Quit scaring the nerds!

Part of my day job with the web design gurus of Sharkey Media is to keep on top of global technological happenings and blog about anything relevant.

Sometimes I come across stories that aren't exactly handy for our clients but are definitely worth a blog elsewhere! Stories such as this: Yahoo! apologises for lap dance at hack event.

Photo from SMH online

   
Believe it or not but this pic is from a Yahoo nerd convention... and Yahoo thought it'd be a fantastic idea to get lap dancers involved. Great plan guys.

Look at the poor kid's face! He looks so frightened! Needless to say, Yahoo have since apologised.

iMistake 2.009

If you've been off the airwaves for the past week, you might have missed the most ridiculous scandal since the Chk Chk bogan.

Yes, iSnack2.0, the crappest brand name in the history of the world was officially applied to the watered down version of our national "salty beer paste" (as an American friend once described it!) at the AFL grand final.

But due to the backlash by pretty much everyone that's ever heard of Vegemite, Kraft were quick to withdraw their decision.

 (Hehehehe. Screen shot from The Punch)

But, as Marcus points out in his article, maybe Kraft like it better this way. Maybe choosing some arsey name was the idea all along, just for a little extra publicity. It's certainly worked though. We're now all dissing iSnack 2.0, but, has anyone got a better suggestion? The naming competition has now been relaunched, and I have no doubt the number of entries will increase significantly. 

Hitler was pretty angry though...



Hahahahahahaha

Umm... Awesome!

What do you get when you combine a mojito and a shoe?

Awesome non?

Designer Julian Hakes has taken the art of shoe construction to the max with this single-strap style. There are more images available at his Flickr.

The shoe is made of carbon fibre, rubber and leather and makes the arch of the foot do all the work.

As Hakes said: "It's not artificially supporting your foot where it doesn't need support so it's good for core stability."

As yet I haven't seen someone trying to harness them but I'd say there'll be a celeb, or a fashion designer, floating around to give them some promo time soon.

Spring Wrap

* Is this the greatest lingerie ever? How can you say no to glow?

* Perfect autumn getaway for next year. Those luxury boutique spa suites look divine!

* This blazer... Go Portmans for finally getting fun!

* Tavi, a 13-year-old fashion blogger, is taking the world by storm. Describing herself as a "dork that sits inside all day wearing awkward jackets and pretty hats", Tavi is certainly making friends fast with the right people - she sat catwalk-side at New York Fashion Week. Jealous? Who me? Maybe a little. 

* Yvan Rodic, the man behind the very awesome Face Hunter, has started another photo blog about his adventures. It still has fashiony bits, but it allows for photos of the sky, ice creams and graffiti.  

* The New Media Workout Plan by Patrick Moberg. Fairly hilarious!

Body Beautiful

Did you know that, in the fashion industry, if you are bigger than a US size 6 (so an Aussie size 10) you are considered to be "plus-size"? Even being a US size 6 can see you left out of designer gear. 

Since I blogged about British Vogue's Alexandra Shulman way back in June, the UK has been awash with real-woman hype.

Glamour magazine published this picture of 20-year-old model Lizzie Miller in its September 09 issue and were flooded with encouraging responses from excited readers.

  (Image from The Age)

Since this, Glamour have committed to showing more diversity across their pages. Four plus-size models, and the magazine's editor in chief Cindy Leive spoke to Ellen a few days ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I8dSHURSk

It's not all been roses though. Obviously many fashion alumni don't appreciate their domain being overrun by women who are built bigger than an Olsen. But as the screen grab above from Ellen shows, these models aren't exactly flying the flag for obesity with their Aussie size 12-14 frames. The fashion industry has always supported rail-thin models, and this has provided a great opportunity for the love of fashion and beauty to be shared across all healthy women.

Designer Mark Fast followed suit at London Fashion Week during September by throwing a few size 12-14 girls in his model mix, which certainly ruffled a few feathers. After watching The September Issue though, I'm pretty sure we won't see Anna the Great doing such a ghastly thing in US Vogue. The horror!

It's not about being skinny, it's not about being huge. It's about healthy bodies - not just healthy body image, but healthy, strong, fit bodies. It's about sharing the opportunity to love fashion and clothes and beauty with more than just a tiny tiny percentage of people.

 

I'm ba-ack

It's been a while. Over a month in fact.

(Luna Park/Milsons Point from the ferry... Taken on my iPhone)

I have an excuse! I got a new job = it's cool, busy and way more challenging than my old position. I'm already learning new things and it's such an exciting and inspiring atmosphere when everyone's doing their thing but working as one to pull a project together.

It's been a bit tough adjusting to the new routine but with more sleep, vitamin tablets (Vitamin B) and an extra effort to eat plenty of fresh food, I'm starting to get a bit more on top of the game.

So yes, I'm returning to the blogosphere with renewed vigour: Expect a flood of new content!