Candle animation

I can't be the only one who has wasted far too much time trawling through YouTube video's of student animations, only to end up feeling underwhelmed and rather disturbed about the amount of time that students DON'T spend in the classroom. But every now and then, some how the creative forces align somewhere in between the stealing roadside safety equipment and hugging the lecture theatre toilet to produce a little gem like this.

Alberto Seveso

Alberto Seveso's stunning photo manipulation and illustration technique creates these beautiful broken flowing images. His style is unmistakable and features extensively on the new album by FrankMusik "Complete Me"

Krink @ Faces & Laces

New York graffiti artist Krink, famously known for leaving drip marks after he's done his piece, has been out to Russia to attend Faces & Laces. Using the signature drip, Krink created a big piece of work with a Krink fire extinguisher filled with paint.


You can read more about the exhibition over at Krink's Blog.

Inspired Bicycles

Extreme sports athletes don't receive enough praise for their skills and most of all they are the most inventive and individual sports out there. Being able to adapt to their surroundings to create new and interesting accomplishments for themselves makes them very creative and brave to do what they do.

This latest video shows Danny MacAskill show off his talent whilst riding round the streets of Edinburgh for Inspired Bicycles. The video shows amazing stunts performed by Danny just by using the surroundings of the town like a giant playground.

D&AD New Blood Exhibition

(highlights from New Blood 2008)
The D&AD New Blood Exhibition 2009 will be running from Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July at a new venue, Olympia National Hall. It allows students to show off their work and also let companies and agencies look at whats up and coming in the young world of design.
For more info go to the D&AD website.

Human Tetris

The east has been responsible for many giant leaps in human achievement, from gunpowder to Honda's humanoid robot "ASIMO". But if we look down the list of great inventions over time there is one that stands out head and shoulders above the rest which was not invented in the east. Yes, Tetris was a Russian invention by Alexey Pajitnov (who incidentally did not receive a penny) who in 1985 wrote the software. Since then an infamous history of legal battles over who owns the rights to the software continues to this day, however now a new version of the game has been indisputably developed by the Japanese. Thanks to good old youtube Human Tetris is available to the world and the world loves it. Look out for the solutions in the bottom left of the screen!

One Dollar Bills

Atypyk has been drawing on the one dollar bills, to create funny pictures and characters using only the face of George Washington.




To see more dollar bills go over to Like Cool.

Cool Business Cards

I'm sure you've all seen these before but just in case you are not in the know, the trend to come up with the most creative business card in the world is still ongoing. The best selection of these can be found at creativebits.org

The Art of Kuang Hong

Kuang Kong was introduced to the medium of digital art in 2001 and has worked on improving his skills while working in the games industry. He is a prime example of just how unique the medium is as an art form and how far it has come. Hongs style has a strangly organic feel to it while never stepping too far from the digital artists smooth gradients and dynamic lighting. More of his art can be found on his CGHUB page where you will also find tutorials of techniques and interviews.

Mutiny Bikes

Mutiny Bikes have been producing some beautifully shot videos on their vimeo page. This recent video was made to introduce BMXer Hanson Little on to their PRO team. Cameras used to film were the Panasonic HVX200 and a Canon 5D MKII, which both produce stunning results.
The video is best viewed in HD on Mutiny Bikes Vimeo.

Kolmanskop

The town of Kolmanskop is located in southern Namibia and used to be a thriving small town developed from the 1908 discovery of diamonds in the area. By the 1920's Kolmanskop was discribed as the wealthiest town in Africa, however the diamond prices crashed soon after and residents began to leave just 8 years later with the last person leaving in 1956.
Now it has become a surreal ghost town where nature has forced its way into the turn of the centuary mansions leaving knee high waves of sand and yeilding a bizarre landscape that provides some uniquie photography.

More photo's of this amazing place can be found here.

Gibson Artist Exhibition

Jimmy Page has joined with Gibson guitars to produce a series of English and Brazilian artist designs to auction off. All the money made will go towards helping Brazilian children in the favelas.
Check out Hype Beast for more details on the exhibition.

23rd Annual, London International Awards

The LIA Awards for 2008 have been released and published in their annual book and can be found on their website. http://www.liaentries.com/winners/

(Top image) IKEA - "Bigger Storage Ideas", Client: IKEA Germany, Agency: Ogilvy Frankfurt
(Below image, left) Aquafresh Flexigel - "Ear", Client: GlaxoSmithKline, Agency: Callegari Berville Grey, Paris.
(Below image, right) Purell - "Hand", Client: Johnson & Johnson, Agency: JWT Sydney

Onwards by James Jarvis

Illustrator James Jarvis produced this animation of a character running through various landscapes, Nike loved the idea that they wanted to sponsor the short film. I really like the way it mixes from 2d to 3d and the detail of the locations yet the whole film looks very simple.

You can see more of James' work at his website.

