posted by Matt Cooper
on 29 December 2008


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'Tis the time of year for looking back, and reminiscing. It is also the time for looking forward and predicting. So here are my "9 Things In 2009" ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 17 December 2008


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on 18 December 2008

So, i'm sitting here posting a discussion on a website, listening to music i've just downloaded, avoiding work on a map i'll email to a client, hav... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 08 December 2008


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If you're like me then you might get asked a lot of questions about things that are probably 'googleable' by the questioner. You're even more l... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 05 December 2008


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Apple has just announced that you can now buy the 3G iphone and get a pay as you go contract from 02 (uk only as far as i can see) http://www.ap... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 04 December 2008


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on 05 December 2008

Just a quick note to anyone hanging out in central London tonight, The Modified Toy Orchestra ( www.myspace.com/toyorch ) are playing tonight in th... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 03 December 2008


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Here's an interesting case study on email marketing, something that i'm sure many dynamo users will have worked on their time. Dell have employed t... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 07 November 2008


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Not really news, but here's all of the Obama cover-age

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 06 November 2008


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found via Information Aesthetics ( http://infosthetics.com/ ) this is a funny little bit of advertising, probably not a million miles away from som... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 04 November 2008


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thanks to Ned at New Future Graphic for the tip, here... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 03 November 2008


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I don't know if you've heard of this new advertising technique used on websites, they're called 'pop-ups' and they always deliver useful informatio... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 31 October 2008


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Mark ( http://m44rk.blogspot.com/ ) pointed this one out to me the other day. As usual I was skeptical at first, but after a bit of digging around ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 31 October 2008


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I found this via Crack Unit a month or two ago, I have to admit that I'm not able to eulogise about it in the same way that Mr Tait does. But I do ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 31 October 2008


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i'm sure you've already spotted this if you're: a. in the interactive design industry b. using iPlayer c. a fan of the the 'Tap read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 06 October 2008


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on 08 October 2008

For a very long time the world of graphic design (as an all encompassing term) has referenced the art world, using it as a rich source of material ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 29 September 2008


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on 30 September 2008

Well, it seems that the might of the ancient music business has steamrolled another music internet site. read more

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posted by Francesca Granato
on 26 September 2008


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on 26 September 2008

Project 10100 (pronounced "Project 10 to the 100th") is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Here's how to j... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 24 September 2008


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Radiohead have setup another remix opportunity, just lik... read more

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posted by Ian Delaney
on 22 August 2008


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on 24 September 2008

Design consultant Martyn Perks claims that green design is making design weaker in the latest issue of spiked (nee Living Marxism): "Let the gov... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 13 August 2008


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on 17 August 2008

Flicking through my blog subscriptions this morning and something on crack unit caught my eye: read more

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posted by Mark Diggins
on 29 July 2008


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on 01 August 2008

Has anyone else received the A0 posters designed by Browns inviting you to submit entries to the Howard Smith design 2008 awards? I received ano... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 22 July 2008


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on 23 July 2008

I don't want to turn this discussion section into a personal gripes section, but i got a response to my last one adn so i thought i'd post this jus... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 17 July 2008


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on 22 July 2008

I was joust bouncing round various blogs at lunchtime and while trying to subscribe to http://www.charlesfrith.com/ aka Punk Planning I was hit wit... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 09 July 2008


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I'm just getting started with joomla. Initially it looks very powerful and spot on for what i'm doing. I was just wondering if anyone out there has... read more

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posted by Rachael Grady
on 28 May 2008


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on 26 June 2008

I have recently been given a quite horrendous brief from a client. It basically involves using a photo as a background image. Its not a nice image ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 27 May 2008


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i'm sure muxtape isn't news to many of the up-to-the-minute dynamo london users out there, but i am intrigued to know if any of you use it. It feel... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 15 May 2008


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on 22 May 2008

A fascinating look at the similarities between Liberty City in the new Grand Theft Auto game and the parts of New York it was based on. Pretty amaz... read more

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posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 25 April 2008


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on 12 May 2008

Here in the AIG studio yesterday, we got to musing on what musicians would be called if they were typefaces, and came up with the following list of... read more

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posted by Francesca Granato
on 09 April 2008


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The Webby People's Voice award has opened to voters today. This is the link: http://pv.webbyawards.com Once you've registered (it only takes a sec... read more

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posted by christopher quine
on 07 April 2008


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on 08 August 2008

Just thought I'd post up the new pitchfork.tv beta. It'll likely change lots, and sorry it is not Lndn based but promising none the less. Maybe it'... read more

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posted by Ben Gibbs
on 03 April 2008


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on 15 April 2008

I have just received this link from a friend: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3666992.ece I'm sure I'm not the only one who s... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 27 March 2008


