TWO FOR ONE - Bic Ad

I don't think I've ever seen an ad which promotes two products in the same ad before.

Love this simple approach!

NEW ORDER - Round & Round

A fantastically simple video here, which is both captivating and well shot. Must have really stood out

from the usual MTV look and feel at the time. Timeless!

JEFF KOONS - Pop Pop Pop Art!

I've always had a soft spot for the art of Jeff Koons! If you're in New York go check out his enlarged 

sculptures on The Cantor Roof at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. April 22nd - October 26th, 2008.

There is also a new book with his entire works and in-depth studies. The book is limited to 1,500 

numbered copies, each signed by Koons. So in a way it's like owning a piece of his art for 750 quid!

FLOCK - The Social Web Browser

If you're into the whole networking, social and sharing thing - this could be the application for you!

Flock is a browser which supports Facebook, Flickr, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail or 18 other supported services.

Share content with your friends easily with a dragging and dropping system. Create and publish your blog

from the usual blog services and basically do loads of other things. 

I'm sure there will be many things like this popping up soon, to control and manage your online life better!

Hopefully?

FARROW - Sound And Vision

If I could name one company that influenced me to follow graphic design rather than the art route after school,

it would have to be Farrow, or rather Mark Farrow. His early 90's music graphics for the Hacienda, Deconstruction 

records and the Pet Shop Boys sent me on a journey I still reference today.

Their collaboration with the band Spiritualized continues with some new minimal packaging which is sure to win

just as many design awards as previous albums. (Amazing Grace from 2003 pictured above)

Read the CR interview and see the works...

adidas - Superstar Battle

The Left Right Project - East Coast Vs West Coast - Upper Playground Vs Surface To Air.

I would love to have a go at one of these, would look rad in my garden!

Created by: 180/TBWA Alliance.

FANTASTIC MAN - New Edition

One magazine dominated most design awards last year, Fantastic Man.

The new edition dropped last week!

AUDI RS 6 - Performance From Every Part

Last week I posted the new spot for the Audi RS 6. Now check out the

site here. It's a simple and effective design with another media wall which

has plenty of performance video and the right information. But I'm not really 

sure if it takes the idea/concept further.

Antony Gormley - Out Of Time

I first saw the art of Antony Gormley in 1994, when he won the Turner Art Prize.

His work had an immediate effect on me, I think because of it's minimal, out of time look and feel

but also because of the place or space the work was situated. So it was great to come across

his site and find plenty of new pieces I hadn't seen. Now I just have to save some money and

create a space for one ;-)

NOKIA - Snake

Farfar & Hobby Film create this fun online viral for Nokia nGage, promoting the classic

(my fav) game Snake. It's funny how things posted on youtube get picked up by creative agencies

and used in advertising and music video's. Saw this a while back, I wonder if it was the reference?

RACHEL THOMAS - Set Design

Rachel Thomas creates lovely set design and has collaborated with

the fantastic still life / product photographer Dan Tobin Smith.

BANKSY - New!

He's been a bit quiet of late but here is a new piece in central London.

How he managed to do it right in front of a CCTV camera without being caught is also the art here!

Great skills, that's how!

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DANIEL EATOCK - Sthlm

Last night in Stockholm I had the opportunity to hear Daniel Eatock give a talk about his work.

I first became aware of him through his early Channel 4 (UK) advertising and design projects, but it was 

great to understand his more conceptual work which often has a comedic twist or brings a smile to the mind. 

He also invented and shared the web system Indexhibit, which can be downloaded and used for free.

Above is a table mat created for Riche, no need to steal it, guests are allowed to keep it after eating ;-)