Author, publisher, typeface designer and branding expert Jack Yan discusses media, leadership, social responsibility and other topics related to his work.
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- An alternative to Instagram mapson Dec 7, 2016 in interests internet 2016 cartography Instagram social media social networking technology websiteInstagram, on announcing their cancellation, said that not many people used its maps, which is a shame—looks like I was one of the few who did. For those seeking an alternative, the Data Pack has a map that you can use here. It’s not bad, tho...
- Facebook’s ad targeting: evidence now filed with the Better Business Bureauon Dec 4, 2016 in business internet marketing USA 2016 advertising Better Business Bureau Facebook law privacy social media social networkingAs of today, I’ve sent off my evidence to the US Better Business Bureau so they can continue their investigation of Facebook. The DAA was too gutless to investigate but the BBB, by contrast, gives a damn. Let me note here that I have n...
- Why the next Holden Commodore will have a traditional bootAbove: The Holden Commodore SS-V, facing its last year of manufacture. The current wisdom appears to be that when the Holden Commodore VF leaves production in 2017, it’ll be replaced by the liftback version of the Opel Insignia B. After all, the on...
- Brexit reminds us that we need to take a lead in making globalization fairerBrexit was an interesting campaign to watch, and there’s not too much I can add that hasn’t been stated already. I saw some incredibly fake arguments from Brexit supporters, including one graphic drawing a parallel between the assassinations of A...
- Where’s Bojo? He’s been outmanœuvred by David Cameronon Jun 27, 2016 in leadership media politics UK Boris Johnson Conservatives David Cameron EU Europe Eurosceptics Patrick Harris The GuardianBBC Some of those Guardian readers are smart. Unlike the comments’ section on certain New Zealand newspaper websites, or on YouTube, it was a pleasure to read this one about Brexit on the left-leaning British newspaper’s site. If you̵...
- Finding the heart on Top Gear againAbove: Chris Evans and Rory Reid talk about the McLaren F1 in Extra Gear. Now that the new new Top Gear has aired in New Zealand, I have to say that it isn’t really there yet. But unlike much of the UK, I’m not going to dis Chris Evans, w...
- An old slant for Labouron Jun 8, 2016 in design internet marketing New Zealand politics typography 2016 Aotearoa Commercial Type humour websiteI noticed this on April 28 and Tweeted about it, tagging the New Zealand Labour Party at the time. It still hasn’t been fixed as of today. That’s supposedly Commercial Type’s Stag Bold Italic in the headline, but someone has slanted...
- Where did all the manual transmissions go?on May 8, 2016 in business cars culture New Zealand Wellington 2015 2016 Aotearoa car Japan market-place retail trend Whanganui-a-TaraAbove: The gear selector in the BMW i3, as tested in Lucire. See here for the full road test. When I was searching for a car to buy after my previous one was written off in an accident, one no-brainer was that it had to be a manual. It can’t be...
- Mitsubishi’s latest scandal: enough to shake it right out of the passenger-car market?Above: The Mitsubishi eK Wagon, one of the cars at the centre of the company’s latest scandal. One thing about creating and running Autocade is that you gain an appreciation for corporate history. Recently, I blogged about Fiat, and the trouble...
- Happy and gloriousAs one of HM the Queen’s loyal and humble servants, I wish her a happy 90th birthday and include this YouTube video of one of her most memorable moments of recent times. A bit of the ‘Dambusters March’ can’t go wrong, either.
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