Photography

Does Google Map’s Use of All Rights Reserved Photos From Flickr Violate Copyright?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:43 GMT

It was interesting to read over at Rev Dan Catt's blog today that Google has now begun including Flickr photos into their Google Maps product. I love Google Maps and use it *heavily,* especially when planning trips to new cities to photograph.

Basically, when you are in Google Street View mode for any part of Google Maps, you are presented with an option to click on “user photos.” Google then presents you with a list of thumbnail sized photos that you can go through one by one and view actual photos on the maps based on their own Picassa photo sharing and now Flickr. As you click on the various photos, it pulls up a high res version of each of the photos, showing you the image.

When I first learned of this feature I thought for sure that it would be limited to Creative Commons Flickr photos. I wasn't sure how Google could legally take high res photos for CC non-commercial photos or all rights reserved photos and integrate full sized versions of them into their product. But it seems as though this is exactly what they've done.

If you look at the screen shot above, it features a photo by Flickr photographer Patrick Boury, if you look at that photo on Flickr, it is licensed as “all rights reserved.” I surfed Google's Street View around San Francisco today checking out lots of the photos and many (in fact I'd say most) of the Flickr images that Google is presently using are either Creative Commons non-commercial licensed photos or all rights reserved licensed photos.

While I know that in the past Google has used thumbnail images in their Google Image Search product of all rights reserved Flickr photos, I haven't actually seen them use full scale large versions of all rights reserved photos in other products like this.

Me personally, I have no problem with Google using any of my own geotagged photos this way, but I'm pretty open and willing to share my photos. Especially though with thousands of Flickr users now formally licensing their all rights reserved photos through Getty Images, it makes me wonder if Getty Images would consider this sort of use by Google as infringing on the exclusivity that Flickr users give them over images when licensing them for sale with them.

I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not exactly sure if Google is infringing here or not, but it raises an interesting question about fair use. Google is a for profit company and even displays adverts on the street view pages using Flickr photos.

It should also be noted that Flickr has a way to exclude your photos from being indexed by Google and other search engines in your Flickr preferences. I suppose if someone felt strongly enough about this issue then they might consider hiding their images from search engines and I'd assume that they'd then not be indexed in Google's Street View product.

Glitch, The New Role Playing Game Started by Former Flickr Employees

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:32 GMT

Glitch, a game of giant imagination, is the new slogan crafted by a group of former Flickr employees, including Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, to describe their new socially based massively-multiplayer game. CNET has a meaty indepth behind the scenes article out on the new game which will be free to play, is browser based and is currently in private alpha testing to be released publicly in the second half of the year.

In addition to Butterfield, former Flickr employees Cal Henderson, Eric Costello and Serguei Mourachov are also co-founders of a new company called Tiny Speck that is releasing the game. Daniel Burka, former creative director at Digg, is also part of the new team.

For those of you who are familiar with the history of Flickr, you'll be aware that prior to becoming a photo sharing site, Flickr was originally released as a socially based game called Game Neverending.

Weary

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04 GMT

Long Way From Brooklyn

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:54 GMT

Online Vector T-Shirt Software

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:38 GMT

We often get asked, “What is the best software to use when designing for t-shirt printing?”. Our standard answer is that one should look no further than Adobe Illustrator, the industry standard vector software.

The key thing is, for quality screen printing, we need vector artwork (as opposed to raster artwork made in programmes like Photoshop). We have more detailed help on our artwork guidelines page.

However, web apps improve and there is now a new-kid-on-the-block which may save you from having to splash out on Adobe software. Part of the Aviary suite of online drawing tools, Raven is a free to use vector software which as the video below shows, is a very powerful piece of kit:

Aviary vector icons from mpeutz on Vimeo.

American Suburb X, Superb Photography and Culture

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:15 GMT

I'm really digging American Suburb X lately. It's a wonderful photography magazine format website and has some interviews and articles definitely worth checking out. This week they posted a wonderful meaty essay on the work of one of my favorite photographers Garry Winogrand.

The site is chock full o' interviews and substantial articles on the past, present and future of photography. Doug Rickard edits the site. His photography is pretty good as well and can be found here.

