18th
Jun
We received an email from Cat a while back when we did the BBC Worldservice interview. I (Paddy) embarrassed myself as I did not know how to pronounce our longest word, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and Christina decided to help me out. I decided that everyone should learn how to pronounce this massive word, if even […]
14th
Jun
The Big Word Project Display
This week we have been exhibiting our work over the past semester in our University. It’s been great being able to show off our work in a gallery setting as our stuff is usually all online and a lot of people in the art community do not get to see […]
10th
Jun
We are speaking at the Silicon Ireland conference in Dublin on the 26th June!
This event will have a range of speakers offering advice to start-ups seeking seed or “Angel” funding and how to get it. There will also be the chance for 4 businesses to pitch their ideas to the assembled delegates.
There will be ample […]
28th
May
We came across a fantastic project recently called ‘Fifty Thousand Shirts‘.
On Monday, May 19, one week after the quake, reports surfaced estimating that 50,000 lives would be lost in this tragedy—our vision is hope. One by one, fifty thousand hand drawn tally marks create the “x” on your shirt, each one representing a life that […]
22nd
May
You guys have redefined 5,000 words! Great stuff! We really appreciate all the support you have given us
Number 5,000 was ‘Sharable‘ and links to Need it Take it, a sharing site for things you no longer need/want.
Thanks Need it Take it!
Word of the day
Need - a requirement, necessary duty, or […]
8th
May
We’ve reached 4,000 redefined words! Thank you so much everybody for making this project work! We really appreciate all your support, we couldn’t have had the success so far without everyone who has bought words and blogged about us.
Special thanks to the purchaser of word number 4,000 who redefined ‘Luggage‘.
We look forward to […]
23rd
Apr
We were lunchtime guests today on UTV’s U105 radio station with Lynda Bryans. The interview went really well so thanks to Lynda and the team. Exciting stuff getting on the radio!
Word of the day
Radiogenic - Suitable for broadcasting by radio
22nd
Apr
Feature in Wired magazine
The Big Word Project has been featured in the latest issue of WIRED Magazine, which is fantastic!
A big thanks to Matthew who did the story! It’s great! You can read the article by clicking below.
We can’t wait until the magazine is released over here (UK) so we can get a look […]
20th
Apr
Web conference
We are just back from the Future of Web Design conference in London. Well, what an experience it was! The conference was really interesting and we picked up some great tips from speakers including Paul Boag, Larissa Meek, Andy Clarke, Andy Budd, Elliot Jay Stocks, Jina Bolton, Jon Hicks and Daniel Burka. […]
14th
Apr
The Big Word Project is now on Wikipedia! This will be a good place to find out details on the project so far if you are new to The Big Word Project. Enjoy!
Word of the day
Encyclopedia - a comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of […]