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ducie little number

 Wandering around Manchester can be a architecture fanatic’s dream with it’s iconic buildings such as Urbis, Manchester Town Hall, Beetham Tower, IWMN etc. etc. However what delights me most is coming across one of the more hidden gems. So veer of the ‘tourist trail’ and take a look at my new favourite, the eye catching Building Design Partnership (BDP.) offices located at 11 Ducie Street, Piccadilly Basin, Manchester. BDP is the largest interdisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists in Europe – so I would like to think they know how to do things right and taking a look at this building it seems they have it bang on. On one side the…

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manchester classics

 Today, as I do most days, I headed into the minefield of useless useful information that is Goggledom. Surfing on the crest of a www I came across Paint My Album. The concept involves some chaps called Diarmuid and Anthony from Manchester have started a internet craze for rehashing classic album covers using Microsoft Paint. With contributions from across the interweb the lads have recently hit a total of 1,101 covers reproduced with a goal of reaching the 2,000 mark by 23rd of December 2009.   To get involved join ‘Let’s Redo Classic Album Covers Using Microsoft Paint’ on Facebook or submit your MS Paint covers to paintmyalbum@gmail.com.   Anyhow…

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sometimes

 A design junkie like me can’t go wrong with Manchester store magMA. It is a place where there is a lot to love. This lunchtime I nipped down there to get some optical pleasure and I read this… Tokidoki means “sometimes” in the Japanese language. ‘Sometimes’ because everyone waits for moments that change one’s destiny. By simple chance or meeting a new person, Tokidoki is the hope, the hidden energy everyone has inside that gives strength to face a new day and dream something positive, that something magical will happen to us. Now don’t that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

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a chip off the creative block

 Every since the first day I could hold a Crayola in my mitts I have loved to doodle. My Grandma’s fridge was my gallery and while the other kids wanted to be doctors or police(wo)man I dreamed of becoming a world renowned artist – year’s before I knew the names Picasso, Hockey, Warhol and the like. Today, despite the day job, there still a piece of me that has lofty ambitions of reaching the artistic heights of some of my paint brush wielding heroes (okay so what I lack in talent I make up for in hope). However luckily for me I have the pleasure of living in a city…

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flickr makes me wet

 Flickr- what did we ever do without it’s visual loveliness? Feeding the eyes and the soul it gives even the most casual snapper their own worldwide showcase. Therefore a BIG thank you to kh1234567890 for the profile image that is now sitting proudly on this page.

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