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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:14:36 -0800 Chinatown Brisbane http://shoutbox.posterous.com/chinatown-brisbane http://shoutbox.posterous.com/chinatown-brisbane

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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:45:18 -0800 How NOT to build a website http://shoutbox.posterous.com/how-not-to-build-a-website http://shoutbox.posterous.com/how-not-to-build-a-website
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Yvette's treasures the opportunity to serve you ~*
Yvette's Main Gate ~*
Yvette's has a Passion for Fashion !! ~*
Yvette's cares about YOU !! ~*~*~*~*~*
Yvette's wants YOU to be HAPPY !! ~*
 
Yvette has a lot of things she likes to say on this website and I'm pretty sure she's used up her entire vocabulary right here folks...
 
What does Yvette do? I'm not quite sure... I believe she is running a boutique of sorts, formal and scary wear to put it exactly. This includes a Pied Piper who likes to paint your portrait (and in my opinion is probably better off playing with his musical pipe somewhere else on the internet). You can find the Pied Piper by clicking on the link "HAVE YOUR PORTRAIT PAINTED... OIL ON CANVAS", that's if you can find it in this Where's Wally type of arrangement.

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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:27:00 -0800 out + about http://shoutbox.posterous.com/out-about http://shoutbox.posterous.com/out-about

enjoying some piano class:

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Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:36:00 -0800 London pop-up shop: Dr. Martens http://shoutbox.posterous.com/london-pop-up-shop-dr-martens http://shoutbox.posterous.com/london-pop-up-shop-dr-martens
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"The best form of rebellion is individualism." - Dr. Martens

I love that statement! I thought Docs had fallen off the bandwagon but here they are in all their signature yellow glory with a very cool shop indeed. The concept looks like a stockroom floor and gives me the sense of being out the back of a shop, somewhere you're not suppose to be, mmmmm adventure! The shipping pallets and shrink wrap, industrial steel racks and construction lamps, a PVC curtain and a fluorescent-lit concrete wall glow, all so yummy! I owned a couple of pairs of these boots in my younger years, I wore them everywhere and they never disappointed. These days I opt for heels instead but once you're a Doc lover always a Doc lover, rock on!

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Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:21:00 -0800 Me @ GOMA http://shoutbox.posterous.com/me-goma http://shoutbox.posterous.com/me-goma

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Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:19:18 -0800 Muscle March - Wii Ware http://shoutbox.posterous.com/muscle-march-wii-ware http://shoutbox.posterous.com/muscle-march-wii-ware
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Japan has yet again released a somewhat bizarre Wii Ware game, yes, believe it or not. The game is called Muscle March and is due to hit North America soon. You just must take a look at the trailer. Basically it’s a bunch of nearly naked bodybuilders running around after a thief who has stolen their beloved protein powder! I know what you’re thinking… but it’s true, I couldn’t possibly make this sort of thing up! The idea is to jump and squeeze your Mr Muscles through holes in the wall to try and tackle the thief. Your Mr Muscles could comprise of an American boxer, a British female bodybuilder, top hat wearing Spaniard, a Japanese bodybuilder with swimming goggles (oh the irony) and a polar bear in a diaper (my choice).

 

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/127/article/muscle-march-announced-for-north-america/

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:02:21 -0700 Dyson Air Multiplier http://shoutbox.posterous.com/dyson-air-multiplier-6 http://shoutbox.posterous.com/dyson-air-multiplier-6
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This blog entry couldn’t have come at a better or more appropriate time!

With the knowledge of moving back to Queensland, air-conditioning or a form of cooling-off, was high on the renovation agenda.

Dyson in their brilliant engineering genius (yes you know it) have designed a new take on the household fan and what a beauty it is! The fan uses suction and acceleration, rather than rotating blades, to whoosh air to you and throughout your space!

If is works any more brilliantly than my lovely purple vaccum Dyson, then count me, I’ll be there waiting in line on Wednesday!