Artist: Zoe-Lacchei

Zoe's studies in anatomy and Japanese culture are clearly evident in "The Geisha Project" paintings were she celebrates the contradictions and oddities a traditional Japan faces in the modern age. We love her refreshingly clean style which, according to her website is "a fusion of several traditional techniques and materials."
In April 2004 she has realized thirteen paintings for Marilyn Manson’s Gold Disc (Golden Age of the Grotesque) boosting her career in the USA and Europe. Her professional relationship with Manson continues, recently doing a painting for the Gold Disk for the album Eat Me, Drink Me.
Geisha Project’s limited edition giclee prints are available at the Fine Grime Gallery, UK.

Philips launch new 21:9 TV with "Carousel"

Phillips has launched the worlds first cinema proportion telly with the incredible fly by film, "Carousel". Directed by Adam Berg, this cinema master-piece takes you through a New York Style shoot out jam packed with cops and clowns, returning to the begining and able to loop the video really brings home the "Frozen Moment" idea. The TV itself isn't to bad either, with a 56" ultra wide display and all the top of the range phillips gimics included.
The Cinema campaign was developed at Tribal DDB Amsterdam by global creative director Neil Dawson, creative director/copywriter Chris Baylis, art directors Mariota Essery and Andrew Ferguson, copywriters Carla Madden, agency producers Jeroen Jedeloo and Iwona Echt.

Sub Way Art

Subway Art was the main influence for graffiti artists around the world, and is celebrating its 25th anniversary by releasing a special edition book. The video goes into detail with the books photographers Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper and how they captured the images for Subway Art.

Plane Hotel

This remarkable hotel in Costa Rica, is an old Boeing 707 from 1965 that has been converted into a two bedroom, two bathroom hotel for around $300-$350 per night. There is also a dinning room, a kitchen and a terrace with an amazing view overlooking the ocean. More pics here.

Mailboxes

If you live in the States and bored of looking at your same old boring mailbox, well hopefully these will give you some inspiration to create your own.


You can view more creative mailboxes at Toxel.

UNKLE for McQ

UNKLE have recently produced the music to go along with Alexander McQueens collection "McQ" previewing their Fall/Winter 2009.

Here's UNKLE's latest video for their song "Heaven."

New Zealand view of Adland

A New Zealand's view of London's Adland

Sudoku Toilet Roll

The humble toilet paper has evolved over many years into what it is today, from it's simple beginnings as moss to the heavily researched ultra soft materials of today. But now, in the twenty first century a brand new branch of the genetic bog roll tree has emerged with the marriage of comfort and intellectual stimulants in the form of "The Sudoku Loo Roll". Yes, it's finally here, no more frustration wasted bringing large newspapers and puzzle books to the throne. Thanks to the sudoku loo roll we can now all enjoy the pleasures of sudoku on the pooper with the added bonus of being able to flush away your embarrassingly incorrect answers.
If sudoku is not your thing, you will be pleased to here there is also a crossword version available.

iPhone Cases

Ever wanted to spice up your iPhone with a new case? Well now you can with companies designing new ways for you to stand out and show off your case and also act as a protective covering.


You can find more designs and links to buy these covers at Toxel.

Bape Mercedes Gullwing

If you are familiar with The Bathing Ape( also known as Bape) brand then you'll know how successful the owner and founder Nigo is. Mercedes built this car especially for Nigo putting his famous bape camouflage print over the body work. Nigo also has the Bape pattern on his Rolls Royce Phantom.



You can check out more on Nigo over at his blog.

If you want a little insight into Nigo and The Bathing Ape Brand you can watch this documentary video made for BBC3.

Bruce Lee vs Iron Man

Just for fun, Here is an refreshingly fluid example of stop motion Animation by Patrik Boivin. - we love it!

Bag Ads

These cool bag ad ideas should be adopted by every retail shop. This would help stores stand out more and might even generate more customers due to how cool their bags look.

To have a look at some other cool bag designs click here.

Movie Poster Site

Here's a fantastic reference site for movie posters. Originally designed to sell reprints, www.movieposter.com has a humongous library of posters searchable by decade, keyword, cast, genre even by size. Spend a small amount of time browsing this site and it soon becomes clear the enormous variety of styles and techniques used throughout the last century, from the beautifully painted 007 film posters to the highly worked on photographic images used to advertise the dark knight. It also includes those that are not so hot of course.

Mini Fisheye

Ever wanted a fish eye camera or lens, but were too expensive. SuperHeadz Demekin Fisheye 110 Camera is cute, affordable and simple to use leaving it up to your eyes to take a good photos. They have been released in america at Urban Outfitters, but there is also a UK seller on Ebay.

iPhone Design

There have been various sites and blogs posting iPhone designs, but this particular one looked the part. A slim design with a bigger screen, which are the key factors and seems to fit with the iPhone 3G, but people are wondering if this could be the one?

WARP

The new video from The Bloody Beetroots feat Steve Aoki (owner of Dim Mak Records) has been released recently. Very simple and filmed in slow motion gives the video a strong feel and goes well with the fast paced song.

Music Video
2009 - Dim Mak / Downtown
Prod Co.: I'm Productions
Director: Francesco Calabrese
Dop: Mauro Chiarello & Luca Esposito
Editor: Davide Mauti
Ex. Producer: Francesca Chiappetta