Something wonderful from CaRT

[Flyboy]

I won't be printing my licence in blue. Re-branding, a total waste of money imo.

[john6767]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the meaning of the new logo

 

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-may-2018/studio-blackburns-refreshed-identity-canal-river-trust/

[Iain_S]

 

20 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Everything you ever wanted to know about the meaning of the new logo

 

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-may-2018/studio-blackburns-refreshed-identity-canal-river-trust/

At least Blackburn agree that ‘those people who maintain the canals’ is an inaccurate perception of CaRT. 

[Tumshie]

24 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Everything you ever wanted to know about the meaning of the new logo

 

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-may-2018/studio-blackburns-refreshed-identity-canal-river-trust/

I have dyslexia and I mentioned, half jokingly, the bad colour combination earlier - but oh my giddy aunt that is horrific.

 

The white lettering on those colour combinations are impossible for me to focus on, there are no words for how nauseating that is.  

[matty40s]

6 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

I have dyslexia and I mentioned, half jokingly, the bad colour combination earlier - but oh my giddy aunt that is horrific.

 

The white lettering on those colour combinations are impossible for me to focus on, there are no words for how nauseating that is.  

Just as well we don't do politics then Tumshie, this one is meant to be a symbol of unity in 4 of the 5 continents after he fooked the 5th one up.

[Tumshie]

2 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Just as well we don't do politics then Tumshie, this one is meant to be a symbol of unity in 4 of the 5 continents after he fooked the 5th one up.

Oh that just a really bad trip.  

[rusty69]

16 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

but oh my giddy aunt that is horrific.

I have a horrific giddy aunt too! 

[Tumshie]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

I have a horrific giddy aunt too! 

I'm a bit giddy after all that white on blue.  

[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

I'm a bit giddy after all that white on blue.  

You been on the irn blu again? 

[Jerra]

53 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Everything you ever wanted to know about the meaning of the new logo

 

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-may-2018/studio-blackburns-refreshed-identity-canal-river-trust/

More than I wanted to know.  It reads a fluent BS to me.

[Tumshie]

4 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

You been on the irn blu again? 

Summit like that -  I might need to go sit by the canal to recover. 

[adam1uk]

1 hour ago, Tumshie said:

I was intrigued by that Telegraph story

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/22/canals-prescribed-gps-combat-depression/

 

It would seen there are quite a few news stories out there at the moment with CRT as the main 'source'.

Just one story — different treatments of it. Here’s the press release;

 

OPPORTUNITY FOR MILLIONS TO GAIN HAPPINESS RIGHT ON THEIR DOORSTEP

 

The charity that cares for the nation’s 2,000 miles of canals and rivers is today setting out how former industrial waterways can improve the wellbeing of millions of people. The Trust’s waterways run through some of the most heavily populated communities in England and Wales providing accessible green and blue space on their doorstep.

 

With ever increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, and other debilitating conditions – and rising levels of stress, anxiety and other mental health conditions in the UK, the Canal & River Trust believes waterways are uniquely placed to make a significant contribution to improving the wellbeing of the nation, with millions of people living within easy reach of one of the free-to-use towpaths running alongside its canals and rivers. New independent research published today shows that simply spending time by the waterways can make you happier and improve your life satisfaction, with an equivalent estimated social wellbeing value of £3.8bn per year (1/2).

 

Many of the waterways cared for by the charity run through some of our country’s most deprived and multi-cultural urban communities, where their potential impact is greatest, with people living in the least prosperous areas twice as likely to be physically inactive than those living in more prosperous areas (3).

 

A report commissioned by the charity –Assessing the wellbeing impacts of waterways usage in England and Wales– written by social impact consultancy group Simetrica, reveals:

• The associated benefits of visiting a canal or river increase with the length of visit, with research showing higher levels of happiness and lower levels of anxiety for longer trips
• Any visit to a waterway is associated with higher levels of life satisfaction and visiting regularly is associated with even higher levels of life satisfaction.

 

The Trust’s research also reveals that three quarters of towpath users say they visit to ‘get away from it all and clear my head’, and because they are ‘great places to relax and de-stress’ (4). However, of the eight million people living within a kilometre of a waterway, currently just three in ten ever visit (5/6); with vast potential to make a meaningful impact on millions of lives.

 

The charity is today (Wednesday, May 23^rd) setting out this enhanced new role for the waterways, to improve the health, happiness and wellbeing for those living in waterside communities. It describes the impact that England & Wales’ 200-year-old waterways can have on a society that’s ranked just 19^thin the World Happiness Report and is home to 20 million people who are physically inactive, with some of the worst rates of mental health in the world (7).

