Wordy humour
2011 buzzwords
“If something can’t be described in plain English, maybe you shouldn’t base an entire society on it” – Charlie Brooker Read his article in the Guardian
Wordy humour
Jane Austen quote
“…look through the lattice-work of her neat sentences, joined together with the bright nails of craftsmanship, painted with the gay varnish of wit…” Rebecca West, 1928
Writing Without Waffle
Facebook eye-tracking
I was fascinated to read this article on Mashable about what people look at on Facebook pages. And interested to see that it’s not far off the F-pattern explained in my talking tip on YouTube. This tells you everything you need to know about where to place the most important content Read more…
Good, bad and ugly ads
Male nudity in ads
How to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ssGEIXRlg How not to do it
Wordy humour
Top 10 misquotes
Top ten misquotes by British people (with originals in brackets): A damp squid (a damp squib) On tender hooks (on tenter hooks) Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud) Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit) A mute point (a moot point) One foul swoop (one Read more…
Wordy humour
One of my all-time favourite blogs. Ever.
Please design a logo for me. With pie charts. For free. Dear Jane, I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. Warning 1: May contain rude words. Warning 2: May distract you for a large amount of time.