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something for the weekend

Spotted this at Bloom's local Asda

It's gratifying when brands and retailers say it how it is

design changes things

Here's a simple and to the point take on design by Garr Reynolds

Wouldn't it be great if there was a way of determining exactly what things designs have changed in people's lives? We predict the following designs would be found to have the following impacts...

Turns your frown upside down

Makes you roll up their sleeves

Makes you salivate

Makes you feel cool (rightly or wrongly)

What impacts do you think design can have on people's lives?

bloomer's new blog

Bloom's very own breakdancer Jem has a hidden talent for knitting. It's unlikely to stay hidden for much longer though with her brand new blog.
Her woolen works of art are well worth a look.

cheap as chips

Doritos are the latest to embark on a DIY ad campaign. Hundreds created homemade ads in the hope of scooping the £20,000 prize. Of all the entrants it was a friend of a friend, Matt Bowron, who won. His brilliant ad 'Tribe', looks set to break records as the cheapest ad ever made at just £6.50. Impressive stuff.

unhinged

This is brilliant. When was the last time anything exciting happened to cigarette packaging? Smokers may be social outcasts but at least Lucky Strike loyalists will have something to keep them entertained as they lurk on street corners in the rain.

Spotted by Jill
Photographed by Jase