Clever Pizza Ad

Although sticking something on somebodies front door could be regarded as invasive, I can't imagine too many people getting annoyed with this clever little ad. I'm assuming though, that the person delivering the ad has to ring the bell and scarper out of site quickly for the full impact of the ad to be received.

Sigur Ros Take Away Show

This would have been an amazing opportunity for any Sigur Ros fan to see them play such a small cafe in Paris with hardly any audience. Shot by Vincent Moon and Chryde who started up the website La Blogotheque mainly to share and film music in a different way. They are mainly famous for their "Take Away Show's" usually a band playing acoustically in either a cool or unusual location with only one take. The results of good camera work make the video look very beautiful and have attracted thousands of viewers, but this is also due to the musicians they get to film.

Damien Hirst Skateboard

Damien Hirst has teamed up with New York based clothing and skateboarding company Supreme, to create these three spin painting skateboard decks. Damien has built himself up as a high profile artist and his work has sold for millions, some critiques mights argue that being a conceptual artist he's not creating his own work but to be where he is today is a massive achievement.

You can watch a video of Damien Hirst talking about the deck over at Supreme's website.

Cut and Paste London

On 4th April at The Coronet Theatre in London a tournament shall be taking place for computer artists. Cut & Paste a competition dedicated to , 2d, 3d and motion designers will be touring around the world allowing people to compete against one another to see who is the best.

To find out more go onto the Cut & Paste website. Definitely worth popping along and checking it out for a good night out.

Tilt-Shift Stop Motion Film

Just found this stop motion Tilt-Shift video on Vimeo, Enjoy....

Tilt-Shift Miniture Faking

By distorting real life images in photoshop the artist can simulate the effects of tilt-shift photography. The photo's are taken from a high angle and then the focus is distorted to replicate the shallow depth of field normally encountered with macro lenses. Colours are then enhanced in response to the brightly coloured paint used in miniature model painting and the contrast raised to produce the harder, darker shadows that miniatures create. Click this link to be taken to another 50 examples of this type of photography. A very surreal experience!

Torn Lights

These Torn lights by Billy May are intended to "muddle the barrier between the room and its contents" with it's dog ear shape. While not being the most practical design these lights are guaranteed to be the first topic of conversation when guests come round.
We are just waiting for the model to be updated so that one can tear the wallpaper open to turn the light on and push it flat again to turn off. To reveal the mystery behind how these lights work they can be found on Billy May's page here.

Where the wild things are

If anyone remembers reading this book when they were younger then you should without a doubt go see the film which is due to release later on this year. Writer and director of the film Spike Jonze has adapted his own style to this film, as an early cut was screened in 2008 which made the film look dark, this received mix reviews causing a re cut and in some cases a re shoot. But the trailer has finally been released and from my point of view looks very exciting with beautiful cinematography.




The trailer is also available on Apple Trailers.

New Wacom Intuos 4

The latest Intuos graphic pad from Wacom has more express buttons and higher levels of sensitivity as well as a pen closely resembling that of the Intuos 3. But it's the new ipod style wheel to replace the touch strips that seems to be the killer feature, which should work really well with CS4's rotate tool or as a zoom toggle. Intuos 4 also comes with a completely re-designed surface to give the user greater ergonomic freedom of movement and more advanced configuration options. Wacom have now launched details on their site but as yet there is no shipping date. Not even apple knew when it was due to go on sale. "We just get the boxes and open them" - Informed the less than helpful shop assistant at the regent street store.

Colourful Streets

Contrail was designed for cyclists to leave a thin line of chalk on the road to mark out safe cycle routes for fellow cyclists to follow and as the lines get thicker this shows cars the path. The design was created by Pepin Gelardi who's main priority was for the safety of cyclists but had turned an ordinary push bike into an art tool allowing the rider to create their own lines and for others to add over making the street one giant canvas.

Kanye on Complex magazine

Kanye West has been ruling the creative scene recently always pushing himself out there whether it's in fashion or art collaborating with big names. Teaming up with Complex magazine and photographer/CGI director Chris Milk, they created an entirely futuristic based shoot for the April issue, also introducing the new Nike Air Yeezy's.

Spare Time!

Having a lot of time on your hands these days, then why don't you have ago at making your own way of squishing a Cadbury's creme egg. This was created for a competition Cadbury's called "Unleash The Goo" there have been a few videos posted up on YouTube but this video has by far the best.

