Jemma steers the way!

I never imagined myself on the high seas, well on the Broads to be specific but a few weeks ago I did just that! I sported a captain's hat and took to the water on the Norfolk Broads with friends for a fun filled long weekend!

Living and sleeping on a 6 man boat was certainly an experience, especially when hair dryers and straighteners weren't allowed to avoid blowing the low watt fuse!!

Our trip started at potter's Higham and we floated and partly steered all the way to Oulton Broad, home to amazing scenery, friendly people and one of the best fish and chip suppers I’ve had! Poker straight hair was long forgotten and I would certainly do it again (perhaps with B&B reservations though!)

Posted by: Jemma

Mine’s a pint of peas please!

Down in the big smoke, the latest snacklet to accompany your pint is the fabulous wasabi pea! Usually served in generous “pint of peas” portions, the peas are small and seemingly innocuous. BUT they pack a nose tingling punch that’ll make your eyes water. They’re dried peas coated in wasabi paste (normally to be found in Japanese cuisine like sushi). Sounds horrific doesn’t it, but there’s a good reason the packet in this photo is empty... I can feel a wasabi pea eating competition coming on...

Posted by: Clare

Oxfam’s Questionnaire Made Fun

Don’t you dread it when people ask your opinion for a questionnaire? Well, I do! However this approach from Oxfam really removes the drudgery from the process.

Approached at Latitude Festival, I was asked – from a range of options including ‘Doom Merchants’ and ‘Apathy’ – what annoyed me: that I thought was ‘pants’. All you did was fill out a small postcard, and you got a badge saying ‘I think that X is pants’. Involving and interactive – and my daughter liked the pink pants on the badge...


Posted by: Dan

Time to think about the ‘Unthinkable’

I like this book – ‘Unthinkable’ – about how and why some people save themselves from disasters, and others don’t. I know it sounds a bit macabre, but it is a compelling read, taking in stories from 9/11 and many more. It not only relates how people saved themselves, but gives pointers to your ‘disaster personality’ and how you can do things to improve your chances of surviving.

Think it’s a waste of time reading that Airline Safety Card...? Think again. You have more power to survive in those situations than you realise. Read this book.

Only the paranoid survive!

Posted by: Dan

The Police: gig at MEN Arena

Expecting a nostalgic night where me and my little sis could reminisce to well-known tunes from our Dad’s record collection, we got rather more than we bargained for, with Sting wowing the ladeez in a tight see-thru top and some WICKED performances from three men old enough to BE our Dad in fact. Everything they does is magic...!

Posted by: Clare

Street Performers

We recently had a day out in London to celebrate our 7th birthday. After having such a superb lunch at the Wahaca restaurant in Covent Garden, we decided to take a stroll along the side of the river by the London Eye where we saw some fantastic street performers. The ones that caught my eye were these still statues that just looked amazing! We ended the day in style by sipping cocktails at the very chic Sanderson Hotel.

Posted by: Richard

Daft Hands - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Hey check this out! Crazy… be patient, it takes about a minute to get into it but when the lyrics go really fast its crazy.

Posted by: Clare

Eat me if you can...

Chocolate letter press

Something for all chocoholic type fanatics...
or I'll eat my words!

Posted by: Yvette

Fifty Designers' Current Favourite Typefaces

I like this little book from create/reject. 50 great designers have submitted their current favourite typefaces which have been compiled and turned into this book. It only costs £3 and 100% of the cover fee goes to UNICEF's Burma Cyclone Children's Appeal.

Contributers include Stefan Sagmeister, Eboy and Experimental Jetset to name but a few.

It's available from http://www.createreject.com/ and you can also buy one using paypal if you want to and it's for a very good cause!

Posted by: Bew

Sex and The City

Sex and The City (2008) Official Movie Trailer

My favourite shopping pal and I (AND she’s actually called Cari...!) spent the ultimate girly day out together:

1 – Shoe shopping
2 – TopShop shopping
3 – Ladies wot lunch
4 – Ladies wot blow-out on Ben & Jerry’s
5 – Settle into our “superior” style seats at the cinema to watch Sex and The City in glorious Technicolor
6 – Sob loudly and uncontrollably throughout the film
7 – Quick visit to Boots to reapply ruined faces

Whew what a day!

Posted by: Clare

British Council Newsletter (2005)

I admire the dedication of the Belgian designer Sara De Bondt. The newsletter, images as well as text, are rendered entirely by hand.

Printed in one colour on newsprint paper, size A5, 16 pages.

Hopefully they went easy with the amends.

Posted by: Matt