Category Archives: society

Folksy, invisible economies, and Artefact Cards

Posted on January 15, 2013 by john v willshire

This was a wee inteeview for the Artefact Cards blog I carried out on email with Emily Barnes of Folksy (they’re also on twitter as @folksy).  Usually I keep the Artefact Cards interviews over there, but this turned into an … Continue reading →

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Make Things People Want & The Hollow Factory…

Posted on November 27, 2012 by john v willshire

Make Things People Want & The Hollow Factory… from John V Willshire   A talk I gave on 27th November at IAB France / Hyper Island workshop in Paris… it’s set off all sorts of new thoughts too, more of … Continue reading →

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New MTPW presentation – Skillswap, Brighton Digital Festival 2012

Posted on September 6, 2012 by john v willshire

Mr James Box of Clearleft invited me to talk with Alan Colville at Skillswap last night, as part of the Brighton Digital Festival 2012.  I’ve wrote a newer version of the Make Things People Want presentation for it.  With moar … Continue reading →

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Field Trip Report – Heatherwick Studio at the V&A

Posted on August 24, 2012 by john v willshire

Wherever I’ve worked, I’ve always been keen on getting out of the work space, and more importantly the work flow, and learning new things. Field trips, as we would have all might have known them at school.  Though you don’t … Continue reading →

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So, @LOCOG – what IS a real flag anyway?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by john v willshire

I get the feeling that the Olympics are going to throw up lots of interesting talking points over the next few weeks.  Such as this:   That’s LOCOG Chief Exec Paul Deighton apologising for the South Korean flag being shown … Continue reading →

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People forget we have four other senses…

Posted on July 23, 2012 by john v willshire

Luke Robert Mason at ARE2012…

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The car boot sale

Posted on June 1, 2012 by john v willshire

There’s nothing like an idle walk around a car boot sale to get a sense of a our shift in consumption over the past decade or so. There’s nothing inherently valuable, just the things that are on the edge of … Continue reading →

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