Always like a bit of digital taken into the real world... however I wonder, (a thought sparked off by the urban grime tune in the background), have they considered the gang land street divides? Wouldn't want to run through another gang's patch only to get shanked.

The brief in the post digital age

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Grieves & Budo "Cloud Man" Music Video from Jesse Brown on Vimeo.

Interesting little article on creating a 'blogger outreach program'...

http://moblogsmoproblems.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-launch-successful-blogger.html

First Mover Advantage... Gap on the iPad

NIKE music shoe

This kid is amazing... his career is pretty much mapped out already

no embed link so...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GanMDOfzRrM&feature=related

Someone asked me last night, whether or not I was going to get an iPad... and to be honest I hadn't given it much thought, sure they look great and there's a tonne of stuff you can do with them, they will be a paradigm shift for how we entertain ourselves, learn and communicate etc, but I got a fuck load of other things to spend my cash on at the moment... however after seeing this the answer is Yes, Yes, Yes!

Why is it that when you're waiting at a bus stop, nothing comes along for ages and along come 3... we've al heard/said this before. Well last night I saw no fewer that 17 buses... yes 17 buses, (albeit not all the same number)

He could be a self serving showman, but no one could doubt his creative flare and drive which had a massive impact on music, fashion and uk culture not to mention me as a small kid brought up in the tedium of the home counties.... Malcolm Maclaren.

He brought us, the Sex Pistols...




And of course, Buffalo Gals...

Flat Eric is back!....

WHERE'S THE MONEY GEORGE ? from oizo mr on Vimeo.

love this digital/outdoor piece....

Color Sensitive Interactive Billboard from milton cj on Vimeo.

It is good that Nike are staying with Tiger after all of his craziness, but I think that this ad will only be regarded a success if Tiger goes on to win the open or at least finish in a top spot...


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This is bloody brilliant... attach an image, video, comment to any product that has a bar code on it for others to see and add to.

Now, the activist in me thinks that this would be a great way of bombing unethical products, alerting potential customers to the origins and production cycle of environmentally damaging items.

Or alternatively, the socialist in me would say that this would be a great way for the government to attach health ratings to food items for example.

Or even, the advertiser in me would attach freebies, branded content, details of provenance, etc to the product. Anything that would enhance a products appeal beyond what it's specific benefit/purpose is.

http://www.stickybits.com/

Be interesting... great article from Saatchi & Saatchi

http://www.thebookofrevelations.co.uk/2010/03/be-interesting.html

From art film, to TV ad, to music video

I know we've all seen this sort of thing before - Fischli and Weiss, Der Lauf Der Dinge (The Way Things Go) video 1987 and the Honda ad, in 2003 but this really has taken it up a level - the synchronisation of audio with the flow of events, not to mention the camera work and direction is brilliant...

1 film everyday, for 1 year - New Balance 365







http://www.newbalance365.com/#/daily-dose

Branded content piece from Absolut.... reaffirms their position of 'cool'

ickle NYC...

The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.

This is amazing... many years ago there was the basic groovebox app... now it's this... be prepared to waste same some time!

http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.en.html

I'm Archer hairline... what type are you?

http://pentagram.com/what%2Dtype%2Dare%2Dyou/

Dubsteppers, dust + blackdown keeping me going today...

The Tate stays fresh... getting Tiny Tempah to talk about Chris Ofili's new work

Lovely little interactive piece from Julien Vallee and Nicolas Burrows... Dansedance.com

Last night I was at the National Gallery Christmas party (and jolly nice it was too), I couldn't help notice that not all attendees were having such a great time...

I was at the National Gallery last night and saw this ice sculpture outside the main entrance on Trafalgar Square. The sculpture is in the shape of a polar bear and as it thaws it reveals the underlying skeleton of this endangered animal.