Photo manipulation

Photo manipulation has become a popular way to show off some fancy skills and can be very time consuming with the time spent on attention to detail. Erik Johansson has been doing photo manipulation for a few years now and has come up with some amazing pieces of work using his skills and a creative mind.



You can see a lot more of Erik's work on his website.

Art or Cruelty?

Rounding up sheep to create moving images is a big and amazing job, but strapping LED lights to them some people might not see it in the correct way. I know if I was a sheep I'd enjoy doing something different rather than my usual daily chores of standing in a field and run away from a dog every now and then.

The video was created as a promotion for the new Samsung's LED TV.

Bog Standard Art Gallery

Bog Standard Gallery is one of Melanie Warners latest works in a series of installations using portable spaces. Influenced by common and mundane objects, Melanie turns these mundane objects into refreshingly original forms of art. To see more of her work including a yellow polka dot caravan and biodegradable plastic tree head over to her blog.

360° Panorama

This cool 360° Panorama photo is a combination of lots of photos taken from three different angles from a tripod. Top, Middle and below and then using autostitch to stitch all your photos together, take it to Photoshop then use polar distorted. The last few touches you have to do is take one of the floor to fill in the middle hole and then just clean up through using the "Clone Tool" in Photoshop. Result...a beautiful looking photo.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

To all our readers out there Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Hope you all have a good day and to those in London enjoy the sun whilst it lasts!

Also any readers in the Boston and Los Angeles area go down to Johnny Cupcakes store and with every purchase there shall be a free cupcake given as shown above.

Aero Bubbles (Balloons)

Inspired by the balloon bowl skate ramp and the intro for Lakai Fully Flared dvd this advertisement was created by JWT.

Using Bob Burnquist a skateboarding professional and Ty Evans an experienced skateboarding & video director they were able to create a fun and exciting advertisement which captures the true essence of the Aero Bubbles!!

You can click to watch the directors cut and also the making of.

Obelisk Chairs

Designed by Janus et Cie, these space saving chairs are made of woven polyethylene with a powder-coated aluminum frame. Which when not in use, fit together perfectly to form an eight foot tall giant Obelisk thing that looms in the corner of your living room like something from a 1930's B-Movie.

New Storyboards Portfolio 2009!

Here is the brand new Storyboards portfolio for 2009. Currently being printed, it has yet to do the rounds but is available for you to peruse here at your leisure.

(click in the centre to go to full screen.)

Classy Lollipops

Ever wanted a lollipop, which stood out?? Well here they are, created by Massimo Gammacurta who teamed up with some of the worlds biggest fashion labels to create lollipops as an added extra for their runway shows. You can view all of them and more of Massiom's work at his website.

Building And Living Together

EXYZT was created in Paris 2002 and made up of architec's who joined forces after graduating.

"We want the project to be the expression of all the people who build and live in it, with all their respective differences and individualities. We go for diversity rather than uniformity."

The video above was from eme3 festival / barcelona 2005, which shows what EXYZT really do.

Take a look at EXYZT's YouTube page to see other pieces of work.

Si Scott

Si Scott is a graphic illustrator who creates beautiful hand drawn illustrations intertwined with typography.

"His inspiration stems from words and in particular lyrics – he always listens to music while he works. His work encompasses his love of drawing, type and design.

A master of typography Si has worked for the likes of Casio, BBC and Paul Smith etc and is in extremely high demand. He has recently started producing his own artwork covering different themes but all with his recognizably unique style."

Take a look at Si Scotts website.

Suddenly

Photographs cleverly cut up and animated with after effects to create this short edgy video.

"Directed and animated by Magnus Engsfors, shot by Martin Nordqvist. A short movie illustrating the moment of total mental collapse due to very difficult personal circumstances."

Download the video from vimeo for a high quality version.

Altermodern

Why not head down to the Tate Britain tonight for the monthly "Late at Tate" where you can relax with a drink and enjoy works relating to the 'Altermodern' exhibition, featuring electronic music mash-ups and a panel discussion on 'docu-fiction' in contemporary art. Click here to find more about the Altermodernism movement.

Creative Video

Hand Painted and Scanned in to create a simple animation, this video for Tie Me Up In Jackets for Fight Like Apes has shown the bands creativity. 

To find out more you can read a Q&A with The Directors of the video.