Snow tagging by Curb

Well it looks as if a few media folk were actually working on Monday. Curb were out on the streets snow tagging. A very neat idea, seen on Piehead blog via Eventmagazine.co.uk

Agency Christmas cards, generally pants

However a few do make it past the bin, AKQA appear to be this years stars.

yup, web site is still delayed but heh, we've got badges!

October 17th, 2007

yup, web site is still delayed but heh, we've got badges!

A great station (almost)

October 16th, 2007

The new St Pancras looks stunning, although it should be said with only a handful of weeks left before opening there is a lot still to do, as evidenced by a huge number of scurrying blokes in Hi-Vis jackets seen today. I find large railway stations deeply romantic, something about sudden travel and impulsive actions. I've travelled most of Europe by train and despite our best efforts to get everyone off to the States via MAXjet trans-continental train journeys still have a lot to offer.

Punk's not dead

October 16th, 2007

Robert and myself spent the morning in Derby talking with our new client the teenage fashion brand; Golddigga. A fantastic chance find of a pub for lunch was the Victoria Arms. Old school punk / metal live venue and seller of extremely well kept real ale. One room is lined with photos of the bands who’ve passed through, from the just before making it (Snow Patrol ‘03) to the ‘my god are they still playing?’ (UK Subs ’07 – how old is their singer Charlie Harper? – I was a teenage punk when i first met him at the London Lyceum during a Damned gig in 1979!)

More office bounty

September 28th, 2007

Spent all day yesterday in Geneva talking with IATA. Being in Switzerland meant only one thing for the rest of the office.

I'm back!

September 25th, 2007

Just got back from a fortnight away in the sunshine and am already suffering from mild SAD thanks to the good old British weather. Ah well, plenty on here at the ranch to keep me occupied, and we’re shortly off to take advantage of the current rainbow lunch offer at Yo! Sushi - hooray!

Fiona

Music discovery2

We are in the middle of development of a fairly epic new music application. Apart from some fairly nail biting deadlines all is coming along sweetly -thanks in no small part to a bunch of very bright folks in South Africa doing the programming. One rather cool by product has been finding loads of other groups working on similar types of ideas. Just come across one llama fun to use with some nice quirks. Only grumble is its range of UK bands is a bit poor.

Philip's Llama

Good brand good service

August 29th, 2007

One our favorite lunch options is Hummus Bros, uncomplicated food, (hummus/pitta/topping/chilli sauce served in a fast and efficient manner by staff who care. You even get a free badge. The web site is a little crude, a simple flickr or Facebook group might have been more appropriate. But overall proof as ever, Good Service = Good Brand.

Top meeting

August 24th, 2007

Yesterday Robert and myself had a great meeting with the MD of a large drinks company. people who work in the booze business always seem so unnervingly jolly, Confirming yet again why I've never specialised in the financial services business. Added bonus was the venue. The top floor restaurant at The British Museum, just over the road from the office, Charming staff and a sort of Asian fusion menu. They have a couple of tables tucked away from the main room on a kind of balcony, really very pleasant place to while away an afternoon.

Last week

August 13th, 2007

Varied is how we like life. I began last week in a tent at the Big Chill festival, On Thursday I was enjoying a most agreeable breakfast meeting at Simpson's on the Strand. Friday I spent all day with teenagers at the Underage festival in Victoria Park.

We also said goodbye to Matt last week, which was all rather sad, we all wish him the very best of luck.

Philip

Photo shows the perfect festival experience for the over 30's, sat in a deck chair reading the Sunday papers, enjoying the sponsors beer, while listening to heavy dub floating across the fields.