Year: 2019
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ABC Open: Macadamia Thief
Australia has some of the most unique and beautiful wildlife. Growing up surrounded by eucalypts, I awoke to the sound of myriad birds every morning. Whilst people seem united on the evilness of the magpie, one bird that divides people, is the sulphur-crested cockatoo. Many find their screeching annoying and fear that they will nibble…
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Photo ‘Management’ on Windows
I’m a Mac user in the unfortunate position of having to use Windows at work. I know… first-world problem. It’s not entirely painful but there are still things to this day that are either clunkier or purely non-existent on Windows, which are just plain simple on the Mac. Amongst other topics, John Gruber recently discussed…
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Apple and Google Smartphone Branding
Apple is by no means perfect but if there’s one thing that they know more than any other company, it’s effective branding. Take the following examples of Google and Apple advertising on Oxford Street in Sydney. It was difficult to take the photos from street level but I think that they still illustrate the point…
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Bespoke, Organic, Artisan Hipster Ingenuity
Recently at a market in Sydney I came across a stand for Joco. I had never heard of the company before but I couldn’t help but roll my eyes when I saw what they were selling. Quite simply, they seem to have invented the flask. Yes, the flask… We seem to live in an age…
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Choose Your Own Adventure with Café Signage
One of the most confusing things that patrons tend to encounter in any new café is whether they should wait at the door for someone to seat them, proceed to the counter or find a table by themselves. Clear signage at the entrance is key to avoiding such doubt. Every now and then I encounter…
Lounge Ruminator 