Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Do Lectures: a picture

Nice portraits of the Do Lectures speakers, and one of yours truly, a little tense in the Feral Choir:

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Trade union at work

On Wednesdays, we are not allowed to stay in the office after 17:40, as per company regulations negotiated with the house trade union. As a manager, if I want to stay after 17:40, I have to apply for special overtime … Continue reading

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Holiday gifts for user experience amateurs

A colleague asked me for some reading tips, here are a few books I recommend for people who have an interest in user experience. Nothing bleeding-edge, but solid references with plenty of relevance for today’s UX work. Don’t Make Me … Continue reading

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Quality drop on the iPhone

I’m in iPhone-analysis mode, will get this out of my system! Since the introduction of the spellchecker, I’ve experienced a significant drop in speed and accuracy of typing. My spelling is usually pretty good, and the initial iPhone models’ input … Continue reading

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E-fashion summit

Tomorrow, I’ll be attending and speaking at the Sportswear International E-Fashion Summit. Hopefully, I’ll blog the content of my talk here later tomorrow, or this coming weekend. It’s about the challenges of mobile marketing and how brand authenticity can help … Continue reading

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Onitsuka Tiger Tsuri collection intro

The titling is a bit corporate and stiff, which is too bad, but it’s a really cool piece of video, dreamy and strange.

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Honda x ASICS collaboration

Our colleagues at the head office have teamed up with Honda to make use of their new van (called Freed Spike). Runners can change or take a shower behind a curtain under the hatch. I think I wouldn’t fit standing … Continue reading

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Nerdy Google easter egg: recursion

See for yourself: recursion. (Via Bernard.)

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Adolfo Suárez

Dans le nouveau jeu qu’il avait créé, ses qualités se transformèrent rapidement en défauts — son impertinence devint ignorance, son audace témérité, son aplomb froideur — et c’est pourquoi, en très peu de temps, Suárez ne fut plus le politicien … Continue reading

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