They’re pushpins – but not as you know them! American artist Eric Daigh astounded the art world when he created amazing mosaic portraits from different coloured pushpins – a feat which took many hours to pull off. Michigan-based Daigh is a process artist who starts his pushpin projects by taking a series of photographs. He […]
The office is not the most dangerous of working environments – it’s much more risky working outside as a builder or an engineer. But the office is not 100 per cent safe. Look out for a common stationery-related injury – treading on a drawing pin! It doesn’t matter so much if you’re wearing shoes with […]
Back in January, a mad dentist from Massachusetts called Michael Clair was given a year in jail for using Paperclips in root canal procedures. Recently, 20-year-old Joshua Almeida, a victim of this surreal mouth-bothering, spoke of his pain. “When I chew food it, like, hurts, and like, when something’s cold, it hurts even more,” says […]
As part of a campaign to promote their new InkJoy pen, Paper Mate® is encouraging office workers to expose pen thieves through its Facebook page. According to research commissioned by Paper Mate, 70 percent of American office workers report that their pen has gone missing from their office. And almost all of the 1,000 respondents […]
Liven (deaden) up you desk with a Zombie Pencil Holder from Neatoshop. These grim pencil holders are hand-painted, making each one of these visions of living death unique. Six holes in the head hold pens and pencils, while the eye sockets are magnetized to keep Paperclips handy. A removable tongue holds small items and business […]
If, in your office, it’s got to the stage where the only thing that will put a smile on your face is the sight of a colleague wincing in pain as they pull out a drawing pin from their arm, then look no further than Instructables’ Office Weapons. Here you’ll find a slew of dangerous […]
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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