G's latest spweings from twitter...

We have a unique 'soft sponsorship' system coming on tap! [see it on twitter] 2010/09/03

Something fresh: Landed : http://bit.ly/aNfcxJ [see it on twitter] 2010/09/02

Arnott's rice crackers - made in Indonesia, a fact listed in really fine small print #fail #arnotts [see it on twitter] 2010/08/31

Neurotic personalities

Ikea Robotics – Animals from adam lassy on Vimeo.

Museum of early aircraft

We love vintage aircraft, so we naturally love this great reference of patent drawings…

“Welcome to the museum of early aircraft design. The drawings featured here were found in original U.S. Patent applications. The patent drawings reflect the various design styles of the early 20th Century”

Want to see some cool stuff…? Click here

The Richard Dimbleby Lecture: James Dyson circa 2004

I was clearing out some old files and found this hidden amongst an old archive for the original Mag100. It’s well worth reading as it still has much relevancy today…

James Dyson, yes, the same name behind the vacuum cleaner, is a person that in one way or the other we around here respect for not only what he has done but also what he believes in.

In the BBC’s 2004 ‘Richard Dimbleby Lecture’, Dyson delivered a speech that touches on many things that not only affect the UK but any Western country but more so designers working within these countries. Certainly reading through it, he could have been delivering a lecture to an Australian audience.

As a small, dedicated company that works hard at designing and making products that break ground in one form or another, reading this lecture touches deeply on many of our own thoughts and though some of it might be pushing it, the body of what Dyson is saying has a powerful message.

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Oakley

Not that this is a plug or anything but today I got my Oakley Juliets back from the Oakley service centre. $60 and they are as good as new with all the worn out bits replaced which is a great deal and after 7 years, I pretty much have a new pair.

Says something about spending decent money up from for something that’s not plastic and made to last.

90′s tripp’n

As bad as it may seem, I have always just dug this track…