Channel 4 now on a Mac

No idea when this actually happened, but finally they’ve sorted out whatever DRM issues were forcing them to make 4oD PC only and it’s now viewable on a Mac :)

I don’t watch broadcast TV anymore, why would you when you have on demand? Even though the BBC iPlayer is so amazing, it’s good to have the option of another channel.

Right I’m off to get my fix of Channel 4 On Demnd right now.

Update: Blimey it’s a bit of a nightmare trying to find programmes on there, the navigation is garbage… Stick all the shows in massive drop down box? Wtf is that all about?

If the world were a village of 100

I‘ve seen the ‘If the world were a village of 100 people‘ stats before, most notably the animated Miniature Earth site. But Toby Ng has taken these stats and produced a series of 20 infographic posters to re-tell the story in a simple and effective way. Check out his The World of 100 here »

Via: One Floor Up.

How big is your Twitter cock?

Ever wanted to know how big your cock would be if it was somehow related to your twitter account?!?! Well look no further, e-penis have got it covered ;)

While I’m on the subject, this cheeky kid drew a whopper on his parents house »

And just in, an impressive collection of plushie gentiallia »

Always with honor

I came across the work of always with honor on Cargo. It’s a collaboration between Tyler Lang & Elsa Chaves (whose personal sites are well worth a look), they specialise in simple/fun icons and infographics.

Hand Birds

I‘ve blogged about Mootsie (Francesco Muzzi) before, twice in fact, but I’m going to blog about him agian because I love these Hand bird t-shirts he’s designed.

Layer Tennis Results

Game set and match to Rex by the look of the votes. If you missed it, you can still view the match volley by volley here » I think in the heat of the moment I kind of forgot about the ‘layer’ aspect of the game… The advantage of us both being in the same room was I could see what Rex was drawing and start sketching ideas for my return volley before my 15min had even started. But that kind of led to me just doing a doodle and not re-using any of the layers. Nevermind, it was a great match and we both had fun, especially the post match drinks :)

I was impressed with the speed that Rex could knock out full colour visuals. My usual style is to pencil sketch, scan, then work up vector outlines and then colour last. Not a hope in hell I could get all that done in 15min, so I just stuck to the pencil sketches. Rex though works straight into photoshop with a Wacom tablet, it was quite an eye opener, might have to get one and give it a go.

Thanks again to Anne for her commentry, check out her reflections on the game. And of course thanks to Coudal for inviting us to play :)

Here’s the both of us in action:

Playing layer tennis

Alpine Pass Route

Probably the most common questioned I get asked is – what have you got planned for your next walk? Well I’ve booked some cheap flight to Switzerland (£40 return, can you believe that? – Aer Lingus), ordered some maps and have been planning the route all weekend :) Click the image for a bigger map of our planned route.

I haven’t been to the Alps since ’95 (I used to go just about every year) so it’s about time for a visit. I’ve been keeping my eye on a new series of long distance trails crossing the Alps called Via Alpina. They just updated their site with lots more info on the routes and handy download-able section pdfs. There’s 5 trails in all, the daddy being the Red Route which is 1500 miles. Also found the site of Judy Armstrong who did a loop mostly on the Via Alpina trails, crossing the Alps twice in a whooping 3,300 mile single season trip!

I’ve a picked a little section for me and Nicky across Switzerland (Bernese Alps), mostly on the Green route, but with a bit of the Red at the end. As well as being part of the Via Alpina, (most of) the route seems generally known as the Alpine Pass Route. I found a site – Activity Workshop, that has a lot of online information about the walk, they also plotted the route on google maps which I’ve found quite handy. Also there’s a Cicerone guide of the Alpine Pass Route, by the legendary Kev Reynolds.

Can’t wait till the end of June now, I’ll be blogging as we go as usual. Hopefully if Nicky enjoys herself, we might plan a full traverse of the Alps in 2010 :)

Layer Tennis today!

Tennis desk

In just over an hour me and Rex start our game of Layer Tennis. It should be an entertaining show, so make sure you get tickets »

In preparation I painted my (only) desk green yesterday, still hasn’t dried… Looks good though, but there might be a few green smudges on our drawings!

The live commentary will be provided by Anne Ward up in Glasgow, you might know her blog – I Like, check out her intro to the match. Also I’ve won the coin toss, so will be going first and Rex will have the last word.

Rex has just arrived, blimey I’m starting to get a few butterfly’s in my belly…

Advice to sink in slowly

Advice to sink in slowly is a collection of 24 postcards passing on personal advice in a creative way, including designs by recent and established UCF (University College Falmouth) graduates and guest artists. The cover is by Frank Chimero and you should check out his postcard too – “It’s simple. Most of the advice you’ve heard about life probably also applies to design. Not because design is life, but because both are primarily concerned with people”.

Buy the pack of postcards for £6.99 here »
Check out all the designs on their Flickr page »

Here’s a video preview of the book: