tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514370536099889612024-10-24T22:44:50.355+01:00culture - design - creations - thoughtsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-45572114532596765182012-02-25T02:20:00.001+00:002012-02-25T02:20:03.992+00:00

I had to do a little presentation about myself for our company away day today, so I put together this montage of little films I've made (or intend to make!) They are more about exploring an idea than executional excellence. I had a lot of fun making them...

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Oh my word, this year's MEX conference in London is looking epic! Such a prestigious and diverse selection of speakers, not just from the mobile industry but other areas that have been exploring how mobile can enhance peoples' lives and the way they connect with businesses, brands, media, artwork and so on. The speakers hail from big names like Nokia, ITV News, Plan (yup that's me), TouchType,

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0Kennington, Lambeth, Greater London SE11, UK51.4874711 -0.112108351.4849991 -0.11704379999999999 51.4899431 -0.1071728tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-33921805929041790702011-11-07T12:16:00.000+00:002011-11-09T10:56:16.345+00:00

It is worrying to think about the impact that all this IP wrangling will have on product development in mobile and information and communications tech (ICT) in general. Sneaky portfolio acquisitions, tit-for-tat bickering over who can sell what phone in Australia or Germany, make it harder than ever to innovate on mass market products, while none of this benefits the end user. Meanwhile, there

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It's at the Human Centred Design Institute (HCDI), Brunel Design, Tower A, Room TA049, at 12:30-1:30pm on Monday 12th September 2011. It's called: “Fashion and technology evolution and the design of consumer products.” You can read the abstract here.

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-1204335275084820562011-04-21T15:48:00.007+01:002011-04-21T18:48:39.525+01:00

Dear all,I have a big favour to ask. I'm looking for sounds that are meaningful in people's lives. These might be sounds that immediately conjure up a memory, like the beep of your grandma's hearing aid when its battery is low; sounds that have changed in meaning, like that playful pop song that you used as an alarm and now it chills you to your core! It's for a workshop I'm running for MEX

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-34163773499711511422011-04-17T09:55:00.003+01:002011-04-17T10:01:32.212+01:00

My mate Jonny is running the London Marathon today for Sense, so we decided to make a sign to cheer him on (I hear 18 miles is the tough part). Good luck buddy - see you at the finish!

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I just wrote a book review on ShellsuitZombie about the new jkr book, "The Blue Lady's New Look and Other Curiosities". It's a cracking collection of essays about design and brand strategy, definitely worth a look.

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I went to an interesting event in Holborn last night called "Social Gaming to Gamification - Time to stop playing by yourself". It was all about applying a "game layer" to the way we interact with products and brands. This doesn't just mean having a little flash game on the website, it means tapping into the underlying playful nature that all humans have. One of the speakers, Nicholas Lovell,

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Working on a tshirt for my alumni lacrosse team to wear to a tournament later this month. It's a continuation of the nautical theme that seems to be emerging in my life and work, with a strong Sailor Jerry tattoo influence in there too.

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At last Thursday's Glug creative drinks event in London (not www.glug.co.uk, but that looks fun too), I was struck by Catherine Lock's passionate presentation about authentic British craft skills being taken to the grave by elderly craftspeople. One of the products she discussed was the Gansey Jumper, a highly durable, hand knitted, weatherproof sweater favoured by fishermen, often with ornate

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Just received my Glif in the mail (taking advantage of a new UK warehouse and a limited time free delivery offer), I totally recommend getting one. This elegant iPhone 4 tripod mount was featured on the MEX site a while back. It's an inspiring design success story where a couple of guys with a good idea managed to acquire the funding to tool and distribute their product to a global market.

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-1425824321161004872011-01-24T23:03:00.005+00:002011-01-24T23:15:53.130+00:00

Kigurumi UK - site looks a little bit 2002, but it arrived quickly and is cheaper than everywhere else in the UK!!

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I was down at the London Art Fair in Islington today and thought I'd share a few of my favourite pieces. These first 2 piratey ones are by Jacob Dahlstrup Jensen. The Bananaboat below was probably my favourite from the whole show (big fan of anything pirate-themed to be honest).This simple yet striking ink drawing by Freya Don really stood out from the other framed pictures that surrounded

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It can get a bit thin on the ground here at MuirBlogsville. One possible reason is that I have a number of other blogging projects (blogjects) on the go. I currently write on Mobile User Experience related issues for MEX, a mobile strategy consultancy and conference organiser.I contribute posts on design and culture to the blog for Shellsuitzombie, a voluntary organisation that aims to improve

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During the thesis write-up the mind needs time off. Some people play golf.Basically I saw a gap in the highly saturated chin-face video market for something with higher production values and better dialogue, with no sniggering in the background, but also no CG. The idea would have been to recreate iconic scenes from the movies in a series of very short films, with added chin-themed wordplay in

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-30150650223374090422011-01-08T18:03:00.006+00:002011-01-08T18:11:07.940+00:00

There are quite a lot of things that I never got round to sharing while writing my thesis last year. So glad that's over! I will be putting a few of these on the blog over the next few days.

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Happy New Year!! So the PhD is done, I passed the viva in late December with minor corrections. I'm lucky enough to be currently employed as a research associate at Cambridge to continue parts of my research, while doing freelance design and research in the mobile industry. I'm also exploring my options for employment after the post doc. Best wishes for 2011 to one and all!

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-50971080416562406062010-11-29T23:29:00.007+00:002010-11-29T23:42:44.093+00:00

I'm speaking at the MEX event this year on the topic of new form factors, and the ubiquity of the slate. See you there! (sorry for the short notice)

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Just been to see the 1:1 exhibition in which architects from around the world have built small buildings inside the halls of the V&A. My favourite is the Sou Fujimoto tea house on stilts (it was originally meant to be suspended by ropes). It captured the childhood ideal of having a small private space off the ground, with just a ladder to enter it. In other words the architectural

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-39977873478387057722010-06-17T23:21:00.002+01:002010-06-17T23:23:19.270+01:00

by Jonny

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please use my design on your t-shirts.

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Just did this t-shirt for the Black Widows in Cambridge, inspired a little by Ralph Steadman, and a lot by discovering brushes in Adobe Illustrator...

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030933863775820403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351437053609988961.post-19544901362824446162010-02-20T11:19:00.004+00:002010-02-20T11:48:08.612+00:00

Love Art London is a great little idea for busy Londoners who are missing out on the amazing range of galleries, private collections, art sales, exhibitions and magnificent buildings around the city. Members of LAL are given after-hours access to unique and amazing cultural experiences: intimate private viewings, talks by artists, even a candle-lit tour of a stately home.The company was started

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My PhD was fully funded by the EPSRC's Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (IMRC) scheme for 3 years. However, as is often the case, writing up the thesis has extended beyond that time period - and 2 months later there is still a lot of work to do on it! I assumed that being in the Cambridge bubble my supervisor would move some money around and help me out. Unfortunately I chose the wrong

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