Brendan Mitchell blog

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • You Get What You Pay For

    I know this has been floating around for a while, but looking at it again this morning I thought I should share it in case anyone missed it first time round. You can apply this to most things in life, you get what you pay for, if you pay peanuts, don’t be surprised when you…

  • Just Say No

    A design isn’t finished when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away… good design is about saying no. Occam’s Razor: “the simplest solution is almost always the best”

  • Keepin’ It Real

    I saw this cartoon posted on Phil’s Unionversity Website yesterday… as the founder of no paper I simply had to repost it, plus I thought it was genius. There’s plenty of other great cartoons on the site more at poorly drawn lines you should follow me on Twitter here

  • It’s Time to Throw in the Tau

    I generally keep this to myself, but I’m actually a bit of a maths geek at heart… Hey, where are you going? come back here… don’t worry I’m not about to bore you with loads of maths I promise. Today is Tau day, 28th June, although you have to use that weird back to front…

  • Daisy Disk Sunburst UI

    I stumbled across this app a few days ago and purchased it, not because I needed or would likely use the app that often, but because I simply loved the User Interface… and while it’s beautifully executed it’s not a case of form over function, this UI is a really elegant solution and works brilliantly……

  • Defining a Fan

    A short film exploring the roles of fan culture and their importance to brands. Personally I think Aaron Bogucki nails the definition of a fan by saying “A fan is someone that finds something so inspirational that they alter their lifestyle to support it” An important takeaway is that big brands need to respect that…

  • Pay Up, or We’ll Send The Boy Round

    mmmm, having avoided paying £500m in tax this year, it’s rather ironic of Barclays to create this advert, but maybe that’s the whole point, it will undoubtedly get tongues wagging… although I’ve got to add, I really liked the advert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ipX2UoWDYlA To send your own gentle reminder here

  • The Doctor Will Actually See You Now

    A common problem faced by patients, is keeping track of their condition and remembering dates and details when asked for information by a physician. I’d pondered creating a personal visual health diary app in the past, something that prompts a patient to input information about their condition, be it hourly, daily, weekly etc. This data could then…

  • ImprovEverywhere at TED

  • One For The Ladies

    Here’s a novel way of positively implementing facial recognition software for an advertising campaign by Plan UK. If the poster recognises you as a woman (90% success rate), then it displays a video highlighting how women around the world are denied choices based solely on their gender, with a call to action to become engaged…

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