A couple of weeks ago, Paul & I went down to the sketchy streets of Shadwell, for an event 'Tall tales by a large man', that large man being Aaron Draplin, a designer out of Portland, Oregon, famous for the likes of Obama (The President), Nixon (Not the president, the brand), Nike Air Max (before they were cool), Field Notes (Mole Skine's biggest rival) and the now infamous COBRA DOGS! It was literally the best talk I have ever been to, there were tears (his), laughter (ours) and I have never left a talk so inspired. It's well worth checking out the Draplin Design Co site here
I managed to grab a LTD edition print of his poster too which I'll share, in due course.
You can grab a little insight to what Aaron was like here:
America Is F*cked.......(Graphically at least) from Jess Gibson on Vimeo.
But more importantly, there's an awesome write up by Paul on the Inferno blog here
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Brutal Simplicity of Thought.
I'm a big fan of quotes, and well this isn't one, technically.
I'm sure it derived from a quote somewhere along the line, but I came across by way of my boss, paraphrasing.
I'm sure it derived from a quote somewhere along the line, but I came across by way of my boss, paraphrasing.
A man once asked an old Indian man:
How do you turn everyday blocks of wood into such beautiful and intricate sculptures of elephants?
His reply was simple:
I remove everything that doesn't look like an Elephant.
The World is full of interesting...
Thanks to the Likes of Aaron Koblin & Tom Uglow... And maybe one day... me.
(Click the Image for possible one of the best 'I'm being brain-dead moments'.
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Just when you thought...
Just when you thought you were getting over painting with light, absolutely abused by TalkTalk amongst others, this happened...
...and suddenly I'm back in the room.
...and suddenly I'm back in the room.
Bill Bernbach's Alter ego...
Is it me or does Bill Bernbach look like Goldmember (aka Mike Myers). This is more than likely complete sacrilege in the world of advertising but I'm sure you'll agree amusing nonetheless.
P.s. This is the only picture of Bernbach that I could find so maybe it's just from that particular angle...
This is a bit odd...
SPOTIFY & LAST.FM? //
In collaboration... this left me a little confused... I always thought it was pretty much one or the other and seeing as I seem to suffer from memory loss the minute I have to choose something to listen to on Spotify, I always preferred last.fm.
Seeing this just left me entirely confused...
Until I read this:
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Spotify scrobbles
Almost immediately after launch we started getting heaps of requests from people who wanted to be able to scrobble the music they were playing on Spotify to Last.fm (Last.fm is a cool music recommendation site for those of you who don’t know). The demand was so high that people started creating their own solutions to scrobble, which were cool but a little hard to install and run for the average user.
So today we are really excited to announce that we’ve added scobbling support directly into Spotify, no more need to install any other software. To setup scrobbling just open the user preferences in Spotify and enter your Last.fm username and password and you’re ready to scrobble.
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It seems they can collaborate and both co-exist...
Visualising the internet...
HOW THE WEB WORKS //
Following my previous post with regards to Jim Rohn's quote, here's some interesting visual statistics for the internet that were passed on to me from an article on the BBC website. They cover topics such as, what dominates the internet, who's the most profitable, online usage trends & in short the often overlooked question for 'How the web actually works'.
THE TOP 100
WEB RICH LIST
NET GROWTH
HOW IT WORKS
Read up some more on it - here or as usual click through the pics.
April Foolish...
Well... after catching a couple of people out with my poor attempt at an April fools joke in my last post, I thought I revert to posting up a few interesting bits and pieces I've stumbled across in the last week.
There's millions of other places you can find 'cool stuff' and the latest innovations, and better ones at that I'm sure you have them all bookmarked on your delicious - so I'll be careful not to do it too often...
Lovely little animation by M&C stateside I believe... in an era of new tech media hype, it's nice to see something done with a few less frills.
Another interesting issue is how do you supply a CV these days? I mean I know CV's don't count for much in the industry well, in the early stages of your career in advertising (especially on the creative side of things)... But with the google CV created a few weeks ago (here) and using what is effectively powerpoint - what other opportunities will pop up? This is by far the most uninspiring use of a CV, visually speaking, but the thought is cool... (If anyone else has any good examples of CV usage please flag them up).
Oh, and welcome to a earful of rain and the occasional boom of thunder - It's nice. Kind of like that summer you spent in a tent and that unexpected thunderstorm took over...
You know that time when you're stuck... and you need a way of getting over that niggling creative block, well it doesn't have to mean wasting away on Facebook of Twitter...
And finally, some interesting shots from Dan Ng who looks at San Fran in a new light... you can find more of this sort of stuff with Dan Eatock and his vandalized trees & Romain Laurent and his People-scapes.
There's millions of other places you can find 'cool stuff' and the latest innovations, and better ones at that I'm sure you have them all bookmarked on your delicious - so I'll be careful not to do it too often...
Lovely little animation by M&C stateside I believe... in an era of new tech media hype, it's nice to see something done with a few less frills.
