Mercenary space marines need logos too

Logo concept for upcoming science fiction movie.

A year in the making

It's nice to see (at long last, in fact well over a year) my latest banners fluttering in the breeze all over Christchurch city. Photos of some of them below, I'll try and get the whole set soon (you can see the illustrations here in the meantime).

The world through Kids’ eyes

Without a doubt this was the song of 2008 for me, so it is great to see a music video with a difference to go with it.


Via Creative Review

Speed of word processing: Size matters.

“A new study shows that we're faster at processing words that refer to big things than we are at processing words that denote small things.
It is suggested that a reason why bigger items might generate faster responses is related to imageability. While both bigger and smaller items can be equally highly imageable, it may be that the relative speed of accessing a stored visual representation is faster when the object is bigger.”
Via BPS / Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

Where is the internet?

A beautiful 42 second film

Buying a big Mac [updated]

22 May 2009	13:14:00	Wellington	Shipment Delivered In Good Condition.
22 May 2009	13:13:24	Wellington	Out For Delivery.
22 May 2009	11:07:53	Wellington	Shipment Received At Destination Depot.
22 May 2009	04:58:01	Auckland	Shipment In Transit.
21 May 2009	16:12:24	Auckland	Shipment Received At Origin Depot.
21 May 2009	13:50:22	Auckland	Shipment Received At Destination Depot.
20 May 2009	08:36:49	Hong Kong	Shipment In Transit.
19 May 2009	22:57:00	Hong Kong	Shipment Held In Warehouse. Follow Up Actions Underway.
19 May 2009	21:30:00	Shenzhen	Held Awaiting Correct Address. Follow Up Actions Underway.
19 May 2009	21:14:00	Shenzhen	Shipment In Transit.
19 May 2009	20:41:06	Shenzhen	Shipment In Transit.
19 May 2009	19:16:26	Shenzhen	Shipment Collected From Sender.

2 Degrees

At last some solid news about the long awaited third mobile carrier in NZ. NZ Communications or whatever they were have emerged as 2 Degrees. Hang onto your hats chaps. I think things are going to get interesting, and hopefully we can actually TALK about it, not just flamin’ text to one another. Here’s hoping.

Signs

Naming your url

Smashing Magazine posted a decent little article on strategies for naming your url – especially useful for times when you are convinced that the best names have all been taken. And, while your could take their advice you could also try this (sticker on a wall somewhere in London, made me look, and 3 months later check it out. Don’t fret it is safe for work and can be quite interesting).