Launch Recite Me assistive technology

Cassetteboy's back bringing us an alternative Olympics welcoming message

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24 July 2012
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In the same way Commissioner Gordon can summon Batman using the Bat-Signal, we need a way of summoning Cassetteboy. Perhaps we could project an old C-90 tape into the sky above London every time an event comes to dominate public discourse and we all agree it needs its pomposity puncturing. Actually maybe we don’t need to call him, because he seems to step up just when he’s needed. With Olympic fever now ratcheting up Cassetteboy has just released his newest work – a spliced-up selection of London Mayor Boris Johnson welcoming visitors to London 2012, in a, well, alternative way. Dark in places, silly throughout, the “fluff-headed loon” makes for a perfect subject for Cassetteboy’s skills. And the final slogan: “Get some burgers or you’ll get eaten by bears” should definitely be adopted as the unofficial Games slogan. Cassetteboy, sir, we salute you, and we need you…

A person with fluffy white hair and an open mouth looks towards the camera. They wear a light blue shirt under a brown jacket, standing before a sunlit building with ornate architectural details.
Boris Johnson stands outdoors in a brown blazer and white shirt, gesturing with both hands. Behind them, a row of old cannons sits on a paved path beside a wooded hillside.
Boris Johnson stands in a room of ancient stone ruins, gesturing towards a carved pillar. He wears a white shirt and looks directly at the camera.
Boris Johnson stands in a street with St Peter's Basilica in the background. He wears a light pink shirt and looks towards the camera.

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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