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upon reflection, I think that what this person says is actually quite honest and illustrates the point of just how outdated the traditional boundaries of the 'British class system' have become.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