All over Wellington, people are dressing up in the crazy costumes because the Rugby Sevens are in town!
But here are some unrelated linky.
First-person tetris. I can’t bear to play this, and the music reminds me of when I used to dream tetris. Did you ever dream tetris? There’s a wiki article on the Tetris effect that is worth a read.
Pass Fail – using visual design/usability principles to make boarding passes more useful. Compare the designs and be enlightened about how uselessly most information is presented to us. (Notably, the fantastic Air New Zealand boarding pass is given a significant thumbs up – it’s obvious why, when you compare it to what else is out there.)
Did aliens play a role in Woolworths? I think I first saw this via Public Address, but it’s been around a bit, for good reason.
Stray dogs in Moscow – absolutely fascinating.
Following from the 39 Steps discussed a couple days ago, here’s the BBC’s 21 Steps, a story told in interactive form. It doesn’t load for me at all, sadly, but it sounds very interesting – maybe someone out there can get it to go?
The Society of Unordinary Young Ladies – comic in which the female characters from 80s sitcoms team up to fight crime.
(Facebook) Ant Timpson provides a lengthy interview with the guy behind seminal mash-up video experience, Apocalypse Pooh.
And finally… Japanese Chewbacca loves Sea Chicken!