Pinboard: bookmarks for mattedgar tagged 'uk'

Ben Terrett on designing GOV.UK | Government Digital Service

" Swap signage systems for websites. Swap vehicle traffic for online traffic. That’s a challenge no designer could resist."

design uk government
january 2012 by mattedgar

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Study shows one in three people have felt overwhelmed by communications technology

"Furthermore, the survey of 1,269 people and in-depth interviews with families in the UK revealed that those people who have frequently felt overwhelmed are also more likely to feel less satisfied with their life as a whole. Conversely, those who felt in control of their use of communications technology were more likely to report higher levels of overall life satisfaction."

communications uk overload social
july 2011 by mattedgar

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Everything Everywhere branded stores to launch | Mobile News Online

"Everything Everywhere is introducing its branding in the high street for the first time by opening five branded branded stores over the next month, offering what it calls a “21st century” retail customer experience."

branding uk mobile phones everythingeverywhere orange tmobile
february 2011 by mattedgar

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m.guardian.co.uk : Crime maps

"I note that May and her officials censored more delicate information, such as of white-collar crime. Believe it or not, the most crime-free area of London is supposedly the banking district of the City. Between Bishopsgate, Old Broad Street, Cornhill and the Bank, May could find no crime at all, not one incident of theft, not a sniff of cocaine or an antisocial gesture. To the Home Office, theft and antisocial behaviour are what the poor do to the rich, not the rich to the poor. The map is seriously rightwing.
Any student of crime statistics knows that these maps are rubbish, since they are based not on the authoritative British crime survey but on a parlour game called "police recorded crime". This lists only a small fraction of criminal activity, selected by the police as worth recording. It is "top down" data, reflecting policy accessibility, reporting practice and various insurance company rules. The conclusion is always the same, that the way to "cut crime" is to close police stations."

crime maps uk statistics
february 2011 by mattedgar

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Infoletter September 2010 - Dalton Maag

"Fallon had looked at various off-the-shelf fonts for logo and brand, but none quite fitted the client's needs, so a custom font was a natural solution. The only problem – the brand was to launch in mid-June, only six weeks away."

typedesign fonts uk branding
february 2011 by mattedgar

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Kays - a background history on Kays catalogue

"In 1994 Kays celebrated its 200th anniversary and a number of special events were held in Worcester including a celebration lunch for invited guests and a plaque was unveiled by the wife of the chairman of GUS on the shop at St Swithin’s Street where John Skarratt started the business in 1794."

1794 kays catalogues shopping uk history retail
january 2011 by mattedgar

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London Lives 1690 to 1800 ~ Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis

"A fully searchable edition of 240,000 manuscripts from eight archives and fifteen datasets, giving access to 3.35 million names."

history london uk data
january 2011 by mattedgar

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Telco 2.0: Guest Post: Blyk - A Message from the Advertising Industry

"Create a Market, or Stop Wasting Our Time This game is over - work with the major players to enable this ecosystem to flourish on your network or prepare to fail. What is certain is that the advertisers don’t want to deal with each network individually; instead a proactive approach would involve collaboration amongst operators to ensure the needed scale that attracts a bigger share of advertising spend."

mobile advertising aggregation uk
september 2010 by mattedgar

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NESTA - Driving Innovation in Cities

"Achieving economic growth and recovery when faced with an empty public purse and a radical agenda for devolution mean the need to innovate is greater then ever. So how can cities create an environment in which businesses and the public and third sectors can innovate more, better and faster? How can the new government's agenda enable cities to drive economic growth with innovation?"

places cities manchester innovation uk
july 2010 by mattedgar

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Op-Ed Columnist - Myths of Austerity - NYTimes.com

"the next time you hear serious-sounding people explaining the need for fiscal austerity, try to parse their argument. Almost surely, you’ll discover that what sounds like hardheaded realism actually rests on a foundation of fantasy, on the belief that invisible vigilantes will punish us if we’re bad and the confidence fairy will reward us if we’re good. And real-world policy — policy that will blight the lives of millions of working families — is being built on that foundation. "

economics uk recession global
july 2010 by mattedgar

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For new MPs, some advice from Nye... | LabourList.org 2.0.2 | LabourList.org

"“'The past lies like an Alp upon the human mind.'” The House of Commons is a whole range of mountains. If the new Member gets there too late in life he is already trailing a pretty considerable past of his own, making him heavy-footed and cautious. When to this is added the visible penumbra of six centuries of receding legislators, he feels weighted to the ground. Often he never gets to his feet again."

history parliament uk nyebevan
may 2010 by mattedgar

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Announcing the first Service Design Drinks in Leeds

"Businesses and organisations the world over are seizing the chance to re-imagine the way we do everyday things, to make them more accessible, enjoyable and productive for everyone. The tools and techniques they’re using vary widely, but some of the best fall under the umbrella of service design, and its flashier cousin design thinking."

service design servicedesign leeds north uk events experience
may 2010 by mattedgar

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The Guardian | Guy Kewney obituary

"Since he was legendary for the lateness of his copy, subeditors rarely had the time to convert it into proper journalism – even if they hadn't learned that readers liked it the way it was."

android:bookmarks computers journalism uk history deaths
april 2010 by mattedgar

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object.org.uk

"
OBJECT challenges ‘sex object culture’ – the ever increasing sexual objectification of women in the media and popular culture through lads' mags, advertising or lap dancing clubs."

feminism gender politics uk media
april 2010 by mattedgar

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