New Zealand Design & Art blog | NZ Design & Art Events | endemicworld.com blog » Random http://blog.endemicworld.com This blog is brought to you by the crew at New Zealand Design Store endemicworld.com Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:29:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Concrete Wall http://blog.endemicworld.com/2010/04/concrete-wall/ http://blog.endemicworld.com/2010/04/concrete-wall/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:16:20 +0000 Elliot http://blog.endemicworld.com/?p=1375 concrete

]]> http://blog.endemicworld.com/2010/04/concrete-wall/feed/ 0 We have a lucky city http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/09/we-have-a-lucky-city/ http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/09/we-have-a-lucky-city/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:05:24 +0000 Matt http://blog.endemicworld.com/?p=792 This morning on the way to work one of our staff grabbed this snap. We are living / working in a lucky city.

lucky-city

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Did anyone see him? If so let us know what happened…

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I guess it answers the question why Resene doesn’t produce spray cans.

]]> http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/06/a-wellington-anti-graffiti-ad/feed/ 0 Goodbye Melrose House… Hello Kingsland! http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/02/goodbye-melrose-house-hello-kingsland/ http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/02/goodbye-melrose-house-hello-kingsland/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:50:10 +0000 Elliot http://blog.endemicworld.com/?p=404 6am-1pm: we packed up Melrose House this morning and proudly waved goodbye to the birth place of endemicworld.com.

1pm:  the boys from Crown turned up on the dial… they were stoked we had mos def playing.

3pm: trucks were off and we disconnected Melrose…

5:50pm: sitting at new desks, connected and blogging, boxes are being opened (with the beer and wine) deciding where we put the salvaged Melrose House sign…

We will post some more photos soon… Have a good Friday.

]]> http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/02/goodbye-melrose-house-hello-kingsland/feed/ 2 Watermelon Face and Humidity http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/02/watermelon-face-and-humidity/ http://blog.endemicworld.com/2009/02/watermelon-face-and-humidity/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:32:05 +0000 Elliot http://blog.endemicworld.com/?p=386 Its not a new band name, its actually a watermelon face. Watermelon is the best way to cool down during this intense humidity. How this relates to nz design we’re not sure, but it’s not often your watermelon has a face as cool as this.

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It reminded me of a photo I took on a notice board at the GreyLynn Festival a few years back. Maybe it will be like this one day. I know that I would be keen to ride my bike over the harbour bridge, or maybe take the skater…

Rush hour would be easier to handle if you looked at peoples bottom’s instead of their bumpers… or maybe not.

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We look forward to trying some of these moves this summer… after a few beers of course!

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EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.

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If your a contractor or freelance designer then you need to check out this new local site that has just launched.

‘Crackerjacks’ – which takes the hassles out of contract recruitment – is set to crack open New Zealand’s contracting market.

Frustrated by the downsides of hiring contractors himself, experienced business manager Tony Wai has created ‘Crackerjacks’ to make it easier for Kiwis to embrace the contracting trend.

The website provides a marketplace where contractors and businesses can meet: Employers seek talent from registered ‘Crackerjacks’ who in turn, receive the tools they need to manage and get great contracts.

Whats cooler is its completely free for contractors. Check it out.

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Bugger they don’t have online shopping… I’d buy a couple.

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Super cool collection of Obama Art.

I wonder if he will be as famous once he actually becomes president.

Found on Fubiz via NotCot

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