Check it out, if you haven't already.

Imperial

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:57 GMT

Last Chance Printed T-Shirts at 2009 Prices & Free Screens

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:46 GMT

Here is a special offer valid until the end of Feb 2010:

Stedman Classic white t-shirts with 1-col screen print in one location:

500 @ £1.55
1000 @ £1.49
2500 @ £1.32
5000 @ £1.27
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Usual T&Cs apply.

If interested contact Jo Myronidis on 0800 061 2207 or jo [at] indigoclothing [dot] com

On yer Bike

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:16 GMT

Returning from the Netherlands, you realise just how much the Dutch love their bikes. The streets everywhere are lined with them, and they're not just for show. These are real bikes for real people.

But in the world of cycling there are some important considerations to make. Are you going to be a practical biker, or a super-styler? Do you roll up the right leg of your trouser and risk creasing or do you invest in some snug cycle leggings with a padded bottom? Are you going to wear a few well-positioned reflective strips here and there, or go the full whammy and get a disco ball jacket? Will you have an uber-cool short strap courier bag, or a 1930s schoolteacher wicker basket?

In the Netherlands, they know how to ride with the style, it's something about being effortlessly European. But regardless of your nationality, you too can ooze Euro on your set of wheels with a Bagaboo, Hungarian slice of courier cool on your back.

Also handy for when you're not on the bike

Bagaboo were the sponsers of the 2009 European Cycle Messenger Championships, and are set to rise to even greater heights of cycle-fashion-fame in 2010, Budapest. Tearproof and water resistant, you can customize your Bagaboo and select your perfect colour combo, size, and any special little extras like laptop sleeves, key clips, and champion stripes.

Team it with one of these super cool Bern helmets (safety first), and you'll look just like you're from the Netherlands: Goede reis!

In case of accident

Life Before Death, Plate 2

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:35 GMT

Did a San Francisco Bay Area Wedding Photographer Steal Images From a Flickr Photographer or Was It an Honest Mistake?

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:44 GMT

An interesting thread over at the strobist group on Flickr. Photographer Tim Kamppinen recently was emailed regarding some of his sports photographs that were appearing for sale and as promotional photos on the website for a San Francisco Bay Area based professional wedding phtoographer, Dennis DeSilva.

DeSilva, who operates under the name Studio Seven Photography, was recently featured on KTVU where he talked about his relationship photographing former Senator Ted Kennedy.

When contacted by Kamppinen regarding the apparent image theft, DeSilva apologized in a brief email according to Kamppinen:

“Tim,
Sorry I got it mixed up with my other photographers.

Thanks
Dennis”

The images of Kamppinen's were also removed from DeSilva's site.

Was this a simple case of a pro photographer mistakenly posting photos from Flickr as his own? Or was DeSilva purposely using Flickr to fill in holes in his own portfolio where he did not have photos? Whatever the case, it seems like folks over at the Strobist thread are pretty worked up about it.

Thanks, Os!

Starbucks Tries Social Media on Flickr, Fails, Locks Down All Discussion Threads to Silence Their Critics

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:16 GMT

I was troubled today to see Starbucks take the draconian step of locking down 100% of their group threads in the Official Starbuck's group on Flickr. All threads were locked today and a note was added to their Flickr Group reading:

“This group has helped inform us of the inconsistent experiences photographers have in our stores. We have put group discussion on hold until we have more updates on an official policy for photography in our stores. We appreciate your patience and encourage you to check back in the following months for an update.”

Censorship is never good and for a corporation to open a dialogue with their customers and then shut it down due to criticism is pretty much directly in contrast to the transparency that social media ought to be about.

In December I blogged about the difficulty that Starbuck's was having articulating a reasonable photo policy in their Flickr group where they have been being attacked by photographers over the course of the past months. Many photographers on Flickr felt it was somewhat hypocritical of Starbucks to encourage photographers to post photos representing their “Starbuck's experience” when so many photographers were regularly being told that they are not allowed to photograph in Starbuck's stores.

