yep... you look like....

More projection mapping...

Looks like projection mapping is the latest thing...

Yes! to Skoda's new TV ad, a great counter to their first 'cake' ad

A new way to read a book from digital maestro Stephen Fry...

We are all fans, a site for the Grammy's... takes all the social content generated around an artist and pops them into this visual interface... ttp://www.wereallfans.comh

Not massively into the Klaxons, however love their new album cover!

Worth the wait... and believe me there is along wait (html5 etc etc), but this beautiful, interactive film announces the launch of Arcade Fire's new track 'we used to wait'... http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com

ha ha blast all of your friends with this... http://www.spacefaceinvaders.com

like this - good use of media...

Another piece on knife crime...

I am always it cautious about celebrating the creativity in charity ads, just because in theory it should be easy to do great work as they have something genuine to talk about... anyhow, I just think that this one has been shot really beautifully an deserves recognition of that...

Amnesty International from Digital District™ VFX Post-Pro on Vimeo.

Mobile ads...

more crazy video editing...

a little movie one of our creative chaps (Shaun Tollerton) made to help us attract graduates to EHS...

Start Your Future from EHS 4D on Vimeo.

SO another big step forward in the real world / digital world mix.. this time from NIKE78.

NIKE 78 is a competition whereby NIKE have asked creative types to take a pair of their trainers and 'challenge the[ir] function'... this is interesting but not my point. The point is in this video submission...

NIKE78 - Nick Marsh | ‘NIKE Wiis’ from NIKE78 on Vimeo.

I walked into my local Tesco garage last night... and was confronted by this sign.

I couldn't help ask myself - In what way are Tesco an official sponsor of the World Cup?? Are they going to send poor quality sandwiches to our boys in SA. Don't think so.

Or, as I looked closer, are they just saying that they are officially a supermarket?? Something we've know for some time. Either way, very, very flakey.

I tried my hardest not to like this but... damn it, I can't help myself!

http://farfarlabs.com/awards/general/nokia/theworldsbiggestsignpost/?page=cresta



A hopelessly corny 'catch phrase' but a way of thinking that I think resonates... The power of 'Live-vertising'
http://creativity-online.com/news/the-power-of-livevertising/144131

i do like this... simple idea, well executed...

these guys are bloody brilliant....

the ipad... yes please... reassured by this well thought out piece (and yes it resonates because i am a parent)...

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=143706

it's YouTube's 5th birthday today... and here's the first posted video... not very profound, hardly a 'That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.' moment!

Get the most out of YouTube... although some of the links on the annotations are knackered and the related videos don't run in sequence... ho hum
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ytshowandtell&x=story_4&annotation_id=annotation_933236&feature=iv

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

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

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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PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.
Uploaded by onemoreprod. - Arts and animation videos.

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!