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Well it's been sometime since my last blog post! After a lovely extended Xmas and New Year holiday in Morocco...
we're well into 2011 now, it's almost like there wasn't any holiday or even a 2010. Where does the time go?
But being busy is a good thing ;-)

Thanks to all my readers/viewers in the world. The most interesting thing I've found is that I now have more
visitors from Australia, jumping up to number 2, below the US but just ahead of Sweden and the UK. Thanks Oz!

During my time away from blogging I've immersed myself in a lot of reading, 2010 in reflection and all the
fantastic predictions for 2011 and beyond. In January social media was ablaze with brands, forums and individuals
sharing and blogging like crazy. I decided to take the opposite approach and let everyone try and shout over each other...
opting to look for my own 2011, based on where we've been, 2010, industry innovations, social and people shifts... etc.

Mico-blogging has also sucked me in more, my iPad makes it a much easier way to view content faster and keep
informed, since July last year my UX with the device has shifted (tablets will change behavior a lot, but in time)
but my Read It Later apps have come more into play, resulting in a good way to store links but making it harder
to finish longer articles :-( I hope to reverse this habit this year, somehow.

2011
Apart from reading up on many different subjects lately, I've been rather busy with work projects and private
projects, some of which I will showcase here in the next few months.
And, as well as focusing on all the new creative inspiration and innovation stuff (as usual), I'll also be revisiting
and clearing out my blog folder (the vast collection of planned but never realized links) from over the years, to then
post the most creative, interesting and still valid things.
If time is on my side, or even not, I will endeavor to post more, realising the personal value of a blog again...
remembering why I originally started to blog, with or without visitors.

Anyway enough about me, check out this cool vid from London NYE...



When I first saw this after the holidays, my first impressions were...

1) Wow! Amazing! I miss London (well sometimes maybe)
2) WTF, 10 minutes of fireworks! Why didn't they give the money to charity or something/someone in more need?
3) Well, London and the UK are in need. After the hard y€ar or so, everyone can do with cheering up right?
Plus, this works as a great PR tool for the city of London, keeping it on the world map. The 2012 Olympics are just
round the corner, London needs those tourists!

Have a great 2011, more posts coming, speak soon ;-)

RSA Animate - Crises of Capitalism

via youtube.com

A collaboration between the Royial Society for the encouragement of Arts,
Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and illustrator Andrew Park.

More HERE...

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Massive Attack - Saturday Come Slow [HD]

Massive Attack use the promo art form, not just as a music video, but as a way to draw attention to Music Torture.

Go sign up to the petition zero db (against music torture) http://www.zerodb.org/

Quote Today - This Is Moronic

Not my artwork, but kinda fits my day today creatively... apart from I have to do it anyway :-(

Paul Rand - Logo Thoughts & Tribulations

Paul Rand is the master and godfather of logo and identity design! Just came across these wise words above ;-)

More about Paul Rand here...

A test using post.ly

Test!

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New Honda ad - Everything We Do Goes Into Everything We Do

via creativereview.co.uk

New Honda Civic ad. Really nice editing and remixing, I like the payoff copy...
'everything we do goes into everything we do'. Style over message maybe, but it works ;-)

Definitely sells a Civic, if you're in the market for a small car!

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Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age - Day 1

via youtube.com

Finally Google get behind something that really matters, not just creating cool apps that help people (yes good) but

now they are creating a movement for the future and our children. They are really enforcing a platform/concept to help

education in a digital age... and opening it up to creatives and technologists to help create the tools and ideas to do this.

Informal schooling Vs formal schooling is a hot topic in the world of education, mainly due to the shifting world we're

living in. Both from a technology perspective but also a mindset. Sesame Street was also born out of this shifting

world and media (TV) in the 60s. If you have a spare 1:44:56, then check out this clip! Or make the time!

Have you got what it takes to add to the movement? Get more info here...

COP15 - Raise Your Voice!

COP15 is coming up, running in Copenhagen from Dec 7th - Dec 18th. It is sighted as the most important conference

about climate change in the last 10 years. As the world leaders will be there and they should be listening to what the

world is saying as a collective... various tools and systems have been popping up recently for the citizens of Earth to

Raise Your Voice and help spread awareness. Like this above, created by Israeli agency Mizbala and TV station

Tel Aviv... where you can sign a petition with the help of YouTube's new shared annotations technology, very cool!

Also, below #thisplace, a twitter like application that encourages you to post a comment about what's worth saving.

