3 month ago
plasticbag : Dan Hill's written his thoughts on the design process and success of the Monocle website - In the end, I think I'm most fascinated by this piece because of all the things I wouldn't have done and the decisions I don't really understand. Gripping combination of mental exfoliant and moisturiser.
Greg Storey : "I thought I'd pause to reflect on some of the design and strategy choices I made with Monocle" - Must read for anyone in the online magazine business.
Khoi Vinh : Dan Hill: Designing Monocle
philgyford : Cityofsound: Monocle: design notes - Dan Hill's fantastic description of the design decisions that went into the Monocle website. Lovely to see a site that manages to be distinctive but still classy.
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philgyford : Cityofsound: Robin Hood Gardens is not the same as a digital model of Robin Hood Gardens - Dan Hill's excellent summary of the protest going on over plans to demolish the London housing estate. I hope they renovate rather than destroy.
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11 month ago
plasticbag : A really nice post by Dan Hill on the views that he's experiencing in Sydney and the lack of skylines in London - One of the things I've always found most unbearable about London is the lack of sky. There's nowhere to get any distance and space around you, to see for a while. I grew up in Norfolk, where you have nothing but sky.
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18 month ago
plasticbag : Dan Hill's leaving the BBC to run off and work on pretty-much-ideally-perfect magazine multimedia concept Monocle... - I'm sort of jealous in some ways. Everyone's running off across to hybridised media or physical devices, and I'm still with my internets in the middle. Good luck old chap.
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24 month ago
plasticbag : Looks like OK/Cancel have been meeting Dan Hill again - And that is all...
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plasticbag : I think Dan Hill has written the world's longest weblog post ever... - "The Shock of the New World, with respect to the flora and fauna of Australia" should win awards at next year's Bloggies. The Ulysses of the short-form...
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plasticbag : Dan Hill on "New Musical Experiences" - Dear God, I only wish I had the time to read this all the way through. It really looks like an abridged version of a book than a weblog post. Probably a book I'd like to read. About design? Wow. Sigh. Whatever happened to our attention spans...
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32 month ago
philgyford : Cityofsound: Savile Row and tailoring urban fabric - Great post from Dan about how developers/landlords squander centuries of space-specific history and community in favour of short-term profit.
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41 month ago
plasticbag : Dan Hill on arrivals, San Diego; and a departure, London... - Aw... Old softie... Still you guys have to bloody come...
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philgyford : cityofsound: Los Angeles: Grand Theft Reality - Particularly for the deja vu photos of virtual and real LA.
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