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Five too many ways to save!

We upgraded our in-house wiki recently (TWiki), and the save dialog now looks like this:

So there’s now, what, six potential ways to save a page? Three save buttons, plus a force new revision toggle that can be applied to each? Plus preview, plus cancel? Aren’t wikis supposed to be simple? (The […]

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We don’t do ‘web design’

This interesting post (and follow-up) by Oliver Reichenstein generated some discussion recently. Through his choice of title, Reichenstein shows himself to be a talented controversialist - and he earns extra brownie points for picking fights with usability gurus… His argument is that the traditional (print) discipline of typography - which in large part concerns what […]

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911 in paint?

According to at least some members of the public, who have taken it upon themselves to complain to the ASA, the new Sony Bravia Ad is too reminiscent of 911!

Non-toxic paint, in a multitude of colours, being fired over and out of a dissused housing estate in Glasgow is, it seems, terrifying for some!
What I […]

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Frieze Art Fair

The Frieze Art Fair setup camp in Regent’s Park once again this last weekend, filled with fashionistas, stockbrokers, and carefully groomed continentals clutching folders filled with art-sell figures. There was even a bit of art hanging about.
In its fourth year, Frieze seems to be establishing itself as the event for art buyers/geeks/spectators. More art-aware people […]

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