04.01.12
Matt
Dusted Baked Off
Whilst the entire Dusted Christmas Doo was as fun as ever, the main event took place in the office that morning—the Dusted Bake Off. Read the rest of this entry »
Life
15.11.11
Lucy
Creative thinking versus practical skills
Students completing degrees in creative subjects could be forgiven for feeling pessimistic about their chances of getting a job straight away, particularly as most are expected to undertake work placements for very little or no money, just to obtain the experience they need to get an actual job. Read the rest of this entry »
17.02.11
Matt
User experience in Jeopardy
IBM are currently celebrating the success of their latest super-computer. Its name is Watson and it won Jeopardy. Jeopardy, for the non-US based amongst you (and the rest of you that haven’t seen Groundhog Day) is a long-running gameshow where contestants are given the answers. Read the rest of this entry »
21.12.10
Matt
Feeding you a Dusted Christmas
Once again, as we did a couple of years ago, we’re inviting you to follow our antics at The Dusted Christmas Doo 2010.
The Twitterati amongst the team will be updating the live feed with where we are and what we’re doing – all between mouthfuls of Full English breakfasts, Secret Santa gift giving and the glugging of Christmas cocktails. Please don’t expect the literacy of the updates to remain coherent through to the end though. Read the rest of this entry »
08.12.10
David
Wikileaked all over
The political hot potato that surrounds the arrest, custody and legal battle of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is set to run and run and I’m sure by Christmas, the story will still be headline news. I’m not about to debate whether ‘his’ site is morally right or wrong (personally I believe some things are probably better off kept in a locked cabinet for good) Read the rest of this entry »
10.09.10
David
Verbalising brands
I’m sure its every product owners dream to actually become ‘the norm’ for a certain activity, use or channel. Hold on – I know we’ve been here before, but bear with me… “Do the Hoovering” is perhaps the most commonly used example, which came top in yesterday’s Shortlist magazine Read the rest of this entry »
12.07.10
Matt
Living in a fantasy footie world
So the FIFA World Cup has come to an end — but what’s more important than Spain beating the Netherlands and lifting The Cup for the first time? The Dusted Studio Fantasy Football League of course. Congratulations go to Jamie for winning (some might say predictably, but Paul the Octopus didn’t see it coming). Read the rest of this entry »