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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 02/10/2026

Behind every sign is a story. Two of them here!

David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 01/10/2026

My wife took this picture of our then five year old child, nine years ago today, and it's always going to hold a special place in the family photo album!

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 27/09/2026

I'm having a big clearout and found this old Samsung NC10 which not only powers up but even retains charge! I'm not sure what to do with it. Sell it to a mad enthusiast or give it to a tech museum? It's kind of cool in a way.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 24/09/2026

Worst train toilet ever. Tiny hole to use, but at least there's a solid handle to keep you steady. No hand rinse either. Avanti needs to get their act together.

Terrible toilet on Avanti train. Honestly should just be turned into a bike storage or something.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 19/09/2026

Maybe Siiiir Jim Ratcliffe needs a subscription to an AI.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 02/09/2026

Rules are for wimps! Also, what a treat. There's joy in every day around here.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 28/08/2026

I'm travelling to Italy to get an interview with two masters of car design. Who aren't Italian or working for an Italian firm.

An image from inside Manchester Airport where you can see children from behind who are looking at the Ryanair plane outside. Two young women on a bench are also looking away from the camera, one has her head on the other's shoulder.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 28/08/2026

Of course my connection has been cancelled. Northern has to be one of the most shockingly unreliable services in the country. I'd say the majority of my attempts to travel by train are impacted in some way that just adds anxiety. Thankfully there's another train fifteen minutes later.

Screenshot of a train ticket app showing a connection has been cancelled.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 28/08/2026

Got to love this coffee shop that spotted an opportunity to sell to travellers over a low fence.

A coffee shop on the other side of a railway station's fence with boards advertising their products along with an illuminated coffee sign.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 17/08/2026

Not at all convinced the world needs a Defender like this. It's a road car. For people who want to bask in second-hand toughness, but ultimately, it's fast, bad for pedestrians, and I completely 100% understand why JLR would build this for the kind of people who want it.

The Land Rover Defender Dakar special edition, because what you really need on the school run is a 4.4l turbocharged V8 with 635PS and massive wheels. It's a toughed out, wheel arch extended version of the Defender in a sand colour with a green roof and roof lights for lighting up everything ahead of you because that's important when you're nipping to the golf club.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 09/08/2026

Tip: if you only finger tighten the sprocket bolts, the chain falls off. No harm done, thankfully. Subscribe to Karting for Absolute Idiots for more hot tips 🤦

The underside of a Tillotson T4 senior kart showing the sprocket and axle assembly. The tyres are covered in grass because of having had to pull off the track in an abandoned session.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 19/07/2026

We're watching this in a restaurant in Croatia...but they're streaming it and someone nearby has it on terrestrial. Vast majority are supporting Spain. It does make it easy to capture moments though....

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 16/07/2026

Because of an injured muscle in my arse, the usual belts I use are too stiff and could set it off again. So I shopped around and discovered golfing belts. Holy cow! Comfort-tastic! I feel like I've been missing out all these years! I suspect they're a bit "unc".

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 10/07/2026

Someone said it in a thread.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 07/07/2026

I think if I lived in Clacton I might just lower myself to vote tactically for the Conservatives just for the absolute giggles. I think everyone who's left leaning should.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 25/06/2026

I have to say that my old Volvo V70 is a very well designed car. It's not just about looks, but things like the split cargo net and folding front passenger seat so I can bring home an enormously long box from IKEA. Even stuff like changing lightbulbs is so easy compared to most cars.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 25/06/2026

It's a weird realisation that I can feed my family more cheaply and with better quality food at a furniture shop than at a burger chain. Something is wrong somewhere.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 15/06/2026

I think AI is wonderful, but in looking for images of David Hockney for our obituary, I found stuff like this. I totally understand why many artists are grumpy and see it as little more than a plagiarism machine. I get that - stuff like this just encourages it. I sense an article...

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 27/05/2026

You can also specifically state that something is for bots and it'll parse but I've yet to find a way to convince them to not state I left it for bots. If you ask about me you get this.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 18/05/2026

Greggs is selling salads and I don't know how I feel about that. You could end up accidentally buying something healthy.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 22/04/2026

You had many types. The ultra stylish. Like this chap who was working but still made time for me to take a snap. Sadly I didn't catch his name. What I didn't see was anyone narcissistic. Yes, they performed, but the care for others from everyone I met was palpable.