I think the sculpture, sponsored by the WWF and M&S, is a simple but very powerful way of getting the message across regarding climate change and global warming.

http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/tackling_climate_change/the_london_ice_bear.cfm

While at college, I spent an enormous amount of time in the canteen, drinking piss poor coffee from polystyrene cups, which is why I love this so much...







http://www.flickr.com/photos/13895571@N04/sets/72157614580046629/

As featured in this month's iD Magazine... The pursuit of the perfect form, in our messed up, consumer driven world

Feels like a cross between Roy Llichtenstein and Takashi Murakami. A kind of living pop art.













http://www.pandemonia99.com/

Ikea Heights





http://www.ikeaheights.com/

Google moves into power meters...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6447182/Google-to-provide-energy-smart-meters.html

Mowers v Sheep

I've working on a brief for an energy company this week. As with most energy companies they are looking to improve their green credentials, so I've been doing the usual research and found this...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/07/italy.wildlife

I've been trying to sell an idea like this, into a client, for ages... one day, one day

Dis-patch presents RGB City by Lust (NL) from Dis-patch Festival on Vimeo.

Got a London inspired album to launch?

http://www.editorsofficial.com/streetview

Stick words in the mouths of those sneaky politicians for once... simply brilliant. Done by Lean Mean Fighting Machine.

http://www.leanmeanfightingmachine.co.uk

More inspiration from Youtube auteurs... this time a magic sketch book

Youtube interactivity taken to the next level...

This is amazing...

What the....?

oh man... i gotta get me one

Been watching this on telly and thing that it is the best thing on at the moment...

Really like the way this campaign, by AMV, cleverly uses Youtube to allow you to choose the direction of this story... obviously most people will choose the route that sees the bloke get shanked up, but I suppose that's the point...

Quote of the day... Paul McGann, (Withnail and I) was interviewed in the Guardian and was asked 'What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?' He replied, 'Bruce Robinson once said to me that the only publicity you'll need is good work'

A genuinely good use of AR...

Really like this Nike 'campaign' that allows you upload an inspirational message and then sprays the message on the roads of the Tour De France. For me the charm of this idea is in the fact that the digital world is used to affect the real world.

A brilliant parody of the current craze for knife crime... humour can be a great way of highlighting the absurdity of something so serious.

To celebrate the lunar landing (or conspiracy, depending on what you believe)... Here’s my top 10 space songs...

Space Oddity - David Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o

Rocket Man - Elton John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrKlEtxTx4

Max Romeo - Chase the devil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N505JczoEGI

Creedence - Bad Moon Rising
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYnySGM9dQA

Police - Walking on the Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jg0GUS_B-E

Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03cy86u6Wi4

Photek - Rings Around Saturn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYrYUc5zCk

Another Girl, Another Planet,” the Only Ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3vd6lL_uec

Fly Me to the Moon”—Frank Sinatra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znjEVqSmUSE

Planet of Sound - The Pixies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAAmYe6Qfd0


And if you don’t like those then...

In this instance, I would say that sticky tape matters...


(took this at the Lambeth County Fair on Saturday)

I recently came across this video from Sour, for their track 'Hibi no neiro' - they have used the same technique as Mike Figgis did in Time Code. However they have used their own fans as the 'cast' and the whole thing has been cut from web cam movies... there's no dialogue or story as such, it's just a well executed visual feast... (persevere with it, it's a bit boring until 1.30 mins)

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending a Q&A session with British director MIke Figgis, courtesy of Creative Social London.

Hosted at the Dare offices, we were originally meant to be spending the evening with Art Malik, who unfortunately couldn't make it along. In his place, thanks to some swift string pulling by , Mike Figgis agreed to come instead - and what a treat it was.

Mike talked of the highs and lows of trying to get ideas through, especially in the money oriented world of Hollywood. He talked of how he battled his ideas through in the face of mediocrity, the enemies he made in being so adamant about his vision, but ultimately the quality of the final product when he did stick to his guns.

