Websters defines “small print” as text in which a company or other potentially liable body expresses things they don’t want to say but are forced to by law. In advertising and marketing, small print provides a company with an opportunity to contradict that written or said previously and to disengage legally from any promises it […]
An A4 plastic folder fell out of an ambulance helicopter at 700 feet and hit a man, rendering him unconscious, it has emerged. The stationery item was among other objects that fell from the sky because an unlocked door opened three minutes into a flight. The helicopter was taking a patient to hospital and […]
A poll of US bosses and workers has revealed some of the lamest and most extravagant excuses made for not coming into work. The survey, commissioned by job search website www.careerbuilder.com and conducted by Harris Interactive, found that almost 30 percent of workers called in sick last year when they weren’t really and probed respondents […]
Clinical psychologists have identified two separate checks that the brain uses against errors when typing. Typists check their work visually by looking at the output of their typing. But it seems fingers also “recognise” when a typo has been made. Gordon Logan and Matthew Crump of Vanderbilt University, Nashville carried out tests on proficient […]
This tangible graphic represents US Paper production in 2000. The Paper-fold pie chart was designed by Romanian illustrator Alexandra Muresan aka ixycreativity who amongst other things has also visualised global life expectancy. Muresan has represented each Paper usage – newsprint, tissue, containerboard, etc – using the Paper type itself. The stats are quite interesting too: […]
There’s something excellent about the juxtaposition of a big, fat, unself-conscious pig (the farm animal) and an office environment. Pigs don’t seem to care where they are and will happily saunter along – muddy field, pig sty, built-up environment, wherever – snouts to the ground, hoping (but casually) that an edible scrap will turn up […]
A potentially dangerous office situation Every year, Accident & Emergency departments in hospitals around Britain admit thousands of folk who have been physically harmed by office equipment. The careless, over-curious and the unlucky can all fall victim to Paper cuts, staple gashes, pencils stuck up the nose and errant, spiky pins and Paperclips. Today we […]
In news that has shaken the printer supplies world, Home Secretary Theresa May has told the House of Commons that toner cartridges greater than 500g will not be allowed to be carried as part of hand luggage on flights departing from the UK. There will also be restrictions on cargo flights, with carriage limited to […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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