We sit all the time – and it’s killing us!

Though our shift towards computer-based work has done great things for productivity, it has, unfortunately, done terrible things for our health.

From increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term, to sharply hampered cholesterol maintenance in the short term, the negative health effects of sitting are starting to weigh heavily against the benefits. Read more →

Forget About Perfect Grammar and Just Write Well.

It is important to learn the rules of language, otherwise it can be difficult to communicate effectively. But getting hung up on perfect form and accuracy can end up impeding creativity and the development of language in general.

In Matthew Rogers’ amazing video (below), Stephen Fry argues that the enjoyment of language is far more important than pedantic accuracy. Playing with words, and even creating new ones, is what makes language great. Seeing these new developments as new possibilities for, rather than casualties of, writing and speech offers more freedom and creativity in how you communicate. We should still aim to write well and communicate clearly, but choose our battles of language wisely.

Based upon an original post by Adam Dachis on LifeHacker.

Rock n Roll is not dead!

A new Italian brand, Rocket, is dedicated to making quirky furniture that appeals to the hidden rock star inside of us all!

You’ll find anything from Strato-shaped tables to tape decks turned shelves, equalizer clothes rack and vinyl-look coasters.

Being Italian, you can be sure of build-quality and loads of style. The products are made from Plexiglas, aluminum, steel and plenty of great looking retro vinyl stickers!

Check out the products here

Living in Spain I get to see a lot of these Chupa Chup lollies.

You may know the brand but I bet you didn’t know that the Chupa Chups logo was designed in 1969 by artist Salvador Dali!

Its first marketing campaign was the logo with the slogan “És rodó i dura molt, Chupa Chups”, which translates from Catalan as “It’s round and long-lasting”.

Later campaigns used celebrities like Madonna to advertise the product. In the 1980s, owing to falling birth rates, an anti-smoking slogan “Smoke Chupa Chups” was tried to attract further adult consumers. The company’s current anti-smoking slogan is “Stop smoking, start sucking”, with their packages parodying cigarette pack designs.

The Coca-Cola company launches new bottle partly derived from plants.

The company plans to test its new plastic bottle, that is partly made from sugar cane and molasses, initially in North America.

I say “good for them”, after years of rotting teeth and trying to sell London tap water as ‘designer water’, Coke is actively doing their bit for the world.

Design wise, I’m not sure. I remember how long it took to get used to a can without a removable ring-pull!