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White? Male? Aged 38? You’re a designer then.

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In autumn 2009 the Design Council conducted its second comprehensive survey of the UK design industry and has now published its findings.

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Creative Review. Reviewed.

The new look Creative Review (yoinked from CRs post - get their side of the story there...)

The new look Creative Review (yoinked from CR's post - get their side of the story there...)

Last month, every designers favourite magazine and monthly news source, Creative Review celebrated its 30th year in print. To celebrate this milestone, the CR team decided to give the whole magazine a refresh. The new creative review is smaller in size, thicker in stock and for the first time in a long time, chock full of articles that aren’t just a summation of the past month’s blog posts. Read the full story

Social Media Tools 101: Facebook

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“Ah, Facebook…”

This is the usual response I get when conducting social media training sessions with PR teams and I mention the world’s number one social network. Unfortunately that all-too-familiar ‘I know about Facebook’ grin is usually just a symptom of one of the most prevalent myths in PR today: that using Facebook every day means you know how to use it on behalf of a brand.

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AR Windscreens: Feel like The Terminator when you’re in a traffic jam

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Okay – so this (via CNet/Crave) is pretty incredible. An augmented reality windscreen that can help you drive in difficult conditions. Cool? We thought so. Essentially the system picks out road markings and signs, and highlights them using a phosphor coating on the windscreen.

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Hung like a billboard

HBO's Hung debuts in New Zealand

Well endowed men and women have been the focus of ad campaigns since, well, forever – but rarely are billboards more provocative than this.

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