The Society Of The Spectacle

My new favourite Tumblr. Cosmic psychedelic coolness. Few of my favourites after the jump… (more…)

Another blog that is beautifully open to interpretation. Check out the (maybe?) sister site to ffffound….jjjjound. Images culled after the jump (more…)

A bit of morning inspiration for all you stylish gentlemen out there. Check out Nerd Boyfriend, another mysterious tumble blog (seriously, this one has no title at all, super minimal) Fantastic images of 20th century greats, from singers, to writers, to raconteurs and designers, a handy link through to these style inspirations is provided. Dead simple and very useful. Go see. (Cheers to @budcadell for the spot)

After the exquisite write up that I received from @chungaiz it feels only right and proper to bring you the inspirational work of the scrapbook – his beautifully styled and well written blog. (more…)

A little too close to the knuckle blog. According to Gawker, this guy just got a book deal. Here’s some highlights. (more…)

Image: SirK (Via Wooster Collective)

I recently found this fascinating talk on PSFK. It’s from Marc and Sara Schiller, who collectively run the Wooster Collective, which has over the last few years become the number one resource for fans of Street Art around the world. (more…)

Faris Yakob is the Chief Technology Strategist of McCann Eriksson NY, he is recognised as one of the foremost minds in Social Media and digital marketing. Which is saying a lot as wherever you turn these days everyone says they are a ‘Social Media Expert.’ I highly recommend following his blog. Talent Imitates, Genius Steals, always full of thought provoking insights. His most recent post is a presentation he has recently given. Be Nice Or Leave. It’s quite long (about 40 odd minutes), but works as a great introduction to both Social Media itself, and why it’s growth in importance is changing the world around us. Exciting times, even in the most challenging of environments.  (P.S, To see the videos from the presentation just click through to the original blog posting here)

My friend and fellow blogger Jenny Scott made this – and very nice it is too (and beautifully relevant…)

While over in San Francisco, old school mate @paulcarr has written a fantastic article on the state of the newspaper industry, and a possible solution for their malaise. It’s a refreshing new take on a widely biased story. (newspapers reporting on their own demise? interesting…) You can read it here.

I discovered this great graphic design blog today via twitter. It says in the ‘about us’ blurb that Grain Edit is focussed on graphic design from the 1950’s to the 1970’s and modern design that shows a healthy appreciation of this time period. As this is also my favourite period of design, it’s a pretty easy win. There are lots of good interviews and well-informed opinion, and makes a healthy change from the myriad of creative listing sites.  Go check it out – it’ll put a smile on your face!

Found this great site via Agency Spy, who posted up this fantastic Blackberry Ad. I love the simple idea, and shows that Blackberry has some balls to fight the onslaught of the iPhone. I’ve not been convinced by the effectiveness of their communication, it’s so bland, you just know it was death by committee. It ends up coming across like those horrible ads you see during the World Cup or the Olympics, but with 10 times more complexity. What should be a great time saving all-in-one device becomes a frigging rubiks cube of unfathomable clichés… Lets hope this (banned) ad points the way. A little bit more ‘bite’.

While on the website (which I highly recommend) I caught this little ditty from Heineken – the walk in fridge… It’s a slow burner but I’m totally in awe to how they did this. Kudos.