The question about whether or not photography is or is not allowed in Starbucks stores still seems very much in the air, and from the request that photographers now check back with the group in the “months” ahead (after having this issue linger since September of last year) it doesn't sound like they will be resolving this question anytime soon. Taking over six months to respond to photographers on this issue is a huge Starbucks FAIL. And now locking their threads to avoid continued criticism for what will likely be many more months, well, it's obvious that Starbucks does not get social media and an even bigger FAIL.

Starbucks should apologize to the photographers who have invested many hours in this group of theirs and reopen threads. They should make it a priority to establish a reasonable photo policy and have it communicated to their stores ASAP. Of course their timing for shutting down their group threads, late on a Friday afternoon where it hopefully will get lost over the weekend on the web is also pretty obvious and weak.

There is an unlocked thread on another non-official Starbucks group about this issue here.

The World Wide Wide Wide Wide Web

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:13 GMT

The great thing about the web is that it makes publishing so simple and cheap that virtually anyone can do it. This allows even the most obscurest of content to find a home. It allows people to turn their own private little passions (whatever they are) into quality online magazines really.

Yesterday this guy published one of my photos of a painting that I took at the Art Institute of Chicago. I love how Flickr can become a resource for all of the obscurity that runs free on the web.

Who would have thought that there would be an entire site devoted to the works of the French painter William Adolphe Bouguereau?

Just imagine the possibilities of all of the content that will flourish in the next 20 years online. It's this free passion-driven long-tail content that will continue to chip away at TV, movies, popular music, museums, print media and books as more and more of it comes available and as better and better tools are created to help us find whatever our itch is that needs to be scratched. What an exciting time to be an artist or publisher with an unprecedented historical opportunity to disseminate your work.

Would you ever wear?

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:07 GMT

In January things can get a little heavy. The snow has stirred up some post-Christmas stress, everyone feels calorie dense, the resolutions didn't really ever get going and it's still really cold. So what we all need is a healthy dose of light entertainment, and I'm not talking charades. Let's play a game of ‘would you ever wear?' It'll get the hearty laughs going (which by the way is a great form of cardiovascular exercise aiding the production of toned abs. See you didn't need to go to the gym).

Scenario Number One:
It's a cold morning and you're late for work, you're not looking forward to the long commute into the city, so whilst eating breakfast you decide to wear something that will make you feel happy and cheerful, in spite the Monday blues. You wander over to the wardrobe, do you get out a red sweater (happy colour), or those patterned tights (bit of jazz), or, would you ever wear………….

Woof Woof

A Gimzo skirt in grey tweed with ‘ear-pockets' and swarovski crystal eyes by Brian Lichtenberg?
It's only $2,100, cheaps and cheerful. They'd love it at the office.

Scenario Number Two:
Your best friends have just moved into a new flat and invited you over for a casual dinner. The only problem is that they haven't had chance to buy crockery yet, so it's a ‘ bring your own plate' deal. You haven't done the washing up in days and can't find a clean plate, and you're on the last minute. What would you do? And more importantly, would you consider wearing……

Chink, Chink

The Porcelain dress by Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng?
You wouldn't need to find a plate, and the partial shorts effect around the thigh area is particularly attractive.

Scenario Number Three:
You have a romantic date organized with someone who you're out to impress, but unfortunately it's been a very bad hair day. The hair can't be tamed with all the brushes and oils of Persia, and you know how important nice hair is in a date context. You need to find something to wear which will detract attention away from your mane, perhaps even a total head covering? But, would you wear…………….

Bad hair day?

The giant, black, feathered egg dress by Giles Deacon?
It would leave an impression for sure, and the hair issue would no longer be an issue. So, would you?

[And last but not least]
Scenario Number Four:
A rainy day, your nephew's fourth birthday party, a trip to the farm wearing animal costumes. You have been assigned the role of child watch assistant, but you must adhere to the strict fancy-dress code, however, you still want to look stylish and chic (you never know, there could be model scouts there). Would you swap face paint and a makeshift tail for……………….

Clip-Clop

Alexander McQueen's very reptilian, hoof-style “armadillo” shoes?
You would walk like a panther, and probably howl in pain when walking (maybe a bit like a wolfhound) – but on second thoughts, that might scare the little ones…in fact, I think they're going to give me nightmares.

