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Grab yourself a cuppa and have a poke around on our blog. You’ll find all kinds of weird, wonderful and thought-provoking stuff. Pop us in your bookmarks and come back whenever you feel the need for a little inspiration.

Linus Hui
IN THE FOLD
30.09.11
Hong Kong-based paper artist Linus Hui has taken the art of paper folding to a whole new level. As well as making animals and birds, he's also constructing costumes out of the folding stuff. "The stiffness and smoothness of paper fascinate me, and I love [...]

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Amazon Kindle Fire tablet – live first look
29.09.11
Have a gander at the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. Built using a modified version of Android's operating system, the Kindle has a 7-inch screen, 1024 X 600 resolution, weighs 413 grams, boasts a Dual Core processor and 8GB Internal storage, and costs £130. At that price, [...]

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ROLLERCOASTER
MUSIC TO YOUR EYES
27.09.11
There's a lot of this about, but when done well it never ceases to make me smile. And these particular pictograms have indeed been done rather well. Swedish designer Viktor Hertz brings you some popular song titles as you've never seen them before. Read More »


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8 BIT BAMBI
27.09.11
Laura Bifano not only has a wonderful surname, but she's also pretty handy when it comes to creating illustrations. One of her most recent projects, which combines her "love of nature and classic video games", is getting a fair bit of attention around the [...]

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HAVE YOU HAD YOURS?
26.09.11
This aired a few weeks ago but it's still worth a mention. It's the latest ad from Weetabix and, having worked with several major toy brands, in my opinion it's one of the best ads aimed at children that I've seen for ages. In addition to the [...]

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STATE OF THE INTERNET
26.09.11
Surely this is the direction infographics are heading in. This one tells us all about the state of the internet, but that's not all. It also tells you the state of the internet right now, thanks to the fact that it is constantly updating [...]

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LEMON-AID
23.09.11
I had a rather pretty letterpress postcard drop on my desk the other day, from a very talented lady: Kerry Lemon. She creates very intricate drawings and I rather like them. See more at the link. Read More »


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TESTING TESTING
23.09.11
It seems that as the season changes, it brings with it a series of website overhauls. Well, two (three if you include our spangly new Specialist site!) of note anyway. The BBC launched their new beta site this week, which you can see here. [...]

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PAPER CRAFT
23.09.11
Jennifer Collier makes stuff by stitching pieces of paper together. It's genius and the results are really rather wonderful. I'll have the typewriter, please! Read More »


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GET STICKY
23.09.11
It's Friday, you've been working hard all week, so you probably need to do something a little bit silly…and here it is! Draw yourself a stick man and help him on his adventure… Read More »


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