Sign on the door to the ladies in a restaurant in Monreale, Sicily.
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by Alison
Day
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Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
Monday 27 April 2015
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Secret Portrait
Ever heard of Orange The Feed? Well neither had I until recently whilst fluttering around on Twitter.
Quite by chance I came across fellow Tweeps clammering for their portraits to be done by online illustrators.
For a portrait all one had to supply was a short description of oneself, likes/dislikes, pets (where applicable) & their characteristics, or anything else that came to mind. Add the all important hash tag #SecretPortrait and send the Tweet to @OrangeTheFeed...
Today (upon my enquiry), a reply & link to my Secret Portrait arrived...
"Rather than tell you, how about we show you? http://t.co/8e0woXH6
The image is of course in this post as well and I'm thrilled to bits with it!
So, if you're up to having your Secret Portrait done, instantly, and for the price of a tweet, you know where to go...enjoy!
Wednesday 7 September 2011
Retail Therapy Fun - Alison Day Designs
In Need of Some Retail Therapy?
For fabulous designs on a selection of products...
why not visit my online shop: Alison Day Designs - Etsy
why not visit my online shop: Alison Day Designs - Etsy
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Connections Magazine - Summer #28, 2010
For the summer issue of Connections, we set a competition for children asking them to
'Design a Summer cover' for the magazine.
Here is the the winning entry created and sent in by Sam Kompier.
Read & download issue here
Wednesday 16 June 2010
What's Hot, What's Not! - Sky Cars - The Only Way is Up
Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to
fly,
but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
~ Mary Kay Ash
Mid-flight to England this summer, trying to take my
mind of the nausea provoking turbulence, I noticed in the in-flight magazine an
interesting addition to the gadget section. Nestled on the page in between this
years ‘must haves’, of a pair of Skull-crusher headphones, a weird USB stick
and an ugly suitcase cover was a cherry red PAL-V (Personal Air & Land
Vehicle).
For one horrible moment, I thought that the makers
of the Reliant
Robin (a 3-wheeled car from the 70’s, infamous for
toppling over whilst cornering) was trying to make a 21st century come back.
Upon further inspection, it became apparent that this is far more superior.
Intended to be the world’s first practical ‘flying car’, the PAL-V is a single
seated, three-wheeled vehicle that can fly as a gyro-copter, drive as a regular
car and handles with the diversity of a motorbike. Now how cool is that, in
these days of increasing gridlock and road rage! Its fold-able rotor means that
it can be driven from your doorstep and then flown to your destination of
choice. This could revolutionize personal air travel, as just getting to the
airport and one’s flight is a nightmare these days.
The PAL-V is due to appear in 2012. Conceived by
John Bakker working with Spark design (amongst others), it has taken 6 years to
develop a vehicle concept that can fly as well as drive. The PAL-V has a
possible speed of up to 125 mph on land and 120 mph in the air, as well as
being able to soar to heights of 4,000 feet.
With transport going vertical, our highways may soon
look like something out of the film ‘The Fifth Element’, with Bruce Willis. But
it’s not all plain sailing or should I say flying? In order to be able to
drive/fly one of these you will need a plethora of licences. For starters, an
aircraft certification: “Small Rotorcraft”, road certification: Three wheeled
Motorcycles, Class L5e, car drivers license, 20-40 hours of flying experience
and approximately $ 7000 to pay for it all! That’s all before you have bought
the aircraft, which will only set you back a paltry $75,000.
The PAL-V on the other hand is ‘cheap’, compared to
the middle of the range priced, Terrafugia at $194,000. This one looks rather
like a plane and has been dubbed ‘not a true skycar’, by its critics. Then
there is the top of the range (not on sale just yet) Moller Skycar M400 at
$526,634.35. This can comfortably seat four people and travels up to speeds of
380 mph.
Of course in
order to fly with the happy abandon of a Jetsons cartoon, (Hanna Barbara), a
foolproof GPS navigation system will also have to be implemented for transport
that is going to be land-air, at a moments notice, otherwise it could be
disastrous. But all said and done, I must admit I like the idea of this mode of
transport and should I decide to invest in one, it’ll land nicely on the roof
of my vertical garden!
Sources: Pal-V
Moller Terrafugia
Monday 22 March 2010
Discovering Groningen by Waterbus
With
the weather warming up, now’s the opportunity to take one of the circular
boat trips round Groningen and view the city from another angle.
Lasting
about an hour, the trip starts across from the Central Station and follows the
canals that circle the city centre. With refreshments on board one
can sit back and enjoy the multitude of historical buildings,
bridges, towers and houseboats that seem to glide effortlessly by. This is
accompanied by a pre-recorded tour guide via the tannoy on Groningen’s history
and inhabitants, in Dutch, English and German.
If
you would prefer to see the Groninger countryside on a more extended trip then
maybe the Reitdiepcruise is more for you. Leaving Groningen early in the
morning on the ‘Ommelaand’ and returning at 20.00 in the evening, the trip follows
the Reitdiep channel to a lake called the “Lauwersmeer". Included in the ticket
price is morning tea or coffee and lunch.
Other
cruise destinations available from Groningen are Nienoord, Delfzijl -
Dollardvaart, Damsterdiep, and the lakes, Zuidlaarder Meer and Paterswoldse
Meer. The boats ‘Pronkjewail’, and ‘Goudraand’ of the
excursion company Kool, sail all the year round and are also available for
group excursions such as weddings, business lunches, school trips and
promotions.
For
more information and reservations: http://www.rondvaartbedrijfkool.nl
©
Alison Day
First
published in the Connections magazine #8 July 2005
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