Looks like the Gimzo skirt is the least offensive after all, I'd better start saving up.

Happy January!

Read-a-tee

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:59 GMT

The world of graphic literature, offbeat news, culture, art and debate is, by nature, always morphing into new modes of expression, and in the case of евтини мебелиT-Post, the shape and texture of its expression is via t-shirt.

Combining news and a graphic t-shirt, T-Post is the world's first wearable magazine. Every six weeks subscribers to T-Post receive a new issue in the mail with a news story on the inside, and an artistic interpretation on the outside.

There's something wholesome about T-Post, despite its cutting edge innovation. The content of T-Post, in the stories it selects to write about, aims to inspire conversation; stories to make people think and open up new ideas and opinions. With an environmental conscience, the production is strictly limited to the number of T-Post subscribers. In other words, they will print one tee per subscriber, no more, no less. This way there is no overprinting, no selling of shirts in stores, and no waste. So if you're subscribed you're going to get something available only in the present tense, the same tee won't be around at any future time.

Since the idea was born back in 2004, T-Post have begun distributing to over 50 countries, and if you want to get your hands on the latest issue, in which you can read all about Chako Paul City (a town in the Northern Sweden Woods where all the residents are women and all the women are gay), then you'll just have to subscribe. Looks like quite the read.

T-Post current issue

Everyone has an Uncle who is Funk

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:59 GMT

Does everybody have a funky uncle? I'm trying to think about funky things my uncles have done, but struggling to come up with material…does balding count as ‘funky' these days? I think the ideal funky uncle is a diverse character. He has interests which span agriculture and food, investment, media, time travel and fashion. Thanks to Funkuncle, now everyone has a shared uncle who according to this criteria, is indeed funkalicious.

Funkuncle dubs itself a ‘multinational corporation with diverse interests throughout the world, extending into the atmosphere and even right down into the soft underbelly', something which every uncle with a desire to be a funcle should strive to achieve. The corporation was established in 1955 by Edward J. Funkuncle as a manufacturer of spandex, but has grown and expanded ever since to become what it is today. So perhaps it isn't really anything to do with becoming a funky uncle.

With its newest expansion being fashion, Funkuncle now offer a delightful range of graphic tees. Funkuncle write that their textile division seeks to create high art at the same time as completely mechanizing the artistic process, this is mostly achieved as their production line is 100% robot.

Some of their most iconic tees are “Time Box” and “Game Face”, which fuse modernity and colour with a distinctly retro overtone.

Time Box

Game Face

And remember, to be a funky uncle…everything must be taken with a pinch of salt.

You Don't Need a Hood to be in the Hood

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:07 GMT

Heard of S.I.T.H? It could stand for many things:

Sizzling In The Heat….
or Super Igloo: Tremendous Home…
or Screaming Invisible Trampoliner Hurt.

But (fortunately) what it actually signifies is: Star In The Hood.

London's Tinchy Stryder is not just a pretty face/rapping rapper/musical melody maker who likes to flash around with his S.I.T.H clothes shimmering, he is in fact the very fashion master behind this brand. Created a couple of years ago, Tinchy says: “RESPECT” and “I wear it every single day”. After listening to Tinchy's touching lyrics, I have been inspired by ‘the hood‘ way of life and have decided to make it my quest to become a Tinchy disciple. So far so good, I've been congratulated on the authenticity of my walk, shades and rhymes, now all I need is some cutting edge stizzle [style]. Where better to stizzle myself up that with some bone fide Tinchy wear, modeled by the man himself. Since it's chilly I've decided to go for the sweatshirt, a soft, fleecy lining sounds so appealing for when I'm snuggled at home with a cup of tea….oh I mean, I need to keep warm-izzle when I'm out on the streets all night in a freestyle rap-off. There are many designs to choose from. The neon green on black is attractive, but since I'm aiming to be more of a ‘baller', I think I'll bling it up with the diamante, black-filled, grey-marl sweatshirt. No expense spared.