Small - $379
Large - $399

www.dyson.com.au

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Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:41:00 -0700 Flash or not to Flash http://shoutbox.posterous.com/flash-or-not-to-flash http://shoutbox.posterous.com/flash-or-not-to-flash

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Maybe not the most interesting of websites (or blogs for that matter) and it doesn’t ooz positivity but from a usability perspective but this guy is on the money!

http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/should-your-website-have-a-flash-intro/

You do not NEED a flash homepage to draw attention to your website and you won’t look ‘cool’ if you have one.

I have talk to clients endlessly about this… think about the objective of your website first and ask yourself, who are your target audience? I bet you 9 times out of 10 you’re website strategy doesn’t need one… and no, including a flash intro to make it ‘look pretty’ is not a valid reason.

All in all there are more and more websites these days, giving you the option to skip the flash intro on their homepage, which is great, but it would be better to see away with the skip button all together and just get to the content. I mean this is why your users land on your homepage in the first place!

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:20:41 -0700 The cutest little space http://shoutbox.posterous.com/the-cutest-little-space http://shoutbox.posterous.com/the-cutest-little-space

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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:51:56 -0700 Microsoft Vs Nintendo, game on! http://shoutbox.posterous.com/microsoft-vs-nintendo-game-on http://shoutbox.posterous.com/microsoft-vs-nintendo-game-on

Today Microsoft has announced a new technology that will rival Wii, also using motion-sensing to play video games but with no controllers. At least without the use of controllers, there will be less object orientated injuries in the emergency ward… Look, I’m not a video game console kind of gal, but I have been witness to it on many occasions and will make it clear that I have won by a mile against my lawyer friend on Wii bowling… hey, I thought that was worth a statement, it’s something to be proud of! ;) But in all seriousness it may just be better than the Wii, in fact an article I read today on TIME.com stated, ‘it may just kill the Wii’.

Project Natal: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/projectnatal/

Of course as always, the success of Microsoft’s new baby depends on whether developers take it on board and write some decent games for it. Can I make a suggestion? Include a bowling game and I may just buy one…

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Sun, 31 May 2009 21:12:38 -0700 Miniature Earth http://shoutbox.posterous.com/miniature-earth http://shoutbox.posterous.com/miniature-earth

Intelligent and interesting project on what the world’s population would look like if it were reduced to 100 people: www.miniature-earth.com

Great t-shirt ideas too, made without the use of chemicals. Green and ecologically sound :)

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Wed, 27 May 2009 21:49:00 -0700 t-shirt web shop http://shoutbox.posterous.com/t-shirt-web-shop http://shoutbox.posterous.com/t-shirt-web-shop

www.teepay.com is a simple and nifty website where you can buy, design and make money from t-shirts.

Basically you submit your t-shirt design, they make, it then becomes available for purchase to other t-shirt lovers of the world and you make a percentage of profits if it sells well, everyone’s a winner!

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Mon, 11 May 2009 05:09:23 -0700 Cloudland - cool interior design http://shoutbox.posterous.com/cloudland-cool-interior-design http://shoutbox.posterous.com/cloudland-cool-interior-design

The UFO type design of this website is kinda cool, but that’s about as far as I would go in giving it my stamp of design website approval… HOWEVER, I think the exterior and interior of this venue is all pretty amazing. I went there on the weekend and although the drinks were on the pricy side, try $18 cocktails, the interior of this place was something out of Peter Pan with a mix of Björk for good measure. Take a look, it’s different www.cloudland.tv

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Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:27:00 -0700 Give this guy a go, I bet he'll bring a skateboard for sure! http://shoutbox.posterous.com/give-this-guy-a-go-i-bet-hell http://shoutbox.posterous.com/give-this-guy-a-go-i-bet-hell

Josh “The Man” Willis, I would hire you…

Josh Willis, a US resident, is applying to be the first ever Island Caretaker in The Great Barrier Reef but more impressive (for me anyways) is the length this guy has gone to to get the job. With 4 days out of final selection, I recon Josh “The Man” Willis should win base on his website design merit and the fact that he shares the same last name with one of my all time favourite actors.

