Category Archives: Blogs

Selectism.com

By Chungaiz | Published: December 15, 2008

HighSnobiety – and the other streetwear blogs – are easily criticised for simply being a hosting point for almost any verbatim press release from the world of street fashion. Whether because I’ve grown bored, or because I’ve grown up, I’m increasingly frustrated by how streetwear / fashion reporting is rather generic, and not particularly interesting [...]

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Your Brand Is Well Reebok.

By Chungaiz | Published: November 27, 2008

Read this AIM exchange that Jeff Staple reproduced on his Arkitip blog, between himself and a friend of his at Apple about whether or not he should buy the new Blackberry Storm. Unsurprisingly, the Apple guy was appalled, and replied in part: uv tried typing on it? there’s fundamentals w/ just design philosophies….the haptic feedback screen and push [...]

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Snag Films – Online Documentaries

By Chungaiz | Published: November 6, 2008

SnagFilms is an online documentary site, streaming hundreds of full length films for free. Covering everything from Super Size Me and Heavy Metal in Baghdad to obscure international films by unknown filmmakers, the site has plenty of content for anyone who enjoys sitting down and watching a good documentary. We should get the guys from [...]

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The Cool Hunter Launches Hotel Guide

By Chungaiz | Published: October 28, 2008

TheScrapBook favourite, TheCoolHunter, launches a hotel guide that allows you to book too. Sensible. And sexy. In 09, we’ll launch The Cool Hunter Hotel booking service, an online store, global job lists, Cool Hunter TV, magazine, retail stores and some major offline events. We’re eager to see our efforts translated into major global markets [...]

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Journalism and The Downfall Of Society

By Chungaiz | Published: October 6, 2008

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Remember the talk from Google that interested me? The one about not having enough time to do real thinking because it’s easier to do the “fast tasks” (immediately do-able) rather than creating space to do real thinking. And my own theory about how [...]

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Safe For Work Porn

By Chungaiz | Published: September 25, 2008

A bit off brand for TheScrapBook, but SFW-Porn is genius. It’s also been used for a Diesel ad to promote a jolly big party they’re having… sex optional. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Tastespotting

By Chungaiz | Published: August 29, 2008

I really liked the post about Open Source Food but the site I’ve been most inspired by for my own cooking has been Tastespotting. It’s gone through a couple of changes recently – I believe that it was set up by NotCot initially, but has since been taken over by someone else. It’s essentially a blog aggregator [...]

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How do you read yours?

By Chungaiz | Published: August 13, 2008

Spotlight Ideas have a list of the top 100 branding, design, SEO, strategy, marketing, PR, media blogs. Totally based on their own opinion by the way, there’s no data or rigour behind it, and indeed some are more interesting than others, but it’s a good selection for all of us in “media land”, whatever your [...]

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BMX Soundsystems – Made in Queen’s

By Andy | Published: August 12, 2008

Slow posting this one! My good friend Amar pointed ‘Made in Queens’ out to me yonks ago and it looks most excellent! The picture above says it all really – NY kids strapping speakers to BMXs – ingenious. Read more over at the daily read – Creative Review blog.