Favorite Photos of 2012
Favorites of 2012, a set on Flickr. Here’s my ninth (gulp) annual set of favourite photos that I’ve taken this year with my Lumix GF1. I still love the camera, and picked up a new lens which zooms (a...
View Article2013 Maplecrest Christmas
2013 Maplecrest Christmas, a set on Flickr. Just got back from another festive Christmas in Neosho, MO. Here are some shots.
View Article2014.01.06. Date stamp
This is how I start a new work day (and in this case, a new work year) in my sketchbook. 2014.01.06. Date stamp by rbanks.
View ArticleEncroaching Water
We’ve spent the last few days dealing with the slow approach of a swelling Thames river. Now we’re in a hotel, having evacuated ourselves this morning. I suspect by now that water will have reached our...
View Article2014.01.16. Gas Meter
I’m relieved to have electricity and gas back on at home. Electricity + gas = heat. 2014.01.16. Gas Meter by rbanks.
View ArticlePatent Plaque
When you get a patent accepted by the US Patent Office Microsoft sends you a wooden plaque, faced in a sheet of brass, which has the first page of the patent application etched in it. Today I received...
View ArticleCoffee zones ☕
Thanks Starbucks for this very clear explanation of the world zones of coffee. I’m still not sure which geographical spot floats my boat though.
View ArticleEyeo Festival Day 1
Here are my very rushed notes from some of the talks on day 1 of the Eyeo Festival in Minneapolis, where “artists, designers and coders build and bend technology and give us a glimpse into what’s...
View ArticleEyeo Festival Day 2
Day two of the Eyeo Festival in Minneapolis. To recap, this is an event that focuses on the intersection between art, technology and design, with a strong emphasis on data. See also: Workshop | Day 1 |...
View ArticleEYEO Festival Day 3
Better late than never, here’s my write-up from my last day at Eyeo. It feels little more patchy than the other days, but perhaps that’s because of the juggling around that happened towards the end of...
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Slow Technology Workshop | Part 1
I was in Newcastle for the Designing Interactive Systems conference from the 12th to the 15th of June. This conference takes place every couple of years, and looks at the social science of technology,...
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RCA Degree Show 2012 & Microsoft Design Expo
Microsoft holds an annual design competition for students from around the world who are usually studying either interaction or product design. It’s called the Design Expo. Students work in groups at...
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Support my half marathon!!
I’ll be running Nike’s “Run to the Beat” half marathon in London on the 28th of October, and am madly training with my wife, Shannon, who is also running. We’re raising money as part of the run in...
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John Hurt
I thought I’d post a few shots of this acrylic I painted a year ago of John Hurt. Its significantly larger than the portrait of Philip Seymour Hoffman that I posted about last week. This isn’t really a...
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