 

Richard Parry, chief executive of the Canal & River Trust, comments: “Our waterways are an amazing historic legacy for us all, and it is exhilarating to find that they can play such an important new role in our lives. This research presents clear evidence for what we might all experience – that we can make life better by water.  And for the millions of people living alongside them, especially in our towns and cities where green space is at a premium, canals and rivers can provide a boost to health, happiness and wellbeing.  They are free to use and on people’s doorstep.

 

“Working with partners and local communities, we believe that waterways have the power to make a real difference to people’s lives, and we’re on a mission to make the most of the benefits they can provide.”

 

Daniel Fujiwara, founding director at Simetrica which offers social impact analysis and policy evaluation of the highest scientific rigour to governments, international organisations, and the private and not-for-profit sectors, comments: “Evidence shows that spending time by water is associated with higher levels of happiness and there are a number of studies underway by the Trust to precisely measure and demonstrate the value of these waterways – in improving people’s wellbeing and the significant benefits this could offer to the NHS and the nation at large.”

 

In the last year the charity has needed to spend more than £100 million on maintaining and caring for the waterways, making them available for people to escape to, for exercise, or simply to spend time away from the daily routine, with nearly 400 million visits each year (8).

 

‘Water’ ambition:

• We want over 7 million people (90%) who live close to the waterway to appreciate the benefits they can provide
• Waterways can be the catalyst for more cohesive communities. We want one million volunteering hours every year, and for a quarter of the network – 500 miles - to be adopted and cared for by local communities
• We want one million children and young people to be engaged in our waterways and actively benefit from them
• We want the wellbeing benefits of our beautiful waterside spaces to be celebrated with a quarter of the network awarded a prestigious Green Flag award.

 

The charity is calling on communities to provide their time as volunteers or to make a regular donation, so the waterways can continue to be cared and enjoyed by everyone. To find out how to feel better by water and to get involved visit www.canalrivertrust.org.uk

 

-ends-

[Tanglewood]

14 hours ago, Tumshie said:

I have dyslexia and I mentioned, half jokingly, the bad colour combination earlier - but oh my giddy aunt that is horrific.

 

The white lettering on those colour combinations are impossible for me to focus on, there are no words for how nauseating that is.

You are so right!

 

Sadly, the British Dyslexia Association is less well known than CRT,  

and doesn't get any government funding.

Dyslexia has a significant negative impact on the lives of 4% of the population

and to a lesser degree up to 20%.  

 

One might have expected hoped that,

in seeking to promote 'wellness',  

the design company would have thought

about the needs of people

who are likely to experience more stress than others in every day life.  

It's not as if that information is hard to find -

the BDA has a special guidance leaflet about how to design in an inclusive way.

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-may-2018/designing-dyslexia-style-guide-make-reading-easy-everyone/

 

And I have formatted the text above

to show how simple changes

make reading easier. 

 

 

[Jerra]

8 minutes ago, Tanglewood said:

And I have formatted the text above

to show how simple changes

make reading easier. 

Perhaps easier for people with dyslexia but I found it disjointed and harder.  Something I suppose I can cope with if it makes it easier for others.

[Tanglewood]

2 minutes ago, Jerra said:

Perhaps easier for people with dyslexia but I found it disjointed and harder.  Something I suppose I can cope with if it makes it easier for others.

I take your point, because I've no doubt you skim read and therefore the  frequent return sweep (to the next line) does interfere - and expectation is all.  On the forum continuous text is the expectation.  No doubt you find reading a newspaper easy enough?

 

[Tumshie]

13 minutes ago, Tanglewood said:

And I have formatted the text above

to show how simple changes

make reading easier. 

 

4 minutes ago, Jerra said:

Perhaps easier for people with dyslexia but I found it disjointed and harder.  Something I suppose I can cope with if it makes it easier for others.

 

I have a tendency to hit the return key quite a lot, thought not normally in the middle of sentences, I didn't realise that I was doing it because of my dyslexia. And I also didn't realise it was so annoying for other people. I thought I was just annoying cos I'm just, well, annoying! ?

 

The problem with dyslexia is that you are born with it so it is really difficult to know what aspects of your life are and which are not the Dyslexia, plus it is so much more than just the reading and writing part. Don't get me started on left and right. ?

 

Also no two people's Dyslexia is exactly the same - so what works for me might not work for you, it takes a lot of trial and error to find what works.

 

The best tools I have found to help are fonts called 'Dyslexie' and 'Open Dyslexic', and a word processing software called 'Scrivener'. 

