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ios7_garrett

digital pioneer malcom garrett shares his first thoughts on the new iOS and i find myself agreeing with him on virtually everything…

m / 26-09-2013 08:08 - tags: , , , ,  

bloks

this has been circulating around the net for a few weeks and although it is more of a political statement then a serious product idea at this stage; it reflects the sentiment that i’m sure, a great many people feel right now…

perhaps they should try to collaborate with these people
(story via ‘uwe’)

m / 24-09-2013 07:55 - tags: , , ,  

hijweege app

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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: , , ,  

random logo image

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m / 07-09-2013 18:14 - 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: , , ,