One of the best spoofs I've seen/heard recently, DLKW account executive Leo Sloley has created this beauty - his take on Jay Z's 'Empire State of Mind'. Lines like 'Steve Jones, Tom Jones, Zeta-Jones, traffic cones, if you come and visit use the Designated Parking Zones' are simply brilliant.
Friday, 23 July 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
There aren't enough mime artists used in advertising if you ask me
Bose Quiet Comfort. Acoustic noise cancelling headphones.
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
WARNING: Strobe lines are used during this performance.
This artist must have sore eyes! James Marshall (more commonly known as Dalek) has produced five new paintings shown as above, that are certainly not shy nor retiring. His work has been explained as 'colortastic explosigazms'. Couldn't have said it better myself. For more visit his website http://dalekart.com
Friday, 16 July 2010
Coco Chanel Show Paris 2010
I keep meaning to put this up. It is simply beautiful.
One of my friend's was lucky enough to create the look for The Chanel Couture show, creating the models' hair. And when I saw his pictures of the runway I just had to share them.
Karl Lagerfeld came up with the idea of the lion with a pearl in a dream he had about the late Coco Chanel’s (ironically) miniature lion sculpture.
Below is also the making of the dream into reality.
One of my friend's was lucky enough to create the look for The Chanel Couture show, creating the models' hair. And when I saw his pictures of the runway I just had to share them.
Karl Lagerfeld came up with the idea of the lion with a pearl in a dream he had about the late Coco Chanel’s (ironically) miniature lion sculpture.
Below is also the making of the dream into reality.
Beautiful art by Israeli based artist/sculptor This Is Limbo
Made from salvaged wood and recycled waste. He also makes art for the streets of Jerusalem.
Ninja kitty
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Effortless beauty
Whilst flicking through my photos of last year's trip to the US I came across this. It's an Ansel Adams photograph from the exhibition at the San Francisco MoMA. And I love it.
Hairvetica
A font by designer Vladimir Koncar "Diary Type Project". His experimental typography consists of is taking one object (here being hair) and with it creating an alphabet. The result is Helvetica being taken to the next, very hairy, level.
*No hair follicles were harmed in the making of this font.
*No hair follicles were harmed in the making of this font.
Pigeons get a makeover
'Rats with wings', 'vermin', 'pests', whatever you call them, pigeons haven't got the best image. Long overdue a makeover, artist Laurel Roth has done just that, realising their potential as style icons.
Roth calls his set of pimped pigeons “Biodiversity Reclamation Suits for Urban Pigeons” and has created them by hand carving mannequins and crocheting their individual coats. His collection includes the Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, Ivory Billed Woodpecker, and Carolina Parakeet.
Well, if you can clothe a dog surely you can clothe a pigeon. It would make Trafalgar Square a much brighter place anyway.
Roth calls his set of pimped pigeons “Biodiversity Reclamation Suits for Urban Pigeons” and has created them by hand carving mannequins and crocheting their individual coats. His collection includes the Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, Ivory Billed Woodpecker, and Carolina Parakeet.
Well, if you can clothe a dog surely you can clothe a pigeon. It would make Trafalgar Square a much brighter place anyway.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
The Office, but not as we know it
Big bad boss man Ray Dalio has called time on gossip in the workplace in America. And is said to enforce this by sacking any employee who is caught gossiping about a colleague three times. Looks like the water cooler might be at risk of redundancy then. Maybe Mr Dalio has something to hide hmm...?
Goldilocks, The Three Bears and A Creative Partner
In my search for a creative partner, something struck me as familiar. It's a little like the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears...
You start out a little lost in the woods, not knowing which way to turn, or if you'll even find your way at all. But after covering some ground you stumble upon signs of life. Curious, you agree to meet with these potential partners, who offer a taste of their work and their personalities.
You ask numerous questions to assess their creative nous, and in doing so you learn what you actually require of a partner. Some are too inexperienced, too bad at spelling (for a copywriter) or simply too wrong for you. But you will find the rare one or two who are "just right". And it is then you can sleep peacefully. You just have to hope you're not awaken by bears in the morning.
You start out a little lost in the woods, not knowing which way to turn, or if you'll even find your way at all. But after covering some ground you stumble upon signs of life. Curious, you agree to meet with these potential partners, who offer a taste of their work and their personalities.
You ask numerous questions to assess their creative nous, and in doing so you learn what you actually require of a partner. Some are too inexperienced, too bad at spelling (for a copywriter) or simply too wrong for you. But you will find the rare one or two who are "just right". And it is then you can sleep peacefully. You just have to hope you're not awaken by bears in the morning.
Monday, 5 July 2010
Friday, 2 July 2010
I can see the oak for the (lack of) trees
Myself and a friend decided to go on a day trip to Brighton today. And aside from the beautiful weather, food and shopping, we came across something rather beautiful in the the free Wild Planet exhibition on the seafront.
This image formed part of the exhibition and is simply stunning. From the air it looks like a giant oak tree, but this image is made up of storm damage and scars left on the landscape by forestry machinery used to retrieve logs.
Swedish photographer Jocke Bergland took the shot while flying over Sweden documenting damage in the wake of Hurricane Gudrun. Who knew such destruction could cause such beauty?
Jocke says of the image: 'It's as if the heavens had sent a message to the forest industry reminding them that, in this area, deciduous trees would have withstood the winds much better than pine. It's also another stark reminder that global warming will lead to regular and stronger storm winds'.
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II with 28-70mm f2.8 lens; 1/800 sec; 200 ISO; Cessna aircraft.
This image formed part of the exhibition and is simply stunning. From the air it looks like a giant oak tree, but this image is made up of storm damage and scars left on the landscape by forestry machinery used to retrieve logs.
Swedish photographer Jocke Bergland took the shot while flying over Sweden documenting damage in the wake of Hurricane Gudrun. Who knew such destruction could cause such beauty?
Jocke says of the image: 'It's as if the heavens had sent a message to the forest industry reminding them that, in this area, deciduous trees would have withstood the winds much better than pine. It's also another stark reminder that global warming will lead to regular and stronger storm winds'.
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II with 28-70mm f2.8 lens; 1/800 sec; 200 ISO; Cessna aircraft.
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