The website is simple, to the point, very illustrative and is based on a one page scrollable concept. There’s no need for loading unnecessary pages when one page does the trick! The website has taken on a life of its own in a very beardy kind of illustrative way which just adds to this guy’s obvious quirky character.

 www.thegreatbeardedreef.com

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Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:25:00 -0700 Geek Gallery - Fancy Dress http://shoutbox.posterous.com/geek-gallery-fancy-dress http://shoutbox.posterous.com/geek-gallery-fancy-dress

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Hahahaha – I love Pac-Man! Whatever happened to him? Or that Game? Or Mrs Pac-Man? Was there ever a Mrs Pac-Man??

I have fond childhood memories of playing this game, at Sydney Airport - International Terminal, waiting for family to return from overseas, I was there a lot it seems.

It was one of those old flat top game stations with the mega big brown and red buttons. They also had Space Invaders, it was cool and, oh, I may be showing my age now…

Check out the rest of the geeky outfits on show: http://www.news.com.au/technology/gallery/0,23607,5037894-5014321,00.html

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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:01:00 -0700 Hello Kitty Hospital (no LOL cats here) http://shoutbox.posterous.com/hello-kitty-hospital-no-lol-ca http://shoutbox.posterous.com/hello-kitty-hospital-no-lol-ca

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Strange and yet very pretty-pink and pretty-purry…

A hospital in Yuanlin in central Taiwan, claims to be the only institution of its kind authorised by the popular cartoon cat’s parent company Sanrio Co Ltd.

Newborns get everything Hello Kitty including pink or blue blankets, nurses dressed in pink uniforms with cat-themed aprons, cot linen and room décor and even the birth certificate covers portray the cat’s likeness. In the lobby, a Hello Kitty statue in a doctor’s uniform greets patients, and twice a year people in feline costumes visit mothers and children. I don’t know about you but this place would creep me out AND I’d be asking for the epidural quick smart.

God I love Japan!

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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:01:35 -0700 Narrow House - Found it! It's in Belgium! http://shoutbox.posterous.com/narrow-house-found-it-its-in-b http://shoutbox.posterous.com/narrow-house-found-it-its-in-b

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This is an office?! No, this is where I want to live! When can I start packing?

A Belgium-based partnership between Pieter Peerlings and Silvia Mertens from architectural firm Sculp(IT) have recently completed their office, residence and studio in what they call “Antwerp’s narrowest house”.

This place is located in Anwerp’s former red-light district, perfect I say with the colours they have chosen and the floor to ceiling window frontage ;)

They have built this beauty within a 2.4-meter wide space between two buildings, fitted in a steel frame and four wooden floors for division. Each floor is a designated zone for work, dining, relaxing and sleeping and there’s a bath tub on the roof!

I don’t know how to speak Belgianes, but I am a good learner, oh! I just want to move in!

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Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:23:00 -0700 Stainless Steel Shadows http://shoutbox.posterous.com/stainless-steel-shadows http://shoutbox.posterous.com/stainless-steel-shadows

Such a clever and cool idea!

Adam Frank is a US based artist with such a beautiful and tranquil product!

The Lumen home ware series investigates the concept between light and interactivity.

His art is a series of acid-etched, stainless steel, oil lamp shadow projectors, oh they are just so cool!

It makes me feel like I’m in the woods or a very old theatre… If you love home wares as much as I, hop to it and buy one, I love Bloom.

 

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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:33:00 -0700 Tilt Shift Photography http://shoutbox.posterous.com/tilt-shift-photography-2 http://shoutbox.posterous.com/tilt-shift-photography-2

 

So so cool! The method of photography is called Tilt Shift, see Wiki for more information.

They look like little Thomas The Tank Engine characters, makes me want to just pick them up and let them sit in my hand!

This video was taken at the recent Sydney Mardi Gras in March 2009 from the Court House Hotel, its a perfect vantage point for the event and strangely enough, it's the EXACT window I watched the same event from in 2008.

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