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Clear the fog with a redeye

Espresso: steam forced through coffee grounds Filter coffee: water dripped through coffee grounds and a filter Americano: espresso topped up with water Redeye coffee: espresso topped up with filter coffee ⚡️ HT: Scott Carter…

10 Oct 2013

Tips for visual recording: structure and organise information, write big and don't change people's words

When visual recording

Do: Structure and organise information as it’s said Do: Write big - aim for letters at least 2in high Don’t: Change people’s words Most of what I know about visual recording from Jump Associates and The Grove.…

9 Oct 2013

Lessons from Lewis

Sharing our fears brings us closer Objects have no fixed purpose Smile at strangers…

8 Oct 2013

Portemanteau food

Some food portemanteau. Following on from the original portmanteau sketch, I love the words: Tofurkey, turducken, and cambozola.…

7 Oct 2013

Save some landfill with reusable nappies/diapers

If a baby wore 2 reusable nappies per day, that’s nearly 1500 nappies saved from landfill by the time a child is 2 years old. If every baby born in the UK did this, that’s 2.5 Big Ben’s worth saved from landfill.…

6 Oct 2013

Consider starting at the next letter (when scanning address books)

It still takes me a moment to process, but Ryan, for example, is much closer to S, than it is the beginning of R. Consider starting at the next letter for some searches.…

5 Oct 2013

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