This Camel ad from 1946 depicts the results of a “Nationwide survey” into doctors’ cigarette preferences. But who was surveyed? How were survey participants chosen? Who were the “three leading research organisations” who conducted the survey? Was this research sponsored by Camel? Who analysed the survey results? There is a wealth of information available online […]
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Irish SOPA and the Copyright Review Committee
At the end of February, Junior Minister of Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, proceeded with a Statutory Instrument which purported to bring Irish law in line with the European Union (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2012. The so-called “Irish SOPA”. This action occurred despite an online petition which garnered over 80,000 signatures in protest of the […]
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SOPA: what’s it all about?
The denizens of the Internet have been shaken out of their reveries today, as major players close up shop in protest of the proposed US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). SOPA and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) are two controversial bills which have been proposed in the United States in an effort to combat copyright […]
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Buy Irish Design this Christmas
To hell with the recession doom and gloom! The economic crisis is a great time for small scale producers, designers and startups to go into business, with lower costs for materials and rent. In the last couple of years, cottage industry has come on in leaps and bounds with new designers invigorating the market place […]
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Design Week 2011
Design Week is back and is more regional than ever. It is also very prominently sponsored by Crown Paints. This year’s event comes in the wake of Dublin’s (sadly unsuccessful) bid for World Design Capital 2014, with the design-fancying masses nicely warmed up by the hard work of the Pivot Dublin team. Events this year […]
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Open House Dublin 2011
Open House Dublin, Ireland’s annual architecture festival is back again this weekend. Running from 7-9th October, this festival celebrates architecture in Dublin by opening the doors of some of the capital’s most important buildings to the general public. Facilitated by hundreds of volunteers, Open House includes tours of architecturally important buildings, discussions, workshops and family […]
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Top Picks for Culture Night 2011
Ireland’s Culture Night is back again, when cultural institutions up and down the country open their doors to the public, free of charge. Organised by the Temple Bar Cultural Trust, this year’s event includes a massive list of participating cultural institutions. Culture Night has become a sensational success, allowing members of the general public to […]
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Blog 2.0
Welcome to the new home of The Blog Formerly Known as I Saw Design. This blog will continue to look at product design and accessibility mostly, with a smattering of interaction design and graphic stuff. I also hope to cover more Dublin and Ireland design events. Basically whatever catches my eye. Web design, technology […]
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What is Cloud Computing?
There is a lot of controversy and confusion at the moment over the term “cloud computing”. I have attempted to break it down in a simple way so that even laypeople can understand what this revolutionary new concept is all about. Please bear in mind that defining the exact nature of ‘the cloud’ is a […]
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The internet has changed the way people think about business and marketing. A new wave of entrepreneurs has revolutionised the way we communicate, find information and trade, and all in a relatively short period of time. Customers have come to expect that information about products and services can be found with ease and the onus […]
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