Serious Stizzle

Despite my steely exterior (you need it in the hood), I have to admit that this gangsta' is really quite the softie. So when selecting some Christmas presents for my homies, I'm planning on splashing my baller cash on an ‘I Got Soul' Tinchy-esque tee, because 100% of the profits go to War Child, an international charity that protects children who live in the most dangerous war zones of the world. Yeah Tinchy, that's right – “Respect”.

When you're in the hood, you're allowed to be grammatically incorrect

Edible Couture

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:06 GMT

There are a lot of similarities between pastry chefs and fashion designers. Layers, cutting and construction. Colour, shape and matters of taste. It's all about creating something that looks beautiful and makes you want it. Sounds like the ideal opportunity for a role reversal? Well that's just what's happened.

Alex Mabille has created this incredibly velvety looking yule log of dreams in a project with famous french tea room Angelina. Though it looks like my Grandma's pin cushion, it really is good enough to eat. Expect chestnuts, candied apples, yuzu, lime, milk chocolate and caramelised pecans. This Christmas pud blows the raisins straight out of mine, though I'm not sure that I could realistically bring the fork to it come Christmas Day.

Log Couture

For the more dunkable designer coat, head down to The Berkley in Knightsbridge for a designer afternoon tea. Just make sure you don't get your designer coat mixed up with the biscuit version. This Burberry Prorsum classic trench coat biscuit is quite out of the ordinary, with rich cinnamon flavours and caramel belt and buttons.

Coat Delicious

For real clothes, Cadbury's can kit you out. Recruiting Giles Deacon to do the designing, the Cadbury's Caramel Bunny now wears a strapless, ruffle, tulip dress with chocolate polka dots. Apparently this rabbit has been rated the third sexiest cartoon character, and now we all know why.

Chocolate Rabbit Fashion

Using Posterous for testimonials

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:34 GMT

Posterous

Here at Indigo, the customer services team are often delighted to get testimonials and thank you messages from happy clients via email. The challenge was how could we quickly publish the testimonial to our website, twitter (@indigo) and Facebook (Indigo FB page)? Also, how could the customer services team member do this themself without asking the IT department to do it for them?

Our solution was Posterous – a blogging platform that can auto-post emails sent to it. Now, once someone gets a testimonial they just have to send it on to post@posterous.com and it will publish to our site and wherever else we need it to go! Sweet!

How to be the Hostess with the Mostess

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:05 GMT

There'll be mistletoe hanging around, you've got to look your best.

It's party season, and though Nigella Lawson might be able to effortlessly carry off hosting a beautiful, candlelit, parmesan shaved party, it's all a big fakie really. She has a TV crew to help out, is really good at rustling up a feast, and has the time to prepare in advance, luxuries many of us must live without. I always like to be the hostess with the slightly harsh streak. ‘Come to my party! It's going to be amazing, and I can't wait to see you! But bring your favourite drinks and food and music, and if you don't, then….don't come! See you then!' It minimises the work front and leaves maximum time for home decoration and self-beautification. Sometimes you have to sacrifice your guest's comfort to be truly fabulous.

The truly fabulous hostess has a jaw-dropping little Christmas number. Some of this season's finest include the golden snowflake dress from Brit designers Dahlia. These ladies know how to craft a dress into Christmas bling at its finest. That said, I feel like I want to accessorise it with roller-skates for some reason. Perhaps some from here. Totally unique look.

GoldenSnowfallRollerBall

If you're a bit wobbly on the old roller skates, you might prefer to opt for a more understated glamour ooze. This dress from Reiss says: ‘She just threw me on, and I fit in all the right places. Look' That's just the kind of personality I look for in a dress. In pale pink and black, this will make you the hostess with a shprinkling of well positioned shparkle.

Not a Roller Skate in Sight

If you're a man host, then wearing the perfect dress may not be so high on your agenda. But depending on your your guest list, you might still be out to impress. Why not try to pull it out of the bag in this B Store Buffalo Polka Shirt. The black on white is like an inverted snowstorm, radical yet also Christmassy. And I'll tell you a secret…a contrast collar always makes the girls flock. Sssssshhh.

