The smell of markers

Sumptuous Street Art

2009-08-04T07:38:00.010+01:00

I nabbed this off a blog called Unurth. It’s beautiful. I wish I was as talented a vandal. The blog post on Unurth is titled ‘Inserirefloppino, Rimini, Italy’. Presumably 'Inserirefloppino' is the location of the awesomeness. If Inserirefloppino is actually a place, it too is brilliant. Unurth reside here.

Don't KEEP CALM and CARRY ON

2009-08-04T07:23:00.004+01:00

Olly Moss made me laugh. He does design and drawing and wit and things, here.

The chair that is also a bookcase. Cunning.

2009-08-04T07:07:00.004+01:00

Some italian chaps have created the ultimate combo. Well, not quite the ultimate combo. That, of course, would be the perfect pairing of a cigarette with a crisp, moonlit night. That said, it’s quite a combo and ‘nobody and co’ who did it are here.

Luke....I'm your Father, oh and I am from Poland

2009-08-04T05:49:00.004+01:00

Found this on a blog by a person only known as Shivadog. Sounds impressive doesn’t he(or she)? Here’s his(or her) blog for you to judge.

New York, December 5, 1933

2009-08-04T05:26:00.005+01:00

Rockefeller Center and RCA Building from 515 Madison Avenue. I found this on http://butdoesitfloat.com/ so if you like it you’ll find lots of other interesting things on their site. They won’t all be awesome shots of NY but it will be worth your while. Promise.

♥ My Soma Rush ♥

2009-08-04T05:05:00.006+01:00

This is my bike. It’s a fixed wheel Soma Rush. It’s black. With white tyres. It’s bloomin' beautiful I reckon. I bought it from the Deus guys in Sydney - That’s about all I have to say about that really.

Vancouver is Awesome, apparently

2009-08-04T04:43:00.008+01:00

Shit this Expo 1986 logo for Canadian Design is hot. Apparently if you live near Value Village at 7350 Edmonds Street in Burnaby (presumably Vancouver) then you can get one. If you do live there get one for me would ya. Here’s the VIA website.

Talk to me BBC. Or at least tweet to me.

2009-05-12T03:31:00.007+01:00

So I follow the BBC and the BBC Sport on Twitter. They don’t tweet back to me. They don’t seem to tweet back to anyone. It’s the headline or the first line of copy from the article. Is this how I am going to consume news from now on? The first 140 characters of any article is all I seem to need to know about any given chunk of newsworthynews. I never click on the link to read more.

They could do more couldn’t they? John Snow at least comments ON the news rather than just tells us what the news is. Richard bacon invites debate about the content of his radio show.

Maybe we don’t really want them to tweet back. We like them being the faceless corporation. And maybe people do click on the link and read more. But they will get left behind on Twitter as more people follow more people. I see them as a bit spammy sometimes. Getting in the way of more interesting unpaid journalists in the tweetersphere. Will I unfollow though? Nah, probably not. But I might.

WWF deforestation advert

2009-04-10T08:55:00.001+01:00

Love this idea. Very simple. Well executed.

NHS Health Check 48 Sheet

2009-04-10T08:52:00.003+01:00

Here is a campaign I did for the NHS to get 40 to 74 year olds to get their health checked before it’s too late.

Ray Ban ad

2009-04-10T08:47:00.003+01:00

Beautifully crafted ad. I just love the illustration. Found it on Cooliris. Can’t find who did it though.

The old 'big inverted commas trick' eh?

2009-04-10T08:39:00.004+01:00

I’m pretty sure this poster was not done by the Saul Bass. Having said that it has got his signature at the bottom. Well, inspired by him or done by him. Either way, kind of is him. And it’s a little bit perfect isn’t it.

What I think about my job

2009-03-21T13:42:00.004Z

Someone once told me that that the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This appeals to me in a couple of ways.

Firstly, as we all know, the world of advertising and communication is changing. You can’t just shout at a bunch of people and hope that some of them hear you. Of course being heard is important, but saying something relevant in a way that is engaging and stimulating is just as crucial. Which doesn’t just mean coming up with a witty headline*, but thinking strategically and using the full range of technology that’s available to us.

Secondly, the statement above resonates with how I work - specifically ‘being creative’. Sitting at the same desk, looking at the same wall (or if you’re lucky, out of the same window) isn’t going to inspire new thinking. Change scenery. Do something different. Swap seats with Joan on reception. Visit an old people’s home, whatever. It’ll breed more effective results in the end. (Joan, for example, is now Head of Art.)

*Don’t get me wrong, I love witty headlines as much as the next Art Director harboring desires of being a copywriter.

"The Great Eggscape" Creme Egg game

2009-03-21T13:33:00.005Z

I did this game for Creme Egg. It’s fun, play it here.

Months Of The Year by Benjamin Lambinet

2009-01-22T16:00:00.006Z

I really like this poster and I’d like one on my wall. I know it’s just a list of the months of the year but sometimes I forget them. And it looks so pretty. See more here.

Cranberry the CMW Turkey - COOK OR KEEP!

2008-12-12T15:03:00.006Z

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been looking after a live turkey called Cranberry. We were planning to have him for our office christmas lunch. However, a couple of 'goodytwoshoes’ reckon we shouldn’t eat him. So are you ‘fork’ or against the idea? Go to GETSTUFFED08.CO.UK and cast your vote to SAVE HIM or SERVE HIM.

Beautiful hand-rendered type

2008-12-09T13:52:00.008Z

Darren Newman's site is well worth a look at. Really stunning typography - by hand. Check it.

New CS4 Advert

2008-11-12T17:42:00.005Z

This is the gorgeous new press ad for (geek alert) Adobe Creative Suite 4. I really like it. You can see the making of on the guys-that-did-it's flickr, here.

CMW London

2008-10-28T08:54:00.009Z

Currently I work for CMW London, a digital/direct marketing agency. This is the holding page for the new website we are developing. It's live here, the full website will follow.

Garamond Powerline, nice type

2008-10-28T08:48:00.006Z

A nice typeface created by powerlines and and the font Garamond, hence the title. See more here.

T-Shirt for Cityboys, hmm

2008-10-22T11:20:00.006+01:00

Brilliant. Check out or even buy the Tshirt here

True character in a faceless world

2008-09-24T17:53:00.006+01:00

This is a campaign we created to launch the new Lotus Evora. On a limited budget we managed to create a huge buzz in the blogging and press world reaching nearly 300 million people worldwide.

all the dead bikes - now on flickr

2008-08-26T17:43:00.004+01:00

I have set up a page on flickr for the first bunch of dead bikes I've found. Click here to see them. My mate Lloyd has found some too. I'll get him to add his soon.

Clever carpark signage

2008-08-22T16:05:00.006+01:00

In Melbourne Axel Peemoeller developed a way-finding-system for the Eureka Tower Carpark while working for Emery Studio. The distorted letters on the wall can be read perfectly when standing at the right position. Nice. See more.

My sister's wedding invite

2008-08-14T12:38:00.001+01:00

So, my sister is a literary consultant and Max manages that gorgeous bookshop Daunt. Quite simply they love books. This is what I did.

all the dead bikes

2008-08-14T09:50:00.001+01:00

This is the first photograph in a series called all the dead bikes. I am in the process of finishing the website that accompanies this series. There will be the option to submit your own image and I am hoping to publish a coffee table book.