Week 8 — 6 August 2021

 

Of course not (though that does exist in Pennsylvania). SEO is Search Engine Optimisation as if you didn't already know. It's the recipe for getting better quality and quantity visits to your website. Some may consider it a dark art, but implement Hubspot's 19 top tips for getting the best from your website and you'll have visitors hammering your digital door down.  

A real suck-cess story (sorry) ➜

Everyone knows Henry. Always there, always smiling and always ready to help. Developed by businessman Chris Duncan forty years ago this year, Henry Hoover (and his other siblings) is a fantastic British design success story. Did you know Charles & Diana were gifted one as a wedding present, and that he made headlines earlier this year in Downing Street? Well now you do.

TikTok, times up ➜

The popular short form video app is testing out it's own version of 'Stories' – time limited posts in the same vein as Instagram and Snapchat. Maybe it'll be around longer than Twitter's 'Fleets', which really ironically didn't last long at all.

Chinese whiskers ➜

Over three decades ago when Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen moved to Asia he was immediately taken by these feline emperors of their retail kingdoms. Now being published as a book (after the popular Shop Cats of Hong Kong), Shop Cats of China is a colourful and fascinating look into China's busy retail world.

 
 
 
 

Queer Eye Special ➜
YouTube

Yaaassss Queen! We're big fans of the Fab Five. Who wouldn't want them in to sort your life out?

Whilst we're waiting for Season 6 (damn you Coronavirus), this one-off YouTube special gave us a much needed fix-up fix.

 
 
 
 

Radio Garden ➜
Global Listening

6 Music not cutting it anymore? Only so much XFM you can bear?

Well have a peek at this website (and app) and take your pick of 8,000+ live radio broadcasts from across the planet.

Jov Radio, Peru anyone?

 
 
 
 

Manchester Life Mobility Hub ➜

Creative assets to support the planning application for the proposed Mobility Hub in Ancoats.

The plans are pioneering a new approach to sustainable transport and neighbourhood mobility.

 


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Ikea are releasing meatball flavoured candles to celebrate 10 years of Ikea Family.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should...

 
 

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