The Society Of The Spectacle

A very relaxing way to end the week.

Insanely, insanely simple. Nothing else, check them all out here.

Here’s a great video exploring Near Field Communication. This video in particular explores “one of the essential properties of Near Field Communication is nearness, but this is set against one of the paradoxes of touch-based interaction where, in fact, nothing needs to touch.”

Interesting stuff.

Marvel Comics has through it’s successful re-imagining of it’s characters on the big screen, has undergone a renaissance since the beginning of the noughties. (Culminating for those that didn’t know in it’s acquisition by Disney for some ludicrous figure). What has impressed me more than anything is the way they have diversified away from the core comic book base while still keeping a sense of evolution and crucially, innovation. This streak has taken an interesting turn with the release of Marvel Motion comics. Traditional graphic paneled comics giving a moving dynamic overhaul. The results are pretty interesting. (more…)

Here is the first trailer for a really interesting (well for anyone likes Star Wars) remix project. Star Wars Uncut. The premise is simple. The film has been spliced up into fifteen seconds slices. These were then posted online and people we given the chance to reserve one of these sections. It was then their job to bring this to life in whichever way they saw fit, while retaining the dialogue and basic scene structure. I had read about the project sometime ago, but it’s really interesting to see just a small selection of the diversity on offer. Star Wars has been spoofed so many times that it will be really interesting how this will add to the legacy.

It’s done the rounds a bit now, but this is a fascinating and beautifully shot film for Johnnie Walker. BBH London hired the supreme acting talents of Robert Carlyle to narrate the story of Johnnie Walker’s evolution from ‘Victorian greengrocer’ to a worldwide dominant Whiskey brand. It’s delivered with real skill, the writing is spot on and the interaction with the props and setting along the way are just the right side of engaging and add another dimension to the story . The fact that this was an internal film for employees shows how much you can do with engaging businesses inside with a great bit of creative. Take a peek.

http://www.vimeo.com/5996591

Summer has arrived. These seem like the right way to celebrate the arrival of the sun. Incredibly imaginative (and sympathetic) remixes of children’s classics from Disney. More of the same here…

First off – shout out to @pworthington for this find.  This is the work of Photographer/Artist Chris Jordan.
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This video has been doing the rounds on Twitter this morning. A snippet taken from the 99% conference This is Scott Thomas, Design Director of New Media for Obama for America talking about his experiences designing the Obama online campaign. I would love to have seen the whole talk, it sounds fascinating and re-inforces some of my current thoughts on co-creation. Take a gander!

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!