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Popup Fiasco is Ian Haigh’s personal blog, for all things I find interesting but not too geeky (see how I switched from third to first person there?). This blog is tall and skinny. Like me.
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Anvil!
The parallels to a certain fictional band are just too weird. An aging, once-popular metal band reform for a North American tour that falls apart. Here’s the trailer for “Anvil! The Story Of Anvil”. And it’s real! This looks awesome. … Continue reading
Ten Graphic Design Paradoxes
Adrian Shaughnessy with counterintuitive observations regarding the world of design. The single most important thing we need to remember when presenting work to clients is that they are terrified at the prospect of what we are going to show them. … Continue reading
NYC Street Composites
Danish photographer Peter “There’s No Such Thing As A Free” Funch hangs out on street corners taking photos for a couple of weeks. He then picks a theme, and Photoshops the images together. Check out the beautiful, funny, results. Via … Continue reading
Simpsons Stamps
It was my brother, not me, that was into stamp-collecting, but I think even I’d spring for these Simpsons stamps. Via Eye On Springfield.
Moon
Creepy beautiful claustrophobic mind warping sci-fi. Here’s a trailer for “Moon”. Via Daring Fireball.
Brüno trailer
The latest film from Sacha Baron Cohen – Bruno is a gay Austrian fashion reporter. Same formula as Borat and Ali G: lampooning unwitting Americans. It’s slated for release in the US on July 10. Brüno trailer. Slightly NSFW. Very … Continue reading
Traffic Training in Karori
A photo from my primary school in 1957, teaching road rules in little pedal cars. They sure don’t teach ‘em like this any more … I love that they’re using hand signals.
Email Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone
I’ve had email addresses that were difficult to explain down the phone, but they were trivial compared to these beauties. Via Daring Fireball.