pure vodka
Posted on | October 30, 2007 | No Comments
some pure print ads for smirnoff vodka done by the jwt office in london. nice.
make my logo bigger
Posted on | October 30, 2007 | No Comments
take a look at this funny web video. unfortunetaly for those who work in design and all related fields they do know that there is a lot of truth to it. painful client meetings to eliminate white space and increase logo sizes. although i have to say, some designer take it to the extreme opposite direction. does someone know a website which “promotes” that? make my logo smaller (so i can’t read it at all anymore). but seriously the “make my logo bigger” video and website is funny.
different brands different ways
Posted on | October 29, 2007 | No Comments
interbrand and business week ranked the best global brands 2007 in their “all brands are not created equal” report. you can download the report as pdf file from the interbrand website. it provides insights on branding, the do and don’ts and a lecture about the “risers and decliners”.
electronic music art - reacTable
Posted on | October 29, 2007 | No Comments
the reacTable is an electro-acoustic music instrument with a tabletop tangible userinterface that has been developed within the music technology group at the universitat pompeu fabra in barcelona, spain by sergi jordà, martin kaltenbrunner, günter geiger and marcos alonso.
the reacTable is a round translucent table, used in a darkened room, and appears as a backlit display. by placing blocks called tangibles on the table, and interfacing with the visual display via the tangibles or fingertips, a virtual modular synthesizer is operated, creating music or sound effects.
(source: wikipedia) thanks for the hint kabe!
how it works:
what it does:
untraditional
Posted on | October 29, 2007 | No Comments
the fun stuff doesn’t always have to be tv or classical print advertising. three examples for some good untraditional thinking.
floria sigismondi
Posted on | October 24, 2007 | No Comments
floria sigismondi’s work is marked by creating hyper-surreal worlds. as a multi-disciplinarian she works as artist, photographer and director producing hallucinatory pieces often combining paintings, photography, video and early film aesthetics to dark poetic plays.
writings on design and culture
Posted on | October 24, 2007 | No Comments
interesting website with writings on design and culture. it takes some time (as always if you have to read) to go through and get into their website but there is some good stuff on there. useful links and recommendations, need to get used to the first impression of text overload but once that settled it’s fun.
richard may
Posted on | October 24, 2007 | No Comments
richard may, co-founder of wyld stallyons, pixelsurgeon and black convoy is an artist, illustrator and designer who has published editorial work for clients such as time, ray gun, wired, vogue and many more as well as commercial work for nordstrom, waterstones and the french car manufacturer peugeot. he also did numerous exhibitions showing is art work. think his unique and expressive style, mixing graphical 2d and photo 3d elements, is great. while most of his work is not “loud” and busy at all there is quite a bit of depth in his work that you need time to explore all details in it.
philipp schilling / digital artists – part 1
Posted on | October 21, 2007 | No Comments
philipp schilling, a 19 year old german artist and creative mind uses mostly photoshop, freehand, illustrator, ableton live and photography sessions to combine real and fantastical worlds, artisitc and photographic elements to create his colorful and expressive visual pieces. still attending an art college he works freelance on the side and is the originator and editor of mcxu, a blog for digital design artists.
————————————
PHILIPP UNPLUGGED
————————————
WHERE DO YOU LIVE AND WORK RIGHT NOW?
at the moment i’m living in a town called plauen in
germany, i attend the advanced courses on collage
for design e.o. plauen.
DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC WHEN YOU WORK AND
IF SO TO WHAT?
oh yeah, i listen to music 24/7 without kidding, music
is a big part of my life so its clear that music has a
big influence on me and my work.
WHAT WOULD YOU DESCRIBE AS YOUR BEST SOURCE
OF INSPIRATION?
everything that is part of my live, things that i’m realy
affected by are for example the sega megadrive, daft
punk etc. but generaly a lot of technology and stuff that
i came in touch with in the 90′ies.
DO YOU HAVE A DREAM PROJECT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
REALIZE SOME DAY?
for sure, i wanne produce the covers for my own band
WHICH CLASSICAL ARTIST DO YOU ADMIRE MOST?
by far Salvador Dali
DO YOU REMEMBER YOU FIRST ART PIECE, WHAT
WAS IT?
no, i can’t 
but i guess it was something like a sun
and a guy painted with a simple pen on paper.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND IN AVERAGE ON AN
ART PIECE FROM THE FIRST THOUGHT TO A FINISHED
VERSION?
hmm, that depends from piece to piece but on average
i would say 8-9 hours.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE?
cool movies are for example a german independet one
called “hotte im paradies” but also trashy stuff like death
proof and stuff like this know to please me
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD ONLY 30 MINUTES LEFT
TO LIVE BEFORE A METEOR HITS THE EARTH?
totaly fall in panic? haha, nah i don’t know man - that
would be a shame. 
DO YOU BELIEVE IN EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL LIFE?
not until i see it with my own eyes. 
but i hope if it exists its funky!
THANKS.
————————————
simplicity at its best
Posted on | October 21, 2007 | No Comments
whether you are pro war and army or against it, this commercial for the us navy seals is a master piece of simplicity in concept and execution – spot on.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jmta7GwXCpo]
neuarmy
Posted on | October 21, 2007 | No Comments
some cool illustration and design samples done by design studio neuarmy.
with 10.000 frames per second
Posted on | October 20, 2007 | No Comments
came across a great commercial and even though it’s not new it’s worth it to show. malcom venville directed this aesthetically stunning and impactful piece for amv bbdo and their client choice fm. having ex navy seal mark stefanich shooting with his hand gun and no stand on the shown objects malcom shot the same object with his camera at 10.000 frames per second. wow.
beer time 2
Posted on | October 20, 2007 | No Comments
guiness’ latest commercial – directed by marc craste – is a bit strange. visually interesting the story can’t hold up with the style and the pay off is flat. the microscopic view at the end creates and leaves me with the image of some unhygienic bacteria living in my beer. was hoping and expecting a more witty end.
beer time
Posted on | October 20, 2007 | No Comments
ok, this is quite funny and as it often is, the best thing are the little details. what would this spot be without the trucker opening the bottle at the end with the poor pigeons head. nice and different kind of beer commercial.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=ml3ybCxxMRk]
free rice
Posted on | October 20, 2007 | No Comments
play and donate rice to hungry people. this vocabulary game helps feeding hungry people. for each word you get right the sponsors of the site donate 10 grains of rice. as stated by the website more than 5 million rice grains are donated that way each day.
even though it’s simple, the game has something very addictive to it. freerice.com is a sister site of poverty.com, run and developed by john breen. check it out and see what you can bring to the table.