Another interesting issue is how do you supply a CV these days? I mean I know CV's don't count for much in the industry well, in the early stages of your career in advertising (especially on the creative side of things)... But with the google CV created a few weeks ago (here) and using what is effectively powerpoint - what other opportunities will pop up? This is by far the most uninspiring use of a CV, visually speaking, but the thought is cool... (If anyone else has any good examples of CV usage please flag them up).
You know that time when you're stuck... and you need a way of getting over that niggling creative block, well it doesn't have to mean wasting away on Facebook of Twitter...
And finally, some interesting shots from Dan Ng who looks at San Fran in a new light... you can find more of this sort of stuff with Dan Eatock and his vandalized trees & Romain Laurent and his People-scapes.
Jim Rohn had it right...
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with”
Jim Rohn
I wouldn't often do this, but having just read a post by Michael Karnjanaprakorn it really got me inspired.
It's true, when they say you are deeply inspired by those around you they mean in, perhaps even in a subconscious level.
As Tony D[avidson] said:
"You just got to f*ckin' surround yourself with real f*ckin' talented people, they'll help bring your ideas into reality".
I am spending the next 30 seconds identifying the 5 people I spent most of my time with. Unfortunately, Einstein isn't one of them...
Jim Rohn
I wouldn't often do this, but having just read a post by Michael Karnjanaprakorn it really got me inspired.
It's true, when they say you are deeply inspired by those around you they mean in, perhaps even in a subconscious level.
As Tony D[avidson] said:
"You just got to f*ckin' surround yourself with real f*ckin' talented people, they'll help bring your ideas into reality".
I am spending the next 30 seconds identifying the 5 people I spent most of my time with. Unfortunately, Einstein isn't one of them...
Maximalist or Minimalist?
Here's two great websites that I've stumbled across recently. A lot of websites seem to be going pretty clinical these days, favouring the modern minimalist look (including this very blog) ...and for a good reason too, usability and simple navigation usually have something to do with it. However, these two sites do the opposite, I actually want to spend time clicking around finding out which bits I can click and which I can't.
So maximalist or minimalist... for me it depends on my mood. It's got to reflect your personality right?
What if we created websites that matched our mood? Neat & tidy vs. Full on & Hectic.
So maximalist or minimalist... for me it depends on my mood. It's got to reflect your personality right?
What if we created websites that matched our mood? Neat & tidy vs. Full on & Hectic.
How much do you want one of these...
Hallo...ween!
This time of year encourages a certain level of creativity, and whilst I'm laid up on the sofa with a lemsip feeling a little under the weather... I thought I'd pay tribute to some of the more creative pumpkin carvers out there!
More news later this week....
More news later this week....
Rocky...
Phil saw this over the weekend and enlightened me this morning...
Brilliant!
Be sure to visit BBAB.org.uk for the latest in safety precautions.
Just a moment...
We're settling into Wieden's, it's a busy place. I've got a few things to put up when we get a sec, bit of a surreal week.
We seem to crash out when we get home, so have a look at this, a lovely but simple way of interacting with youtube...
We seem to crash out when we get home, so have a look at this, a lovely but simple way of interacting with youtube...
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The Lonely Island...
No, not a spin-off of Hyper Island, but an awesome group named Lonely Island.
They've been going for ages, but I only found out about them in my last year at Uni - following the smash-hit 'Hot Rod' - possibly the funniest film of all time, a slight twist of dry humour - it's going to leave you with some serious quotage!
Having directed most of the 'We Are Scientists' music vids and featuring the likes of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, as well as frequent guest appearences from Seth Rogan, JT, T-Pain, Will Ferrell, Jack Black & others you need to check out their videos...
A couple of vids you might know - featured on Saturday night live...
Some other hilarious videos...
Guess what! they run a blog too, check it out... here
Enjoy.
Where are the trousers?
I saw this on the news the other day and thought it was an absolute insight into finding a solution to a problem...
The 'Hit-Air' Jackets designed by Honda, are leading the way in making high-impact sportswear safer. Initially for Motorcycles, but for power sports, water sports and horse riding as well...
It's simple you connect a cord from the jacket to your bike (or other vehicle) when it becomes detaches it inflates (0.5 secs) - much like that of a buoyancy aid - whilst protecting all the vital parts of your upper body.
No apologies for the extremely corny/ unrealistic video... we didn't do it.
My only question is when will the air trousers come? When you're sliding off a bike i'm sure it's not too much trouble to incorporate it into the trousers? I'd rather not break my legs if I can help it.
Bumper Post #3
Well, I am obviously getting a little bit carried away today... It's a Sunday after all. Being as i've shared something random & something positive, I'd thought I would highlight something creative...
This has got to be one of my favourite ideas of late, practical, clever and witty - if you ignore the names of the t-shirts :D ha ha. Jokes aside, her names Chloe Coulson, she specialises in Graphics & Product Design and she's pretty good by the looks of things!
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