 

I don't know if this will work but I will try to copy and paste an example of Dyslexie Font below. Nope It didn't work. but if any one wants to find out about that font here is a link - 

 

https://www.dyslexiefont.com/

 

 

 

[Jerra]

43 minutes ago, Tanglewood said:

I take your point, because I've no doubt you skim read and therefore the  frequent return sweep (to the next line) does interfere - and expectation is all.  On the forum continuous text is the expectation.  No doubt you find reading a newspaper easy enough?

 

No I don't read newspapers.

20 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

 

 

I have a tendency to hit the return key quite a lot, thought not normally in the middle of sentences, I didn't realise that I was doing it because of my dyslexia. And I also didn't realise it was so annoying for other people. I thought I was just annoying cos I'm just, well, annoying! ?

 

The problem with dyslexia is that you are born with it so it is really difficult to know what aspects of your life are and which are not the Dyslexia, plus it is so much more than just the reading and writing part. Don't get me started on left and right. ?

 

Also no two people's Dyslexia is exactly the same - so what works for me might not work for you, it takes a lot of trial and error to find what works.

 

The best tools I have found to help are fonts called 'Dyslexie' and 'Open Dyslexic', and a word processing software called 'Scrivener'. 

 

I don't know if this will work but I will try to copy and paste an example of Dyslexie Font below. Nope It didn't work. but if any one wants to find out about that font here is a link - 

 

https://www.dyslexiefont.com/

 

 

 

As my best friend is severely dyslexic I am aware of the ins an d outs of the problem.  The font thing is interesting as when I was in education the educational psychologist was pushing Comic Sans as the preferred font.  I think computing and perhaps the understanding of the disease have moved on since then.

 

EDIT:  I forgot to say it was interesting that the site is blue on white.

Edited May 24, 2018 by Jerra

[Tumshie]

4 minutes ago, Jerra said:

As my best friend is severely dyslexic I am aware of the ins an d outs of the problem. 

I wasn't trying it insinuate that you weren't aware- just that I tend to hit the return key a lot and that I didn't realise it was annoying for others. 

 

The rest of the post was just for general consumption.

[MtB]

38 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

I don't know if this will work but I will try to copy and paste an example of Dyslexie Font below. Nope It didn't work. but if any one wants to find out about that font here is a link - 

 

https://www.dyslexiefont.com/

 

 

Here yer go...

 

 

 

 

Curiously I don't consider myself dyslexic but I find this font and page exceptionally easy to read and follow

 

.

[Tumshie]

21 minutes ago, Jerra said:

EDIT:  I forgot to say it was interesting that the site is blue on white.

It is a muted navy blue though and it is mostly navy on pastel shades of muted colour, for me thats the difference - the new CTR blue is !!!BLUE!!!.   

 

I'm not keen on comic sans my self but I can understand why it was used.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

Here yer go...

Awww - Thank you MtB. ?

[Athy]

2 hours ago, Tanglewood said:

You are so right!

 

Sadly, the British Dyslexia Association is less well known than CRT,  

and doesn't get any government funding.

Dyslexia has a significant negative impact on the lives of 4% of the population

and to a lesser degree up to 20%.  

 

One might have expected hoped that,

in seeking to promote 'wellness',  

the design company would have thought

about the needs of people

who are likely to experience more stress than others in every day life.  

It's not as if that information is hard to find -

the BDA has a special guidance leaflet about how to design in an inclusive way.

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-may-2018/designing-dyslexia-style-guide-make-reading-easy-everyone/

 

And I have formatted the text above

to show how simple changes

make reading easier. 

 

 

Dear Mr. Wood,

With regard to your application for the post of

Waterways Poet In Residence,

I'm pleased to inform you that

That you've got the job.

 

as long as you spot the deliberate mistake in the above.

[MtB]

3 minutes ago, Athy said:

Dear Mr. Wood,

With regard to your application for the post of

Waterways Poet In Residence,

I'm pleased to inform you that

That you've got the job.

 

as long as you spot the deliberate mistake in the above.

 

Two 'that's.

[Athy]

Just now, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Two 'that's.

Sorry Mr. Wood, we have now made an appointment elsewhere.

 

(It's amazing how many people don't spot that, or rather that that).

[Tanglewood]

9 minutes ago, Athy said:

Dear Mr. Wood,

With regard to your application for the post of

Waterways Poet In Residence,

I'm pleased to inform you that

That you've got the job.

 

as long as you spot the deliberate mistake in the above.

that

That ?

 

What's the salary?

 

Oops too late  - story of my life (in case you would accept auto-biographer in residence instead.

 

Edited May 24, 2018 by Tanglewood
Hadn't read the previous reply

[MtB]

4 minutes ago, Athy said:

 

(It's amazing how many people don't spot that, or rather that that).

 

It took me a minute or

or two to get it!

 

When do I start?

 

(I'm a poet and didn't know it.)