The thoughts and reflections of Casper (aka Benjamin van Caspel)
At Seattle Airport there’s a bunch of large decorative boulders strewn about the arrivals hall which have the above plaques around them.
Now I recalled this picture I took when I saw Gizmodo’s post on Sony’s headphone range the other day. Whilst being a lot of headphones when you take into account that it included each of the colour combinations they came in it seems like a slightly more reasonable choice between <10 core types of headphone. [...]
Found in a Pennsylvanian thrift shop this Electronic Mall Madness game hails from a distant era. Not only are board games becoming the preserve of adults (or should I say atavistic kidults) and no longer educational/life emulation/escapist fantasy for kids but the concept of consumerism presented in the above game will seem archaic in a [...]
When I first saw this I read it as the same thing you see on a Methylated Spirits bottle - “Not To Be Taken”. Which did rather amuse me that someone would try that with a Bible. Alas the bold label “Not To Be Taken Away” does leave you wondering of the intent of it’s [...]
Whilst at first glance the above sign would appear to be informative but it’s missing many critical pieces of information.
- It doesn’t tell you what floor you are on. Actually the only way to find this out at this particular mall is steel numbers on the floor at the entrance and exit to each escalator.
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What secrets does my company have?
Some alerts become irrelevant with time thus people begin to ignore them. The problem is that with time people default to ignoring them. Think of speed limits and airline safety drills. To some the solution is becoming more shocking - eg. Terrorism warnings at train stations showing images of bombed trains and screaming people when [...]
Hi, I'm Benjamin van Caspel, although much better known as Casper, I'm a Christ loving, 20-something Aussie designer living in Singapore. This blog is really my place to share what's taking my attention and what I'm thinking which, by all accounts of those who know me, is too much.