Xerox Today, 22 Oct: 82 years since this 1st xerographic image in 1938. Laid off from Bell Labs, Chester Carlson studied law & got a job copying patent drawings by hand. Bored, he experimented in a makeshift lab in Astoria, NY. 10-year search before Haleoid Co turned his invention into a useful product. Haleoid became…
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Upside-down cake Pineapple upside-down cake: shows how to solve a problem by viewing it as an opportunity. Can’t bake in an oven? Use a frying pan on stove-top. No fresh fruit? Use canned. Too dated to work now? This retro classic has comeback & now has a National Day on 20 April. Flip things over…
Naughty “Naughty, but nice” – 1970s National Dairy Council slogan for cream cakes. One of the most popular British classics with tourists (& locals), the Cream Tea – collective name for warm scone, clotted cream, strawberry jam & tea – dates back to the 11th c in SW England. National Cream Tea Day on the…
Spread The great English spread: Marmite. Invented in 1902 from spent brewer’s yeast & still made today. Nutritious black savoury paste enjoyed on toast. Most-confiscated item at British airports, so comes in 70g travel size since 2015, & in limited-edition versions – new sales for traditional product! Included in soldiers’ rations in both World Wars &…
Jeans What are the perfect jeans, if you could only own 1 pair? Timeless, soft & comfy for travel, smart enough for the office, & chic to wear to dinner. 2016 global jeans sales >$40bn (£31bn). Premium denim is now 1 of the fastest growing segments in apparel. When he made his blue jeans…
Typeface Do typefaces have intrinsic meaning or price tags? Many pricey brands have changed logos to simple all-capitals sans-serif, crisp-angle letters; signifying luxury by no-nonsense boldness, not fussy extras or standing out. Surveys show we view sharp, chiselled fonts as more high-end. Luxury is about timeless, enduring value – current yet classic, expensive but worth…
Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 30 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 29 spelt R-O-P-Y-J-A-D-E (JEOPARDY) Series 28 spelt G-U-I-L-D-B-I-N (BUILDING) Series 27 spelt F-R-U-I-T-E-X (FIXTURE) Series 26 spelt H-O-N-K-W-O-W (KNOWHOW) Series 25 spelt L-O-D-E-M (MODEL) Series 24 spelt G-R-E-Y-S-Y-N …
Kiosk 1881 First public phone box in Berlin‘s Potsdamer Platz. Most perfect version of this miniature building type is Giles Gilbert Scott’s 1924 design competition win: the classic red K2 was voted 1 of top 10 British design icons in 2006. Bolted cast-iron sections, domed roof, teak door, concrete base. 1,700 installed; about 200 remain…
Longevity Consumers now value sustainability, simplicity, longevity. ‘Planned obsolescence’ doesn’t work when they want to build and keep a relationship with the product/ service provider. Back to the future Guessed the Word? Series 20 (6/6) [pic: Royal Enfield]