Extra Salt & Saucetag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//12008-11-20T17:43:15ZMovable Type Personal 4.1the milk of human kindnesstag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1942008-11-20T17:41:20Z2008-11-20T17:43:15ZSo I'm sitting on the mid-afternoon train to Glasgow earlier today and it's chock full of meeting-stuffed commuters on their way home. I'm sat next to a young man who has his laptop on the table in front of him....Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
So I'm sitting on the mid-afternoon train to Glasgow earlier today and it's chock full of meeting-stuffed commuters on their way home. I'm sat next to a young man who has his laptop on the table in front of him. I have my laptop on the table in front of me. The man sitting opposite (white shirt, blue tie, surely an accountant) is hunched over some secretive figures which he's storing in his lap for reasons best known to himself, scribbling away at them.
The young man plugged his earphones into the wrong socket and for a moment, we shared his crazy young people's hiphop muzak. The man sitting opposite snapped his head up and pointed irritably at his ears. The young man leapt to attention, realised why he couldn't hear anything through his headphones and rectified the situation.
Eager always to pour whatever you pour on troubled waters, I said, full of mock regret, "I was quite enjoying that." Man sitting opposite snapped "you were the only one".
The milk of human kindness. I love it.
graffitti heaventag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1932008-11-18T15:24:49Z2008-11-18T15:32:09ZOn holiday last week in mostly Lisbon and for a graffitti lover (as well as a good weather lover), it turned out to be a dreamy week. To illustrate..: This latter one appeared to be very meaningful. I saw versions...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
This latter one appeared to be very meaningful. I saw versions of it scattered across buildings all over the city. I await the bombarding of the blog with hate mail now that I've posted it.]]>
trainstag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1922008-11-04T20:02:28Z2008-11-04T20:06:29ZTo Bolton and back sur le train today with Ed and Gail to see our friends at AG Barr. The train journey was notable for two reasons. On the way down this misty morning, Ed suddenly gazed out of the...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
To Bolton and back sur le train today with Ed and Gail to see our friends at AG Barr. The train journey was notable for two reasons.
On the way down this misty morning, Ed suddenly gazed out of the window and declared that the landscape was beautiful. He must have believed that we were still in the Borders.
On the way back, a very entertaining man sat alongside us at the companionable 4 seating table and observed latterly that it was ironic that Ed and I were working so hard as I tapped tapped away on my laptop and he on his blackberry while Gail sat gazing into space. Gail replied reasonably that it was after half past five so technically down time.
She was unoffended - as she remarked on his departure at Haymarket that we needed more friendly strangers on trains. I wholeheartedly agree.
Untended friendstag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1912008-10-23T11:53:59Z2008-10-23T11:55:03ZYou can tell I'm having a desk research day. Found a great article on the evil friend-hoarding culture encouraged by facebook on Wired.com. Read it and cringe....Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
article on the evil friend-hoarding culture encouraged by facebook on Wired.com. Read it and cringe.]]>
craigslisttag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1902008-10-23T09:39:55Z2008-10-23T09:41:47ZSuch a well-intentioned success story of a brand but always always the potential for being terribly caught out. This is today's favourite story....Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
This is today's favourite story.]]>
going greentag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1892008-10-21T16:20:00Z2008-10-21T16:28:49ZI sit on the environment team here. Which means that we look at little initiatives - like getting decent recycling facilities set up in the agency - in a vain (or maybe not vain) attempt to make some small difference...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
here and you can pledge to make various small behavioural changes so you too can go greener. Our partnership guys have been doing some sterling work on setting up various partnerships entitling you (once signed up) to various brilliant discounts so you can be both green and smug. Perfect.]]>
happy thingstag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1882008-10-14T07:34:02Z2008-10-14T07:38:15ZMY happy things is a project by designer John Lui who has collected together a set of videos of college students talking about their favourite things and clumped them together on a website. My particular favourite is the very laid...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
MY happy things is a project by designer John Lui who has collected together a set of videos of college students talking about their favourite things and clumped them together on a website. My particular favourite is the very laid back fellow who drank a great deal of whisky and painted some horrible mournful mural on his bedroom wall...]]>
Hockley Hustletag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1872008-10-08T17:03:41Z2008-10-08T17:10:43Z I was at a very cool event in Nottingham at the weekend. The Hockley Hustle took place across what used to be a slightly run down area of Nottingham which is in the process of reinventing itself as the...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
I was at a very cool event in Nottingham at the weekend. The Hockley Hustle took place across what used to be a slightly run down area of Nottingham which is in the process of reinventing itself as the home of all things innovative and funky.
