Banksy is offering a piece of Dismaland for £2 in a raffle in aid of refugee support services
Posted 1st Dec 2018 @ 17:30
Hole in the floor book case
Found via Toxel.com, the hole in the floor bookcases look like a fun optical illusion, something quirky to store your books on, but clicking through to the raw edges website, I'm not entirely sure if it is an illusion or if the bookcase is designed to sit in a literal hole in the floor...
Posted 1st Dec 2018 @ 15:00
How food stylists trick us into thinking food looks better than it really does
Photography might be art but it's full of deception! The video reminded me of a video I saw years ago from McDonalds Canada where they showed how they photograph their food with only the real ingredients found in the burgers themselves. It's all about how you position the ingredients.
Posted 1st Dec 2018 @ 12:00
Desk box
Posted 30th Nov 2018 @ 09:00
Take more eye-catching photos: Learn how leading lines can turn simple shots
Apple's curated App Store content has been great over the past year or so and this article is a nice intro into some good apps to help improve your photos.
Posted 29th Nov 2018 @ 18:23
New emojis are a huge boon for security
From first hand experience this week, this is most certainly true. Share a new emoji in Messages, WhatsApp or on any social network and if someone tells you they can't see it or they see a question mark (or other character), the response is usually you need to update your software.
John Collison's follow up suggestion to hold back emojis to help deal with major bugs is a funny but interesting one. Would it help roll updates out faster? For iOS maybe, but adoption is already very fast paced. Android is far more fragmented and updates are not guaranteed.
If you haven't updated already, you'll need to so that you can see this: ?
Posted 29th Nov 2018 @ 12:00