or post them on your Facebook Wall to share the spirit with your friends.
Animated GIFs – no more naff spinning logos
by Christoph, December 5th 2011When websites changed in the late 90s from rigid lists of words and images to jumping balls, morphing globes and spinning logos, animated GIFs were a hot property which with very little memory demands allowed all sorts of moving things. Not always to the better as not everything was meant to be moving. Nowadays Flash has taken over for most animation purposes and soon html5 will do this all over again. Some people might contest this outlook but what is certain is that animated GIFs have developed into their own art form. And while I find animated GIFs of even my own children much more interesting than a 20 minute long video, Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg have taken the animated GIF to a whole new level. Enjoy the link and don’t blink – you might miss it.
Figaro Digital Marketing Conference
by Madelyn, November 30th 2011I went to the Figaro Digital Marketing Conference last Wednesday November 23rd and soaked up a full day’s worth of information and inspiration. Videos of the talks are available here (look for the event in the right column). The biggest finding? Not a huge surprise but: the future is mobile!