The idea is to capture what's at stake due to climate change and what matters to you in 140 characters. The contributions

will then end up in a book that will be given to delegates at the conference.

So now you have the tools to Raise Your Voice ;-)

FOR BETTER SOUND...

Via Rory Phillips...

EARTH HOUR - Tonight!

Don't forget tonight to turn your lights off between 8:30 - 9:30 PM (CET) it's Earth Hour!

And use the Facebook app...

SOCIAL COMMUNICATION - Quote!

I've been dropping this quote a lot in presentations lately and it's been going down lovely ;-)

I usually bring the name of who said it up after, just to bring it home and add some extra weight.

OUT WITH THE OLD - In With The New

Bye Bye Bush! He can certainly say he went out on top, the top of a load of shit for someone else to clean up. It's not

gonna be hard for Obama to gain golden points with the people by CHANGING problematic things that are currently in 

place. He will move fast to put CHANGE into action, backing up and enforcing his concept and approach.

My main worry is the expectations of the American people maybe too high, but then again any change is good.

The CNN / Facebook collaboration has been really good, this type of technology and pair-ups will now become 

the norm. A nice detail is the anchormen / women reading out the Facebook statuses, which you can update in the same

window while you view the live footage, as well as seeing your friends feelings and comments. Clever way for CNN to

get live comments / feedback on their coverage and big it up back to the viewers. 

I will see what info is around tomorrow / today regarding it, but the power of social networking is vast.

Obama throwing out the garbage...

HAPPY NEW YEAR - To All My Readers

Well I'm back into work mode now, sorry about the lack of posts over the holiday period, I was having an extended 

holiday away from blogging. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all readers of the Filtered Blog a Happy New Year...

thanks for the support from the following countries...

Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, France, Australia, Denmark, Italy, Germany, China, Thailand, Spain, South Korea, 

Netherlands, Ireland, Taiwan, Portugal, Canada, Belgium, Serbia, Mexico, India, Turkey, Malaysia, Finland, Argentina, 

Singapore, Estonia, Brazil, Hungary, Japan, Hong Kong.

Have a prosperous 2009!

Image courtesy of...

INNOVATIVE BRANDS - Will Save The Day

The economic circumstances of the Great Depression in the 1930s were bleak, but they produced a number of 

surprising innovations, among them Disney’s now-ubiquitous rodent - Mickey Mouse. Now is the time for clients 

to absorb and act on the new fun ideas being created by agencies, bringing people together in happy experiences 

is the answer as consumers are desperate to be uplifted, diverted and released from their anxiety for the future.

Jonathan Sands identifies three ‘home truths’ that will see consultancies through the recession:
1 - cash management is vital, and can make up for lack of profits while minimising redundancies.
2 - loyalty and empathy for existing clients will be more appreciated now than ever, as companies struggle across the board.

3 - innovation will be more important in gaining market share than throwing large amounts of money at problems.

Full story here...

(I met Mickey Mouse in 1984, didn't like him much, bit square and boring. You just wanna kick him and run off ;-)

WISDOM - WIse Words From Wise People

CHANGE IS GOOD - But There Will Be Risk!

This is a slide I've been dropping in some presentations to clients recently, and who can argue with Charles Darwin?

There will be risk, but that is a good thing! Nothing great comes easy!

If you are a client who sits on the money, remember that you probably won't be rewarded or pat on the back for just

doing your job, but you will be for taking the risk and pulling it off! As this should result in more awareness, PR etc.

If you take the risk, fail and lose your job - don't worry as there are many companies out there who will reward you 

for forward thinking.

NOTE: Be careful about using this quote, there is a time and place for everything ;-)

BANKSY - Does It Again!

Just opened in the West Village, New York Bansky's animatronics installation "The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill"
Moving away from his stencil and street art approach, this new work is receiving rave reviews for it's commentary on our
relationship with animals. This is amazing idea which has been well carried out!

From the artist: "I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory
farming, but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing."

Check more here...

BANKSY - Quote

This may or may not be true but I do think many students are put off by the lack of money or struggle that 

beckons in the Art world. Most creatives I know working in the Ad world are frustrated by the lack of creative 

freedom, or selling / buy this stance they have found themselves in, thus crave for no logos and to create art.

These days you find a lot of creatives within the Advertising/Design world creating self initiated projects without

the usual brand guidelines and weak concepts. The best Advertising comes from Art usually anyway ;-)

MESSAGE #3

Remember this all the people that can't get away from Helvetica etc! This is something I heard 

David Carson say and is good to keep in mind! Sometimes anyway ;-)