The Opening Ceremony: You had to be there

Jul 30th, 2012 Personal, Society Janna Bastow 3 min read

I’m thankful to have lived in London for the last 3 years. Otherwise, like the rest of the world, I probably wouldn’t have understood most of the cultural references in the Olympic opening ceremony this past week… and probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it. For outsiders, anyone who hasn’t lived in Britain, I’m not entirely sure I disagree with their negative sentiments. While Britons laughed and…

Do more

Jan 4th, 2012 Personal Janna Bastow 1 min read

This video is stunning. It makes me want to get on the next plane, see more of the world, and while I’m at it, record and make something beautiful. I’ll think of this as a resolution of sorts. Time is Nothing // Around The World Time Lapse from Kien Lam on Vimeo. Source: PetaPixel – A Year-Long Journey Around the World Captured in Time-Lapse Photographer…

I made some posters

Jul 31st, 2011 Personal, Product Janna Bastow 3 min read

Our new offices in Shoreditch are a little bare with their white walls. I’m missing the blue and green colours from the old Soho office, and figured I could do something to add a splash of colour and personality. I created and printed a set of 4 posters in A2 format, and tacked them to the walls. Everyone’s seen the old Keep Calm and Carry…

Epic Ode to Zelda

Mar 13th, 2011 Personal, Product Janna Bastow 2 min read

This Geekologie post recently exposed me to one of the most gorgeous odes to a video game I’ve ever seen: Seeing this and slowly scrolling past each detailed character makes me so, so nostalgic… my heart is tugging to be 13 again, spending hour after hour exploring the depths of Ocarina of Time. Epic, indeed. The guy who made this also put together a fantastic…

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