He also talked in detail of his film Time Code. Originally conceived as a personal creative project, the film took on bigger proportions when a chance meeting with a major studio gave access to a large budget. Time Code was simultaneously shot on four cameras. Four actors were given their scripts on a musical score and then had to, in isolation of each other, act out their respective pieces. The film was shot in real time so that once the cameras started to role the they didn't tope until the end of the movie.

It really is a masterpiece... here's the trailer

Charming, honest and humble, there’s nothing like a bit of hand drawn typography … I saw this sign in a local dry cleaners… be sure to look closely at the spelling of some items…

Walking through the office I came across this radical and subversive piece of installation art… or was it just something the cleaners left behind?

I'm probably the last person the world to see this but it is fantastic and therefore blog worthy... it's just what UK politics is lacking - a bit of flair! (not Blair)

Have just completed some work for M&S's 125 Anniversary.

M&S are celebrating their 125th Anniversary by holding an exhibition in the University of Leeds (where they began), showcasing key innovations from their history...


http://marksintime.marksandspencer.com/Welcome/

More on the Nostalgia thoughts...

In these dark economic times, thinking about the future is a fairly daunting prospect. So with this in mind it has been interesting to see that many household brands are using nostalgia and a fondness for the good ol’ days to sell their products…

Most people think banners are boring and/or just get in the way... this is a truly imaginative and fun way of making use of the really restrictive window sizes we have to work with... streaming live bands into banner spaces but what's really cool is that they have got the bands to perform in boxes that are of the same dimensions of the banner...

http://www.bornoncloud9.be/cases/axion/the-banner-concerts-campaign/index.html

Augmented Reality: Coraline

More Augmented Reality - just a great way of getting people engaged in the movie...

Augmented Reality for Mobile

Love this Augmented Reality app for mobile...

Demo of Julian Perretta's 3d video for "Ride My Star"

Square Butts Burger King Music Video with SpongeBob Square Pants

oh dear... the Burger King King don't got it

It Is What It Is: Fountain Square Cincinnati, OH

Turner prize winner Jeremy Deller, is driving this burnt out shell of a car round America. The mangled wreckage is lasting evidence of an attack in Bagdhad in 2007, where 35 people were killed and more injured. The resulting conversations of passers by being put on Youtube.

I like the way that this 'piece' evokes intrigue at first, then horror when the context is revealed, finally conversation... but what is really interesting is that Deller filmed the conversations and stuck them on Youtube thus extending and amplifying the piece to make something much bigger.

Taken from yesterday's Guardian.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/apr/14/jeremy-deller-iraq-war-us

Those lovely people at the Tate have put up loads of free content on iTunes...

http://www.tate.org.uk/itunesu/

Got to touch a childhood icon today... Morph!

The wire - Omar

Omar's coming yo!

On Friday night we won a Revolution Award for our work on Generation Green... www.generationgreen.co.uk

Now that I know what Twitter is, here's a way in which a brand has made simple use of it...

http://skittles.com/chatter.htm

Seems like everyone's going Twitter mad at the moment... Initially set up as a means to communicate with friends and family, inevitably users have taken it on and made it their own.... here's a brief introduction by founder Evan Williams.

Play the Album Cover Game

1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random... Read More”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

Here's mine... a bit freaky!

I'm back... it's been a while but I've been in Abu Dhabi for the last six weeks, working on an airline brand over there, (work to follow)...

oh yes... the Burger King king still got it!

www.firemeetsdesire.com/

Quote of the day...
There's a big difference between standing out and being outstanding.

Taken from the well written, How to... in Saturday's Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/nov/29/guy-browning-standing-out

Ever since I was at college, years (and years) ago I always thought - 'wouldn't it be great to have a camera mounted inside my eyeball?'

I was always interested in the capture of fleeting moments and always felt that my photos at the time seemed a bit contrived. With my 'camera eye' I could secretly take momentary shots that would capture glanced images without the hassle of reaching inside my bag, pulling out my camera, turning it on, setting the apeture, focussing, and finally snapping the moment... which of course had long gone...

