[ rebecca blood ] A visual explanation of family relationships – no, not a funny story about types of uncles, but a guide to understanding the “third cousin twice removed” – in organisational chart style.
Monthly Archives: March 2010
community design patterns
An excellent presentation on a “pattern language” for communities shows a number of common touch-points in building a community website. If you’ve ever struggled to explain a social media site to someone, reading through this presentation will help you understand what all social media sites have in common. Knowing these patterns is important not just …
Bernard Keane’s guide to writing to Ministers
Clearing the backlog of old posts a little. If you’re trying to get an answer from a politician on an issue, rather than mass-copying a form letter, you might like to think through Bernard Keane’s guide to writing to Ministers.
drinking: Xavier Coffee
You might remember a couple of weeks back I was buzzing with a rare diversion into drinking caffeinated coffee. The beans in question were from Xavier Coffee. Their Emporio Blend won a bronze medal won a bronze medal in the 2009-2010 Golden Bean roaster awards (milk based coffee category). The roaster generously gave me a …
Helpful Tips for Leading a Congregation in Prayer
[ kev ] Thirteen Tips for Leading a Congregation in Prayer
does anyone know the bible anymore?
I was reading a post about easter services and noticed the postcard that is being letterbox dropped over in Kirribilli by a church there. It’s a simple, striking typographic design, but there was one thing in the fine print that jumped out at me. See if you can spot it. More than half of one …
MoviePeg
[ df ] Here’s a case of simple, elegant design – MoviePeg – a no-hand iPhone stand.
Hebrew week six
Not sure what it is about this subject. I’ve studied a lot before, even worked and studied before, I’ve learned a dead language before, but I’ve never had as much trouble learning something as I have with Hebrew. Part of this has been underestimating the amount of work that would be required. This has left …
Beanscene, Sydney
Toby’s Estate coffee. Ground floor lobby, 477 Pitt St, Sydney Central. Seating for 16, in a spacious lobby. There’s a big range of sandwiches and cakes to choose from, and no small amount of beans on sale too. The coffee machine is centre stage, with the cheery staff buzzing around behind it. Sadly, the coffee …
advice for new adults
Some great advice from Richard Glover to his 18 year old son.