When Apple announced the new iPhone 3GS, the all new updated version of their cellphone line, I decided I wanted this hot piece of technology.

Now, as virtually nothing is free of charge, the price tag for some iPhone Pleasure in Austria is quite astonishing and requires some calculations before you jump on the 24 months cellphone plan bandwagon.

The iPhone 3GS? You want it? See the costs involved, after the jump.

Our two options are either T-Mobile Austria (see Part 2 for a price analysis) or Orange. While T-Mobile won’t tell me what the prices are yet (Update: They did, yesterday), here are my calculations for an Orange plan that would be affordable and reasonably priced.

Indiana Robert came up with a new font apparently inspired by now President Barack Obama’s HOPE campaign keyword. Looks familiar? That’s because the artist based this on the world famous LOVE Park font in Philadelphia. Instead of cherry red, I believe, he went for the TIME Magazine iconizing colors matte blue and red.

Indiana Robert · Hope · painted aluminium 2009

(via swissmiss)

The Guardian Art and Design put together a grid of everyday design where you can watch nearly 60 years in the change. Design items like corn flakes or cloths for flight attendants seem to go back and forth in time, picking up an idea there, changing it, tweaking it, putting some shiny Photoshop effect or differently colored hat on there and here we go.

Click onto the image to get to the actual grid that gives you even more insight on the item displayed.

The only constant is change.

Starting from the 50s to the 60s to the 70s… You get the idea, don’t you?

The changing face of everyday design by The Guardian Art and Design

[inspired by amyhoy's tweet who by the way thinks the 80s sucked]

High Line Opening Day · Michael Surtees (found via flickr.com)

Adding this to the things I ought to see when I hit the streets of NYC. Those lounge chairs, to me, seem very inviting. Great views over the city. Let’s hope it’s not packed with tons of annoying tourists.

The High Line in New York city just opened for the public.

Relaxation guaranteed. High Line Opening Day · Michael Surtees (found via flickr.com)

San Francisco viewed from Port View Park, Oakland, Summer 2002 · //ichael Patric|{ (found via flickr.com)

I wouldn’t mind going on a sailing trip in the San Francisco Bay. Especially on a sunny day like that. That’s when reality hits me, reminding me of the fact that I’m trapped in Vienna with lousy weather. Come on it’s June. We need sun rays to retain sanity.

“So philafication is the hottest thing in town lately, eh?”, a friend approached me on iChat. “Darn right, Mister” I countered.

Please note that Phil’s Blogging has been rebranded into this new, spicy and much better phonetically sounding Philafication. Experts agreed after short discussion that the correct pronunciation of this trend-word should be  ”Phil -uh/eh – fication”. Depending on your accent and personal preference.

Update your bookmarks or in case of severe tech-savviness your RSS feeds.

Visual changes are to follow during the summer months.

Human kind of thinking is all about creativity. And so is business. We often have a vision, a spark of an idea and then, analysis of our chances of what we can do with that very thought tell us how to proceed. One moment the idea seems very much compelling until we realize there is no use in real life for it… It happens, don’t worry.

I really hope that we all end up saying “Yay, I’ve found that thing!” What do we need to get to the Hooray-moment? 

• Knowing our ABILITIES and the lack thereof.
• A sparkling VISION and clarity on what we want to do with live.
• A MARKET that can provide for a living.

Please proceed to the diagram attached.

Where are you in this picture?

(via swissmiss)

Indifference. A term every political economics student is ranting and raving about. When an individual is indifferent about option A or B, then he/she values both equally and thus considers them as good or as bad as the other.

Meh Magazine. Go buy it or don't... Whatever. I dont care. *Shrugs*. · by shammonds on flickr.com

Meh is the more casual term for it and I wish I could have “Meh” go mainstream in German as well. I’m working on it. philafication.com proudly presents the word of all-time:

Expression: Meh
A word used to show indifference.
Example: “Barack Obama, you are the first Black president, do you think you are ready to take office?”
“Meh.”

It’s basically a short version, and thus is ideal for text lingo, for I couldn’t care less about it. The German language lacks an equivalent of equal efficiency and thus needs to adapt the English. Resistance is futile.

The image attached shows the Face of Meh. On Meh Magazine. Get it at the newspaper stand near you or don’t… whatever. For only 1.50 I guess.

I’m sure you’ve seen me make that kind of face once or twice.

Here’s some German expressions that’s worth mentioning in this compelling case of Lingo Bingo…

• Das juckt mich nicht.
• Das kratzt mich nicht.
• Das tangiert mich perifär.