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I'm a Mercedes fan, but I have very mixed feelings about this new model that seems to effectively replace both the C-Class Coupé and the E-Class Coupé.

The Mercedes-Benz CLA is one of my favourite cars, only that it would be too small for us as a family car despite the fact it has 4 doors. The outgoing C-Class Coupé is a shrunken version of the E and S-Class versions, but from the side and rear looks inferior. The E-Class and S-Class Coupés on the other hand look mature and balanced.

With this model sitting somewhere in the middle, it has a CLA inspired nose (which looks great) but the C-Class Coupé profile. It's a good start but with a just about adequate finish, which is the same as one of the cars it replaces.

I'm sure it will grow on me and will probably look better in the flesh, but it's not for me.

Price: ~£45,000

Posted 6th Jul 2023 @ 13:17

I've just updated the footer on my portfolio site with a link to my Threads profile. Not sure how much I'll us it, I'm holding out for Bluesky but we'll see.

Posted 6th Jul 2023 @ 11:09

I haven't seen a video on web typography as good and as clear as this one in a very long time. Kudos to Ben (Some Antics) and Mike Mai on their approach and the conversation itself really opened my eyes to a couple of things that just weren't on my radar or I had completely misunderstood.

When I get some time, this is going to help bring a massive round of improvements for typography in SkeletonCSS.

Posted 6th Jul 2023 @ 08:02

No sympathy from me, here. Twitter's demise is no fun to me, but Meta's impending Threads app is clearly going to fail at privacy like everything else Meta do.

Just look at the App Privacy report on their App Store listing.

Posted 5th Jul 2023 @ 10:02

I've used a variety of tools to clean up photos, and there are times where I can fall on either side of the fence. Sometimes the camera captures something more idyllic and there are others where it doesn't quite frame it the same way my own eyes might have taken in the scene.

Post processing already makes it very easy to imprint the feeling you want onto a photo. Whether that's colour grading, HDR processing or retouching. It's all currently possible.

Even changing the scene has been possible for decades. It's just being automated.

I love taking and editing photos so they look their best but I still don't know how I feel about some aspects of AI...

Posted 5th Jul 2023 @ 08:54

The Operazione Nostalgia is going straight on to the bucket list for me.

Posted 30th Jun 2023 @ 08:10

We've been watching a few Glastonbury sets on BBC's iPlayer over the past couple of days. Some fantastic music and shows on offer if you want to catch up.

I certainly haven't spent enough time at concerts and taking in live bands and these highlights now have me on the lookout for any tours from my favourite artists from years ago.

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Posted 23rd Jun 2023 @ 13:44

It's been a while since I shared one of these, and I did not expect to be sharing one by Babyface. His music, at least I thought, proceeded my time as a listener. He had some cross over with The Neptunes of whom I'm a big fan so I was aware of him but what a set.

Some surprises in the set for me, I had no idea he had worked with Fall Out Boy for example. I had to keep jumping back to re-listen to some of the songs, it's well worth a listen.

Posted 16th Jun 2023 @ 11:00