via treehugger.com
There are a number of great projects out there involving the use of Bamboo for bike frame construction – but this one also gives you the chance to take part in the construction of your bike, thus learning the skills required for a future build or to pass on down the line.
May 16, 2010 0
Thinking about macro and micro content
Have been spending some time thinking about micro content especially within location based activity. I guess what is occupying my mind could be summed up simply as location within location: your at a night club and you want to generate content based on the room, floor or bar you are at for example.
I’ve been
Apr 25, 2010 0
Thinking about how to investigate and observe how clicks vs taps are different
As we sit at the dawn of finger based interaction vs the old mouse method, I’m looking at how to best establish the differences this interactive method causes to the user experience?
One question that initially came up was if using your finger is in some way similar to what users who use a graphics tablet
Mar 3, 2010 0
Great re-use skate deck art
This stuff is awesome – it’s part of a show from Harvest by Haroshi called Skate and Destroy currently showing at plsmis gallery in Tokyo, Japan until the 27th Feb. All the artworks have been created with old worn, or snapped, skateboard decks.
Posted via web from arcd
Mar 3, 2010 0
Need vs Want
It’s fairly excepted that in the debate over the worlds ever widening poverty gap that what an individual’s ‘needs’ is pretty much the same universally – you know shelter, full belly, clean water, security etc. Essentially in monetary terms not very much at all.
So what is causes the gap to keep growing. The answer
Mar 3, 2010 0
How long?
Just how long would you wait for a delayed train before accepting it’s just never going to come? That maybe the trains have stopped for good, that it’s a sign something much bigger is at foot?
Posted via email from ThinkingOutLoud™
Feb 25, 2010 0
Where would you ideally live?
Got asked this question by mother in-law the other night and couldn’t think of an answer. Today realised a couple of things: the answer changes as your life variables change, none more so than when you have kids. Secondly there is no one single place, not to sound greedy but I think there are at
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First of many mental outburst put to blog
ThinkinOutLod™ is the new home for my occasional moments of quick thinking. Not wanting to spoil the moment and have time to over think this will become a kind of shared mental note book – if it’s good enough to blurt out it will go here, to be mused on later.
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Feb 19, 2010 0
Three Trees Don’t Make a Forest
via threetreesdontmakeaforest.org
At BGreenNow this is the kind of action we like to see and support.
Well done to Sophie, Caroline and Nat for their efforts and good luck with the Three Trees project. About Three Trees Vastly experienced, Three Trees’ founders, Sophie Thomas (thomas.matthews), Caroline Clark (Lovely as a Tree) and Nat Hunter
Feb 18, 2010 0
10 Principles for better design practice
1. re-thinking 2. re-using 3. using friendly materials 4. saving energy 5. sharing new ideas 6. designing to last 7. staying local, buying ethical 8. supporting what we believe 9. inspiring, having fun 10. saving money
Taken from http://www.thomasmatthews.com/tm_sustainability_booklet_lo.pdf
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Feb 18, 2010 0
Three Trees Don’t Make a Forest
via threetreesdontmakeaforest.org
At BGreenNow this is the kind of action we like to see and support.
Well done to Sophie, Caroline and Nat for their efforts and good luck with the Three Trees project. About Three Trees Vastly experienced, Three Trees’ founders, Sophie Thomas (thomas.matthews), Caroline Clark (Lovely as a Tree) and Nat Hunter