They had signed up numerous bands / singers / cool music people to perform at venues across that bit of the city. You paid a fiver to get a wristband which got you into all of it and it ran from lunchtime til late.
I was passing through so only managed to catch a boy who played a guitar, sang short angry songs to a loud electronic baseline and looked oddly like Ed (helped by the fact that he was wearing a smart tweed jacket over his jeans and T). I wish I could remember his name. He might be a long lost brother.]]>
black tietag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1862008-10-02T15:39:37Z2008-10-02T15:41:43ZAnother "I love my job" moment. Three hours ago, I was stomping around a cold wet woodland (don't ask) killing time til a depth interview started. Fast forward to 4:39pm and I'm back at my desk, there's a creative review...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
Another "I love my job" moment. Three hours ago, I was stomping around a cold wet woodland (don't ask) killing time til a depth interview started.
Fast forward to 4:39pm and I'm back at my desk, there's a creative review going on in the sofas next to us and I look up to see Phil Adams sitting there in black tie...
a terrible lietag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1852008-10-02T07:48:21Z2008-10-02T07:54:01ZIn the frenzied excitement of being holiday bound a few weeks back, I sloppily claimed credit for a website promoting Alcohol Awareness week. In actual fact, we produced the campaign materials but a very fine agency called Whitespace designed and...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
website promoting Alcohol Awareness week.
In actual fact, we produced the campaign materials but a very fine agency called Whitespace designed and built the site. Sorry, Emma.
I hope you've all chosen your challenge...]]>
cold is...still not up and runningtag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1842008-10-01T09:42:09Z2008-10-01T09:44:24ZAnd it's only a washing gel. You can read about it in glorious detail here. I wonder what they do for a headline in places where they don't have an rrrrrr in the place name. And they still don't seem...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
here.
I wonder what they do for a headline in places where they don't have an rrrrrr in the place name.
And they still don't seem to have their website up and running although it's now (not a minute too soon) nicely search engine optimised.
All in all, very disappointing.]]>
Edinbrrrrghtag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1832008-09-30T07:25:00Z2008-09-30T07:26:29ZThere's a 48 sheet up in Edinburgh at the moment. Headline is as above. And it refers you to a website: coldisthenewhot.com or co.uk. So I placidly tried to check it out and nothing. Good tease. I think I preferred...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
There's a 48 sheet up in Edinburgh at the moment. Headline is as above. And it refers you to a website: coldisthenewhot.com or co.uk. So I placidly tried to check it out and nothing.
Good tease.
I think I preferred the Times campaign.
lifelinetag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1822008-09-29T16:08:52Z2008-09-29T16:25:01Z This (courtesy of David Watson) is a beautiful little ad that we put together not so long ago for a Northen Irish helpline. Enjoy....Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
This (courtesy of David Watson) is a beautiful little ad that we put together not so long ago for a Northen Irish helpline. Enjoy.]]>
milk bottle graffititag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1812008-09-25T08:05:23Z2008-09-25T08:07:50Z Feeding my obsession about graffiti, check out this funny little story....Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
Feeding my obsession about graffiti, check out this funny little story. ]]>
e-ink magazine coverstag:www.leith.co.uk,2008:/blog//1.1802008-09-23T07:27:48Z2008-09-23T07:31:20ZI was very excited to read about the first ever electronic magazine cover, trailed a while back by Esquire to celebrate their 75th anniversary. I haven't sought this for myself in the shops yet (if it's even available in this...Claire Woodhttp://www.leith.co.uk
youtube clip, it looks to be a bit of a sad anti-climax. Disappointing.]]>
This latter one appeared to be very meaningful. I saw versions of it scattered across buildings all over the city. I await the bombarding of the blog with hate mail now that I've posted it.]]>
I was at a very cool event in Nottingham at the weekend. The Hockley Hustle took place across what used to be a slightly run down area of Nottingham which is in the process of reinventing itself as the home of all things innovative and funky.
They had signed up numerous bands / singers / cool music people to perform at venues across that bit of the city. You paid a fiver to get a wristband which got you into all of it and it ran from lunchtime til late.
I was passing through so only managed to catch a boy who played a guitar, sang short angry songs to a loud electronic baseline and looked oddly like Ed (helped by the fact that he was wearing a smart tweed jacket over his jeans and T). I wish I could remember his name. He might be a long lost brother.]]>
This (courtesy of David Watson) is a beautiful little ad that we put together not so long ago for a Northen Irish helpline. Enjoy.]]>
Feeding my obsession about graffiti, check out this funny little story. ]]>