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fontanel_update_13

my buddies from fontanel have revamped their website and cleaned up the navigation

m / 24-09-2013 08:03 - tags: , ,  

the colour of the netherlands

amsterdam_by_age

fascinating project which aims to document the whole of the netherlands by the age of its 9,866,539 buildings

zoom in and have a look at amsterdam for example; although i believe the data is not 100% accurate… it provides a beautiful visualisation of the countries’ history (via this site)

m / 23-09-2013 09:59 - tags: , , ,  

hijweege app

hijweege_app

undoubtedly not the first of its kind, but this portfolio app by local photographer erik hijweege is one of the first i have seen, the app currently only contains his acclaimed ‘holland’ tilt-shift series… but he promises to add more work in the near future

m / 17-09-2013 09:09 - tags: , , ,  

witkar2go (first posted 23rd of aug 13.)

witkar2go

this is a post i wrote as contributor to the amsterdam ad blog ‘something related to amsterdam’ column, originally posted obn the 23rd of august 2013…

witkar2go

For me Amsterdam is still a place where a lot of mad and weird people join forces and collectively come up with unconventional, surprising and progressive ideas that are (sometimes) way ahead of their time.

For example this story from the fabulous ‘oud amsterdam’ facebook page about the ‘witkar’ experiment at the height of the hippie era (1968); which nearly became a reality. Twenty five years later, of course, it has…

I recently took a ride in the ‘Car2Go’ bumper cars and was suprised that it was all a reasonably ‘ok’ experience. If I had a choice, however; I would definitely go for the ‘James Bond / Goldfinger / Thunderball’ vibe of the original one anyday.

this is a previous article (from the 14th of june) which i hadn’t yet posted: 1000 years of amsterdam

m / 26-08-2013 07:57 - tags: , , ,  

witkar2go

witkar2go

this is a post i wrote as contributor to the amsterdam ad blog ‘something related to amsterdam’ column, last week

witkar2go

For me Amsterdam is still a place where a lot of mad and weird people join forces and collectively come up with unconventional, surprising and progressive ideas that are (sometimes) way ahead of their time.

For example this story from the fabulous ‘oud amsterdam’ facebook page about the ‘witkar’ experiment at the height of the hippie era (1968); which nearly became a reality. Twenty five years later, of course, it has…

I recently took a ride in the ‘Car2Go’ bumper cars and was suprised that it was all a reasonably ‘ok’ experience. If I had a choice, however; I would definitely go for the ‘James Bond / Goldfinger / Thunderball’ vibe of the original one anyday.

this is a previous article (from the 14th of june) which i hadn’t yet posted: 1000 years of amsterdam

m / 26-08-2013 07:54 - tags: , , ,