N O U N : A design blog by Oliver Oike

Breathtaking in its simplicity, this highly-effective spot instantly delivers it’s message. Buy some wristbands here to support the cause.

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Boomselection A vintage mash-up site, regularly updated with DJ Set-length mixes. A must-have bookmark for the days you are bored of your collection. Seems to have added alot of new stuff in the last few days. Enjoy!

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From the always-great I Have An Idea: An advertising team is working very late at night on a project due the next morning. Suddenly, a Genie appears before them and offers to each of them one wish. The copywriter says: “I’ve always dreamed of writing the great American novel and having my work studied in [...]

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Just in, from Bob on the GDC list-serv. Too good to pass up posting:
1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.
4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
5. Avoid clichés like the plague. (They’re old hat)
6. Also, always [...]

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I’m one of those readers – someone who likes to talk about reading, but never actually manages to get any done. Except for the crack-cocaine-internet-brand of reading. But that’s lame. I buy new books, buy new books, buy new books – I’m not a library guy – always hoping to find a few moments to [...]

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