Alpro Angel or Devil!

Check out some of our recently completed work. Take the creamy quiz challenge and see whether you're an Alpro Angel or Devil. www.alproangelordevil.co.uk

Halloween Face Paint Practice

Needing to brush up on our face painting skills we decided to get some practice in before Halloween. Not a bad effort eh?

McQueen Website

I'm posting this some time after completing the work, but hey, it's tough to blog when you're so busy.

The guys over at McQueen in Soho approched us needing an update of their website. After we received their artwork, we got straight to work on building the site. Not long after we went live. Check it out www.mcqueenlondon.com

Crab harnesses the power of Twitter for Nature Valley Competition..

Crab have started a competition campaign for Nature Valley using the power of Twitter. Check out the page at http://nature-valley.net/twittercomps/. All you have to do to enter is tweet:

"I want to win a powerkite from @NatureValleyUK - http://bit.ly/nvcomps - retweet this message to enter”

It's that easy!

National Debt - The Truth

Very interesting article click here to read

Johann Hari: Britain's not bust. So don't use it as an excuse to impose cuts

Alpro Fridge has been updated!

Got some spare time? Why not take a five minute coffee break and have a play around with the updated Alpro Fridge.

Decorate your own fridge with fridge magnets, recipes, notes and now doodles!

Just go to www.AlproFridge.co.uk
... and click here to become of a fan of Alpro Fridge on Facebook

Week of Soya

Some of our recently completed work. Week of soya is currently taking place. Enjoy the site!

http://www.naturalsoya.co.uk/

The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions

Brilliant (and accurate) visualisation of digital distractions, thanks to Information is Beautiful

Harris Grant Website Goes Live!

We've been working with Harris Grant for the last 12 months or so. Along with the re-brand we designed and built their new website, which has just gone live. Check it out here

Hire a Spa and pretend to be Heff for the day!

We have just finished building a small site for a great little outfit called Spa 2 Hire.
Bring the magic of LA to London's suburbs
and be Heff for the day www.spa2hire.co.uk

Shirt Your Way

Site seems a little slow, but the concept is great. Have a play ShirtMyWay

I guess this balances the equation

The italians have some amazing brands from bikes through to furniture. The country has history, culture and some of the most amazing structures the world has ever seen. With so much going for it Karma decided on balancing the equation....

Oh dear....

Why oh why do we put up with them?

How has this not already been done

Some fantastic wetsuits from by ditto, I'm just so suprised nobody's thought of doing it before. Check out their site here

Studiometrico - Bastard Store Milan

One of the latest project firmed by the italian design studio “studiometrico” which converted an old cinema in Milan, into the new Bastard flagship store. The spectacular and hazardous ultimate milan recreative device including an administrative offices and a suspended bowl.

Via Fabrik

The Bloody Apprentice

Cassetteboy vs The Apprentice, what a cracking video. Cassetteboy is brilliant, if you haven't heard any of his other mashups, he's well worth a Google.

The Bloody Apprentice from cassetteboy on Vimeo.

I love this

Not sure where I found it. Not sure who did it. Do let me know so I can link to your work.

Rubbish, Rubbish, Rubbish, There is nothing on hun...

Around 9pm most evenings I sit down to catch up with Amanda (my wife, partner and friend) we discuss the days events, our sons day and our extended families comings and goings while I site with the remote control and flick.

The conversation slows and then dies.

Without warning or any control I start to speak in a uninterested and mono-toned voice. Arm outstretched and the word rubbish, rubbish, rubbish robotically falling out of my mouth.

Finally I wake from my hypnotic trance and turn to Amanda and speak the words I have come to dread.

"Hun there is nothing on"

100's of channels, hard drives full of movies and yet we can not decide what to watch.

A few years ago I came across TED. I think Tom a pal from work introduced me to the wonders of this site.

Why this wonderful, fun, and entertaining content is not broadcast on mainstream TV channels....Arggggh while tat like Big Brother et al fills our screens...arggghh. Well enough of a rant seriously check this out! Do it! You will be amazed!

Facts unchecked

I adore this site. factunchecked

Well ok not the site as much as the idea. It is so easy to publish a thought, fact or idea online. Then to engage in that fact or idea only to find out that the publisher did nothing to confirm the fact or research the idea.

The transient nature of blogs, sites etc makes it very easy to publish anything, say anything, offend and even disgust a user. Before anyone re-acts to this post No, nope, no way, not a chance would I agree with censorship.

I believe the individual user of the channel be it a blog or a radio station etc can decide for themselves and censor the media by changing and or switching off the feed.

Perhaps this is a lesson in questioning the norm and poking at the embers of lowest common denominators.

Lets all start asking why, how and when and perhaps the side effect will be a movement away from the mass and an embracement of the unique, the special and the undiscovered

Where the wild things are

All my dreams and wishes have come true. I can not wait...

Sexy lugs, beautiful bikes and amazing materials

Stunning lug work.

Prior to Trek buying the company from Gary Klein. Gary's bikes used aerospace grade aluminum which were aged hardened. Each bike came with a lifetime guarantee. These bikes were pieces of art. Industrial strength engineering matched with an elegance that only a sculptor could produce and a master craftsman envisage. Space age meets hippy paint work and Craftsmanship.

Spotify working on mobile app and more

Online music service Spotify is hoping to launch a mobile version and expand to the US by the end of the year.

The streaming service, which lets fans listen to more than three million tracks legally and for free, has gained more than a million users in the UK.

Speaking about the plan to go mobile, Spotify founder Daniel Ek said: "We want to be everywhere. We won't only do one device."

But fans would have to pay to put Spotify in their pockets, he revealed.

Speaking at The Great Escape music conference in Brighton, Mr Ek said the mobile offering would only be available to subscribers.

"Portability is an important aspect, [as is] interoperability with other devices," he said.

"That's definitely something we think is a premium product that people are willing to pay for - being able to bring the music with you or being able to have it working on your stereo."

The company is working on an iPhone application, but also wants to make the service available on other handsets, he said.

"I definitely hope that it will be before the end of this year that we'll do something which allows people to bring the music with them."

The company is also expected to announce a deal with fellow streaming site Last.fm to provide song recommendations, making it easier for fans to find acts they like. If you haven't checked out last.fm you really should. It's fantastic for recommending music you might like, gigs you should go to and much more. Us guys here at crab have been huge fans of both Spotify and last.fm since their launch and thoroughly recomment you take a look at them.

Thanks to the BBC for the above arrival, to read on some more please follow this link

Let there be light

Amazing, stunning, cool. Check this site out for more mad hacks and mods. HacknMod

Rado r5.5

Stunning new Rado watch. The surface of the watch is ceramic and incredibly hard to scratch. Form and Function

Music or is it?

Men in space

Amazing images of space walks.

Images curtsey of Wired

Multitasking reality or myth

In any given day a Web / Designer has to:

1. Manage their time
2. Digest a huge amount of information
3. Learn new skills and apply them
4. Deal with complex issues
5. Be creative
6. Be judged

This all happens daily both internally and externally. Designers have become adapt in making a lot of things happen at the same time or have they?

Take a look at Ward Sutton

What the hell are we doing to the Earth

I was on my way in this morning happily zipping past the traffic when a passenger in a car opened her window and proceeded to empty what was left of her breakfast meal from MacDonalds onto the street.

I followed the car till it stopped at a traffic light and tapped on the now closed window and expressed in polite tones why I found her behavior disgusting.

The scary part of this was she had not been aware of her actions she seemed to have been on auto pilot.

People WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING TO THE EARTH........

Thank you to Deputy Dog for the pics.

People lets start sorting this out