Category: rivetings
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We are allowed to make things up
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You can decide to make things up. And we will need you to. Find new ways to look after the well-being of your neighbours, to be guardians of our wildlife, to support local businesses and economies. Go out there and change the world. Because we need you to, and you are, most of all, allowed…
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Shearing Layers & Pace Layers
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There is a great story about Hunter S. Thompson typing out all of The Great Gatsby and Farewell to Arms in order of what it felt like to write a masterpiece. It might be a myth. But there is something that speaks to us in the idea, which is why it persists. I am reminded…
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A machine for walking
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I have rented a machine to do my walking for me. I can walk, of course, and choose to do so often. Sometimes I walk because my work demands it; that I should go to a particular place at a specified time to discuss some expected (and often unexpected) matters with the expected (and occasionally,…
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A new home for an old desk
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Ten years ago, I came across this story online – somebody had rescued six large reading desks from the demolition of Birmingham Central Library. And that person lived locally to me down in Sussex. I arranged to get two; one for me, and one for Carlo too. For about seven years or so, I used…
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Where the work is
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‘Today’s vibe’ …is a thing I’ve done on LinkedIn for a while. It’s usually a passage I have read previously which chimes with the general feeling in the air today. That can be a resonance with work, exploration, circumstances or whatever. But the feeling today is… well, actually, I’m not going to go there. Because…
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The Unbelievable Age
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There have always been unbelievably bad ads. They are now just unbelievable in a new way. I was at the cinema at the weekend with friends. It is probably one of the few opportunities nowadays where I see adverts brought together in one place. And yes, it was as underwhelming as one might fear, though…
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BBC Gardeners’ World – Rewilding a Garden
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Some (strange, wonderful) news; I’m going to be on BBC Gardeners’ World on BBC2 this Friday (26th July) at 8pm. Last year, I wrote a blog post on Rewilding a New Garden, which someone on their research team read. They got in touch, and suggested that it would make for a good viewer’s video. I…
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Books as friends
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I had a great catchup with Dave Gray today, during which we talked a little about a post on bookshelves I’d shared on LinkedIn a few days back, in particular which books sit next to each other. Gamestorming, the book Dave wrote with Sunni Brown and James Macanufo, sits here for me – more towards…
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Shipping books with tone
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I was catching up with Phil yesterday, notionally about the Community Power Compass, though inevitably it became about many other things too. One of those things was the difference between the book version of The Dawn of Everything and the audiobook. I listened to the audiobook first, then bought the physical copy. Phil just has…
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Return to UX London
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I am delighted to have been invited back to give one of the keynote talks at UX London this summer – details here – 18th-20th June. I have had a long-term love for Clearleft, the hosts, and invitations from them to speak have been instrumental moments in my career so far. The most pivotal, and…
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Artefact 234 – Your Letters
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I sent out the latest edition of the Artefacts newsletter earlier this week, 3000+ words on a variety of things. Interestingly, various people got in touch with contributions, thoughts, questions, and more, but all via different platforms. There was no one place to share responses which other people might see and get something from too.…
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I can’t believe there’s no butter
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Well, not no butter. But certainly less than you’d expect. Another example of what producers are having to do in the face of ever-rising input costs. The wrappers are probably long paid for in bulk. The boxes they’re packed into measured for the original dimensions. The size expectations of what a portion of butter looks…