Dot to Dot

Most importantly, you must be on time for your own party. Always ensure that you've left a few extra minutes to slick some gel through your locks, construct an architecturally sublime gingerbread house, and slice some lemons. A party isn't a party without sliced lemons. To keep you on time click this Firetrap White Alpha Watch around your wrist. Inkeeping with the wintery snow theme, white watches are what all the trendiest people have put on the top of their Christmas lists.

Snowy White Watches

Remember, you don't have to be Nigella to host the perfect party. Few slices of lemon, optional roller skates, the Pogues in the background, maybe some paper chains if you've got the time, and get the guests to do the rest.

Socks Appeal

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:48 GMT

Once upon a time, everyone used to get socks for Christmas, and everyone used to give socks for Christmas. Christmas became synonymous with 'socks' and because of this the sock ended up getting a bad reputation. Christmas gifts were too predictable, people were getting bored. Their toes might have been warm, but there was no longer an element of surprise in unwrapping sock-shaped gifts. Sock-stitchers tried in vain to make the sock more desirable by bringing out novelty Christmas ranges, but it didn't work. In fact most people even preferred to wear plain old socks rather than a pair spotted with a flurry of glittery, round puddings. Then with the introduction of other (usually more frivolous) Christmas gift possibilities, the sock became gradually extinct in Christmas gifting. Now and then it still pops up, usually as a ‘joke' gift to laugh about the predictability of the ‘olden days' of Christmas past, but as a gift, the sock has slowly shrivelled away into the background…never to be seen again.

It is a tragic tale, especially when you think that the oversized sock/stocking is one of the Christmas traditions we still enjoy each year. So in a campaign to revive the sock from it's back-of-the-drawer slumber, I'm bringing soxy back. Here are some new sock friends that you might want to make this year.

The cutting edge of style, recommended by none other than Vogue, is the ‘iridescent pop-sock' which adds ‘coquettish fun' to your sock draw. For these socks to work, you need bare legs, skyscraper heels/wedges and the courage to wear them during the ‘cocktail hour', optionally garnished with a slice of lemon. Yes your bare legs might be cold, and no the pop-sock doesn't really offer woolly warmth – but the sock is changing, it's stylish and that means that it isn't always completely practical.

Sock Candy

The next sock in line could be called the sock from the future. Heat Sox are socks which need a battery because they are foot-ovens. This sock knows what it means to be a sock…grrrrrrr. They may on the pricey side, and they might not be super dooper stylish, but c'mon, you can control the heat from low to high! And just in case you are a little bit concerned about having electronic feet (perfectly understandable of course), the manufacturers offer their customers reassurance that they have used a low amperage to eliminate the possibility of shocks and burns. Safety first.

Socks from the Future

Finally, we have the winning combination of style and warmth within a sock-concept. When wearing these you won't have to worry about chilly bare legs or be concerned about about your voltage. These guys are hardy and strong. They have an edge of Christmas, a splash of practicality and a slice of ‘I could wear you forever and ever, come here'. You'll get attached. With bobbles and reindeer, these Nordic socks by Urban Outfitters aren't just socks, they're slipper socks: yes! both a slipper and a sock. The design and colour scheme oozes Christmas in Oslo. Socktacular.

The All-Rounder

Festive Knits: Ho Ho Ho.

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:33 GMT

It's just a few days into the advent calendar, but Christmas fever has already taken over. The lights are up, the fake snow machine is pumping out white flakes and Cliff Richard has begun infiltrating the airwaves. There are many festive frolics to be had, but perhaps the most festive and most frolicky of them all is the staple of Christmas fashion, which is without a doubt, the Christmas Jumper.

Best worn on Christmas Day, the archetypal festive knit is the stomping ground of pattern. In-keeping with everything that Christmas signifies: excess, indulgence and warmth, the Christmas Jumper offers wild pattern, colour and style. Most importantly perhaps, the amount of pattern on one of these knits will ensure that after a triple serving of turkey and a few hefty slices of yule log no one will be able to see you bulge: pattern = distraction.

