New UK plug design

December 16, 2009

The familiar 3-pin UK plug was designed in the 1940s but it’s the bulkiest in the world. An RCA design student has reinvented it… http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3864:rca-student-radically-improves-the-uk-plug (I still think we should be looking at integrated DC circuits in houses – do away with all these bulky hot transformers which so many appliances use now…)

Boom! A new creative resource in Bath

December 3, 2009

Creative Boom Bath is a blog and online community aimed at the creative industries in and around Bath. It is run by Creative Boom magazine in partnership with Highlight PR in Bath, a specialist PR agency for creative firms. tallhatDesign is featured (Dec 1st 2009) • www.creativeboom.co.uk/bath And don’t forget www.creativebath.org for more creative industry news …more