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on 27 March 2008

Another little online presentation found via www.slideshare.net this time its a raher good overview of interface design full of great quotes from s... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 25 March 2008


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on 26 March 2008

To anyone who works on screen based projects: please watch/read this excelent presentation by Mark Boulton about typography. Crimes against typo... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 25 March 2008


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A very interesting slideshow presentation version of a talk given by Dave Gray of Communication nation http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/ ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 17 March 2008


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on 17 March 2008

Being the cynical new media type it's not often i'm wowed by a bit of video, but this really caught my eye. http://www.peliculasponder.com/2004/... read more

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posted by Ross Phillips
on 14 February 2008


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on 07 April 2008

After attending the designs of the year opening at the Design museum on Tuesday I thought a topic discussing the shortlist seemed appropriate. I... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 21 January 2008


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on 06 February 2008

I have only just started to actively search out and subscribe to blogs, I was initially put off by the generally low standards of writing and the o... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 09 January 2008


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on 11 January 2008

Some of you may have seen recently that the GLA are in the process of commissioning a new piece of work to be installed on the empty 'fourth plinth... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 05 December 2007


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on 20 December 2007

I was recently asked by a colleague to contribute to a promotional book for a paper company. The contribution comprised of answering a few question... read more

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posted by jonathan roper
on 28 October 2007


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on 10 November 2007

What would happen if an individual (rather than an organisation or a product or a process ) asked to be redesigned, rebranded and relaunched? Obvio... read more

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posted by Ian Delaney
on 21 September 2007


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on 26 September 2007

We're delighted to say that the iDesign conference at the London Design Festival went down a treat. If you wanted to know where exactly t... read more

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posted by Joseph Bloor
on 21 September 2007


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Please feel free to take a look at my first uploaded project. Currently still in development, but this is the raw footage. Let me know what you ... read more

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posted by Ellie Cooper
on 18 September 2007


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on 03 October 2007

Why is it that once again, there are only 2 women speakers out of a total of 21? When the gender balance is so unbalances, how can a conference ... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 02 August 2007


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on 12 August 2008

Something interesting has happened to tv adverts over the last few years, and i suspect it can be traced back to Intel adverts in the early 90s. It... read more

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posted by Matt Cooper
on 05 June 2007


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on 28 October 2007

I posted facebook onto dynamolondon in March ( http://www.dynamolondon.org/projects/53 ) and it got some positive feedback, I have noticed since th... read more

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posted by Ross Phillips
on 22 May 2007


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on 25 July 2007

Hello I realise I can adjust the size of the text using apple+ but it seems to me that at my default setting the size of the text is just too sm... read more

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posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 26 April 2007


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on 27 April 2007

The third __dynamo london__ event, in association with NMK and Design Week was a great success. The venue was the The CC Club in the bowels of the ... read more

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posted by Lee Rickler
on 12 April 2007


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on 26 April 2007

hey you lot. I just signed up and to my horror noticed no RSS feed! How do you survive? Are there plans for one, especially in the 3 main areas?... read more

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posted by Jo Kotas
on 11 April 2007


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on 01 October 2007

Something really interesting happened when we launched our new id project www.madeinbunch.com, which is an initiative to get other designers to bas... read more

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posted by Zoe Black
on 06 March 2007


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on 26 April 2007

i know recruiting is always a nightmare, but it does currently seem to be a major issue. i'd like to see if we can use dynamo london to help eas... read more

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posted by martyn ware
on 17 February 2007


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on 28 February 2007

We at Illustrious believe that sound design should be regarded on an equal footing with visual design as an extremely engaging and powerful tool - ... read more

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posted by Zoe Black
on 05 February 2007


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on 06 February 2007

Nice article about dynamo london and a lovely photo of Malcolm (loving the Westwood!) http://tinyurl.com/3ajj7m read more

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posted by Zoe Black
on 05 February 2007


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on 27 February 2007

dynamo london's second event in association with NMK was a sell out success. NMK's editor (and dynamo london memb... read more

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posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 25 January 2007


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on 31 May 2007

OK, so this is slightly tangential, and not really a discussion topic in itself, but it should get you thinking, and talking... If you have an... read more

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posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 15 December 2006


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on 31 October 2007

We are really open to suggestions for events about subjects which are important to you. Please let us know what kind of events you'd like to attend... read more

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posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 13 December 2006


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on 12 July 2007

We've been calling this field we work in 'new media' for what seems like, well... a very, very long time. It is hardly 'new' any more. Can we real... read more

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posted by Zoe Black
on 13 December 2006


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The evening of Tuesday 12 December saw the glittering launch of the website, and commencement of the event programme. Malcolm Garrett cha... read more

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