For all your Christmas Jumper needs, the best place to head might be…hmmmmm…www.christmasjumper.co.uk? Yes, all your Christmases have come at once. These sweatshirts are ‘just like Granny used to make', and you can feel the Granny influence all over them. There's the classic Christmas print in burgundy and cream with Nordic inspired reindeer and snowflakes, and then there's the altogether more “CHRISTMAS! AAAAAAARRRGH!” snowman on bottle green. Oh my Santa. As this male model shows, to enjoy the perfect Christmas all you need is a glass of wine and a seasonal knit, just like Granny used to make.

Looking Christmassy

But if you're one of the cooler Christmas kids, the elves at Lazy Oaf have been busy designing a limited edition Christmas Jumper. It's blue to remind you of frost, and combines all elements of Christmas in its pattern heavy screen-print: trees, reindeer, snowflakes. All that's really missing is the lead singer of Wizzard. And the best bit about these Lazy Oaf jumpers? They're unisex, you know what that means – they're universal. In my opinion, if everyone wore one of these this December it would make for a merry merry Christmas.

Christmas!

Hoodies

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:09 GMT

If you’re getting colder in these winter months then you might want to think about getting some hoodies for you and your employees.
Supplying your employees with branded hoodies, will stop them wearing jackets inside and will advertise your company more, as they will tend to keep them on when they go out on lunch!

All our hoodies are ideal for promotional branding via digital or screen printing, transfer (vinyl) or embroidery. This makes them ideal for university hoodies or leavers hoodies.

Using our online quote tool will give you a price guide to work with, all you need to specify is ‘Quantity', ‘Print Type' and whether you’re choosing ‘Embroidery' or ‘Print'.

We can supply our hoodies in a wide range of colours from Arctic White and Military Green to Hot Pink and Jet Black.
We cater for many sizes as well from XXXL which is suitable to a 52” all the way down to a Small 36”.

Our College Hoodie has a Kangaroo pouch pocket and features a double fabric hood and colour coordinated draw string. Both the cuffs and hem are ribbed keeping the warmth in and the cold out.

Hoodies

Plastic Fantastic

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:54 GMT

Best letter of the alphabet? It has to be ‘K'. For starters it looks fantastically angular, can be written uniquely in each style of handwriting – so it's personal, and some of the most wonderful people have names which begin with this letter. Of course I'm talking about Keith Chegwin, Kanye West and Keira Knightly….cough cough cough, not myself! If you think you know of a better letter then feel free to fight back. Otherwise you could show some allegiance to the alphabet with one of these spangly necklaces from Anna Lou of London. I'm wearing the ‘K' in black, but if a peach ‘T' is more your cup of…tea, or a white ‘S', like the winter snow, then take your pick. But I think secretly we all know and accept that ‘K' is the leading letter:

Kool

Since Anna Lou is of London, she also loves to make her plastic accessories Britalicious. The Queen's Head earrings and Corgi Brooch are my particular favourites, and would be ideal Christmas gifts for any friends who live overseas. Particularly friends who dislike Britain…there's nothing like a good bit of patriotism in the face of banterous hostility is there now? I'm just hoping for a Gordon Brown range to come out; did you know, he's gone a little bit gangsta, rap bling these days has G-Brown…

Guess who has a Royal Corgi..............

............that's right! The Queen!

Polo Shirts For Promotion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:23 GMT

Polo Shirts

Polo Shirts are ideal for promotional work wear as they portray a smart yet casual dress code for your company, and they keep all your staff looking uniform!

If you’re on budget, then you can always opt for a slightly more affordable range of polo shirts, but just because they are cheaper option don’t worry about the quality of material been any lower, as you will often find that they are still made by a reputable company such as Fruit Of The Loom.

Our Standard Weight Polo Shirt is the most popular purchase out of our Polo Shirt range. They come in a range of colours such as Red, Blue, White and Black.

The Standard Weight Polo Shirt is made from 65% Polyester and 35% Combed Cotton.

We can also supply Polo Shirts in a wide range of sizes from a Small 36/38″ to a XXXL 50/52″.

If you’re looking for a small amount of Polo Shirts for promotional branding, then Digital printing or Vinyl will provide the most economical costings, where as quantities over 20 will benefit from be screen printed or having an embroidered logo.

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