These little tiled space invaders have been around for ages, however I never grow tired of discovering one! I found this little one just on the corner of Bishopsgate and Artillery Street.

I love the way that they actually blend into the architecture of the city's surface - they're much less imposing than traditional spray painted graffiti. These little pixelated icons actually enhance the urban experience rather than degrade it like the usual mindless tagging that goes on. I would imagine that many municipal cleaners probably pass these things everyday and wouldn't even think to clean them off, so integrated are they into their surroundings.

To me they represent the retro, (those atari games systems were the coolest of the cool about 25 years back - I was never allowed one - bollox!), and they demonstrate how far we've actually come over those years -think X-box, Wii etc. But there's also something really modern about them as well... this one here has mirrored eyes!...They are indeed little invaders, sneaking up on us, watching us until the alien uprising!! Ha, Ha

hhttp://www.space-invaders.com/

It's a new year, and we're in a new office... here's to 2008!

This is a great site for visual research - a social bookmarking site just for images...
http://ffffound.com

I'm currently reading Paul Merton's new book 'Silent Comedy' and have been reminded about the genius of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton...

Amateur - Lasse Gjertsen

This idea from Lean Mean Fighting Machine has left me feeling like I've been hit over the head with a shovel! The piece for Emirates airlines, promotes their non-stop flight from Dubai to Sao Paulo which takes 14 hrs and 40 mins... so LMFM have produced an 'ad' that features 'Fernando' talking for no-stop for 14 hrs and 40 mins... brilliant!

http://www.nonstopfernando.com

A stark message, well communicated....

Once again, Agency Republic have done a piece of work for o2 that is so brutally simple, I couldn't help think "I wish I'd come up with that!"

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2341278532

(If this link doesn't work - just type o2 in the search field on facebook)

This is a great example of a brand infiltrating an existing media channel and delivering a message that is totally relavent to the audience that use that channel.

... proving he's the best

Loving this, humour in an old skool style... http://www.dogjudo.co.uk/video.html

TBWA Vancouver

i've just been handed a brief to come up with ideas for an xmas card for one of our clients... great (said in a massively sarcastic tone)... i've been trawling around for inspiration and have come across the usual rubbish featuring Father Christmas, Elves, snow, penguins!!? reindeer etc... finally I found this

Fashion/political statement/improvised graphic design? I found this old image of the Dead Kennedy's and love the simple addition of an 'S' to an ordinary shirt and tie to make a statement.

Cracking Up












As ususal - the eighth installation to occupy Tate Modern's Turbine Hall has caused some debate... personally I really like it.

A crack in a man-made structure that looks and feels so solid actually suggests fragility against the forces of nature... that or the foundations were just too shallow.

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2186331,00.html

Yes to Johnny Nash!... written the year I was born 1972

Phil Collins Gorilla Ad Cadburys Dairy Milk

ermm, sorry... this is a great movie, watching a Gorilla play the drums to 'In the Air Tonight is cool... but in no way does it make me want to buy Dairy Milk

I'd never been a massive Dali fan over the years - seeing all those melting clocks stuck on mugs and t-shirts had made me a bit desensitised to the whole thing. Yesterday however, I went to see the Dali exhibition that's running at the Tate Modern and thought it was great. There's a really wide range of work to see and from this you can really get an understandiing of Dali and his influences... here's his film 'Un Chien Andalou... beware not for the feint hearted!

London underground dinner party

Yes!... it's one thing thinking about it, but actually doing it is another thing all together... brilliant!

This is fantastic... Although I still hate Skittles, ... I would never actually buy those disgusting little pellets of sugar and coloured additives...

Norwegian Kids Mess With Train

This is mental - I just wish I knew who it was for...