A young man with a beard and a hat, thick rimmed statement glasses and a light beige jacket over a white shirt, holding a phone in a Milanese courtyard.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 22/04/2026

I went with @skodauk.bsky.social to the Ooooh that's Epiq art installation and event in Milan. I've never worked alongside influencers before. Our little group from the UK had just three guests with one being Emily-Rose Holman. I met and talked with quite a few others too. It was interesting.

Emily-Rose Holman wearing a suede jacket over a striped top, in dark glasses, sketching the Škoda Epiq on art paper in A Milanese courtyard.

Ricardo Orts of Ulises Studio explaining on stage his playdough concept for the Ooooh that's Epiq installation in Milan, alongside a camouflaged Epiq and one seemingly made from playdough in multiple colours.

The leadership team of Škoda's event, including marketing lead Martin Jahn and chief designer Oliver Stefani sitting on a stage in front of a DJ in bright green, behind a Škoda music desk. The scene was taken at the end of the evening and it looks as if people are taking a rest after a long evening.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 21/04/2026

In the world of very small cars, the Microlino does stand out.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 08/04/2026

Bit of vibe coding in Python to help visualise data from my son's karting data logger but also to help us make setup decisions after a first practice. Quite chuffed with the results, really. I don't think vibe coding let's non experts build complex software products. But tools like this? Sure.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 27/03/2026

Finally got around to it - the social share buttons on @designweek.co.uk no longer include X and Bluesky has been swapped in. We had half a million followers in the heyday of Twitter but engagement had disappeared because the algorithm switched to promoting fascism instead, and we don't do that.

A screenshot from Design Week on an article about PAC-MAN World 2 Re-PAC and the refresh of the game's silhouettes by Fluid. A small part of a PAC-MAN postcard is visible. The old X social share link is gone and has been replace by a butterfly icon linking to Bluesky.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 03/03/2026

Facebook is quite... down right now.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 20/01/2026

Misread the ranking score. People who code these systems...did I just bring down someone's average? Will my later replies be parsed?

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 10/01/2026

I'm not quite sure I get full on Web Brutalism. It's been around a while now but... I mean, Design Week actually took on some elements of it in its design, but we had to keep it sensible because usability and accessibility matter. What are your thoughts on the trend?

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 25/12/2025

I genuinely feel that we in the software world could learn from the music hardware world. Buttons and lights that stay in the same place are UX/UI heaven. Muscle memory is one of the most robust systems we have in our biology.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 24/12/2025

One of the joys of Bluesky is that my family is entirely unaware of its existence. Currently happily cleaning up an effects pedal and looper that will make my youngest very happy. Got it used, but still has the protective film on the cover, the bag in the box... it's come up like new.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 25/06/2025

Uncommon rear wheel drive Hondas in the car park day today.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 01/02/2025

This is at the FBI Academy. If ever a single picture could tell a single story, this is it. It was submitted anonymously to the NYT so I feel it's fair to reshare.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 27/12/2024

Not many people know that the Lada Niva was named after the excellent French-Armenian world music duo, Ladaniva.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 07/12/2024

Crosby beach near Liverpool, then the story of a plane optimistically hoping to land at Speke before giving up. The wind would have resulted in landing almost sideways. 🧵

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 03/12/2024

If I'd seen this thread you'd have saved me a while dicking about in Photoshop whilst I procrastinated. I found full black was too hard so pulled it back a touch.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 03/12/2024

I did a quick bit of Photoshop to show what a darker coloured Jaguar Type 00 might look like. I doubt one will ever exist in a colour like this, but who knows what colours the production car will carry?

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 23/11/2024

Design isn't the only industry where people take out context and apply dubious takes. When you supply plane parts, every item has to be checked and tested carefully and you need an unbroken chain of paperwork from the metals supplied through to delivery for each item. So parts are costly.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 27/11/2023

You can see the progression in my 3d printing experiments. These hooks are dead handy as they attach to any desk or worktop so long as there's enough space, but getting the strength right matters. Using a gyroid infill and 1.2mm shell gives a nicer finish and much greater strength than grid + 0.8mm.

A set of Fibonacci hooks, 3d printed, one broken.

A backpack hanging from a fibonacci hook on a kitchen worktop.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 18/10/2023

Welp. That's a bit harsh on dangerous dog owners.

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David Coveney @davidcoveney.com · 27/09/2023

Absolutely disgusted to discover you aren't allowed to keep brown bears as pets in the UK. If you bring them up right they're just lovely big teddies. #blametheownernotthebear #educatenotban

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