Now it seems that someone has done it!
http://eyeborg.blogspot.com/

That's Life - Stuffed Cat!

After being confronted with a load of stuffed animals at Spitalfield Market today - I remembered this classic from TV show 'That's Life'

Walking around Spitalfields Market today, I couldn't help but notice how many stuffed animals were there... both macabre and strangely compelling... I was left pondering, is this an example of man's desire to 'own' nature?

Like many, I suppose, I gave little wry smile when I saw this on TV recently - however, upon reflection, I think that what this person says is actually quite honest and illustrates the point of just how outdated the traditional boundaries of the 'British class system' have become.

Latest merchandise ideas for the Generation Green project...

This is what I have been working on for the last few months - a series of games for kids that focus on environment saving tips, for British Gas...

http://www.generationgreen.co.uk/games/eco-rangers/

I went to the Green Awards last night, hhttp://www.greenawards.co.uk/, sadly we didn't win however this was my favourite piece of work from the evening...

I love this outdoor media piece for Nokia... a simple interactive idea, executed in a place where people often have a couple of minutes to spare... at the bus stop.

Social Storytelling
How long can branded stories last in the digital landscape?

It's all about the conversation...

http://creativity-online.com/?action=news:article&newsId=131936§ionName=pov

This week's power play... heavy dubstep... good for losing yourself in your headphones and getting work done

Doing some research for a new brief just recently (I was looking for some images of 'chintzy' gold taps, gold baths and other examples of decorative bad taste, for a villainous character I was creating)... I found this image from Saddam's palace... Apparently, this painting depicts a series of scuds launched towards Jerusalem. Saddam would sit in front of this mural and entertain guests! Now, I'm no psychologist but... something tells me this guy was not of a fun loving, easy going disposition.

GSK Contemporary at the Royal Academy is showing this installation by T.V. Santhosh called Counting Down - a series of fibreglass dogs (wish they were made of solid stainless steel), with timers around their necks and a running LED ticker showing quotes from Yoshitaka Kawamoto, a survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima.

I found this piece really impactful - maybe its that the dogs look like T1000 androids, (from Terminator 2), and that there are many of them repeated in a squad formation, poised, waiting... waiting for what, I don't know? Maybe until the timers run to zero and they all come to life savaging anyone that happens to be there at the time?.... It's like the frozen moments before the apocalypse kicks off.

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/gsk-contemporary-season/

Just found these ads for Alka Seltzer... cute idea, well executed

My heroes... Eric Cantona, Alberto Giacometti, Ronnie Barker, Burger King King, Michael Caine, Delacroix, William S Burroughs

I was left feeling rather indignant when I saw this sign in the toilets at Waterloo Station

Death Penalty Map











Found this map today and was shocked and appalled at how many countries still use the death penalty.... Aesthetically, I also found it interesting that information graphics (maps, diagrams etc.) by nature are quite passive and non-expressive - the message is serious and aggressive yet the map is visually placid and nonpolitical - I found this juxtaposition quite compelling.

I think this is quite interesting as an idea - Doritos allow you to remove all the unwanted banner ads on a web page and replace them with images you like.... although, the replaced images are subtly branded so in effect it's still an ad!

Baptazia.... this probably the funniest thing i've seen in ages, the similarities between these god fearing folks dancing in church and those e loving folks dancing at a rave are phenominal...

Having just become a father I guess I am sensitive to all things 'baby' at the moment... research has shown that babies respond to high contrast images - this book, Art for Baby, features work by artists that include Damien Hirst, Julian Opie and Bridget Riley. Certainly my daughter has a fixation with my girlfriend's zebra print dressing gown!... so at first glance I would agree with the theory... I'm going to get a copy when it's released on 2nd October...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/sep/26/family

Cool Hand Luke - No man can eat 50 eggs scene.

RIP!