Currently I’m doing an assignment for my product and branding marketing paper, part of which involves creating the packaging and some design work for that. The lectures have been very interesting and something as basic as toilet cleaner (toilet duck) has been deconstructed to examine the role and key function that design plays in the purchase/decision making process. Case in point today we were doing our weekly grocery shop and had to buy some of [...]

So Telecom announced it was launching a super fast DSL later this year called VDSL2 with speeds far superior to the ADSL2+ flavour only trumpeted a few months back. I went looking for some idea of how long I would have to wait to get my hands on ADSL2+. Luckily Telecom have a page that allows you to plug in your location and they will give you an approximation of when you can expect service. [...]

One of the best virals around at the moment. This clock displays the time but it’s interspersed every five odd seconds with dancers dressed in wool, yup just check out their gloves! This is, after all, about a clothing company and their product – so expect the costumes to change as new gear hits the shelves! Music can be turned on and off. A nice touch is that it does change across the day reflecting different moods dependent on hour. I [...]