This Ada Lovelace Day I'd like to introduce you to Laura Ann Willson of Halifax. The way into this tale, the loose thread that first attracted my attention, is a 1920s advertisement. But tugging that thread a little, Laura Willson's story just gets better and better. Her achievements, it seems, are so diverse that no … Continue reading “If they could sentence me for thinking, I would have been sentenced for life”
Businesses and organisations the world over are seizing the chance to re-imagine the way we do everyday things, to make them more accessible, enjoyable and productive for everyone. The tools and techniques they're using vary widely, but some of the best fall under the umbrella of service design, and its flashier cousin design thinking. This growing … Continue reading Announcing the first Service Design Drinks in Leeds
Last September I posted about the amazing preserved walking dragline excavator at St Aidan's, near Leeds, which I discovered through the Heritage Open Days scheme. If you missed that opening, there's another chance to explore it this weekend, from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday 17 April 2010. More details on the website of the Friends of … Continue reading There now follows a Public Service Announcement from the Department of Giant Walking Robots
My sister Katharine is blogging again - this time on the subject of Yorkshire food. She promises: ...tips, recipes and links to favourite producers, restaurants and shops, and describing delights and disasters of food in Yorkshire. Go to yorkshirefood.blogspot.com - it does what it says on the tin :)
Matt Edgar writes here 