3D Chalk Drawings

Chalk visual illusions by Axel Peemoeller, made in a car park in Australia. 

Sourse http://www.moillusions.com

Sporetastic

This is nice and simple and green writing with moss. I find moss very beautiful and using it in this way as graffiti, poetry, typography is very effective. Made by Anna Garforth.
Source 2sleep

I love Fish

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don't go by Barcelona) from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

Champagne-Fuelled Jungle - Tomas ; a book by James Palumbo

Holst and gunning down shallow pigs. It is a veritable feast for the senses. 

Source http://www.adme.ru/

What do Luke Sullivan, Diesel and Harvey Milk have in common?

Luke Sullivan wrote Hey Whipple and Squeeze This: a guide to Creating Great Advertising. In his chapter about the enemies of advertising, Luke introduces the Meat Puppet, a person due to their own fear and indecision believes their actions will be “second guessed” therefore creative ideas are unable to leave the drawing board, because clients may not want to take risks.

Diesel (the Italian fashion label) infamous for their irreverent marketing campaigns. In December, coinciding with their 30th anniversary, the brand launched a new campaign “channel V " that included a video called Pete The Meat Puppet; a surreal story about the rise and fall of a puppet made from meat as he embarks on a career in advertising. If you missed it first time round, check it out here . But here's the connection, Legs directed the video for the agency FarFar, Legs are based at the Milk studios. One of the videos pictured a man drinking milk, then saying, “Milk loves the machine”

I really like the use of the Venn diagram.

"Milk Loves The Machine"

With me so far? Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected in to public office in the state of California. Harvey Milk was assassinated, in November 1978 after 11 months in office. In a film by Gus Van Sant released in January of this year “MILK” chronicles the story of Harvey Milk’s, life and the gay rights movement of the seventies. I really recommend watching it. In the film one of Harvey milk slogans on his campaign posters was “Harvey Milk vs. The Machine”

"Harvey Milk vs. The Machine"

So why are these connections important?

I like to think that the idea behind the Diesel campaign was inspired by a book I love, that then helped breathe life into a monster, and in doing so allowed subliminal nods and little signatures to reward those who recognise them. Then again it might all be bollocks, a happy coincidence. But isn't that often what great creativity boils down to?

I originally wrote this post for Rubber Republic.

News articles my Dad sent me

Over many years my dad has been sending me news articles. I discovered them while looking for a bank card, I forgot that I have saved them all.
Each of the articles will represent a shared interest of my dad and I or something my dad thinks I am interested in, nearly all the times he is right. My Dad said to me " I know you are busy, so I will read the news for you and edit it for you", my Dad was always well ahead of the times, he was my first RSS feed and bookmarking tool.

Not really happy about this.

I find this quite sad, digital has killed traditional photography (I can accept that and move with the times). Surly there is a better use for the cameras. Being able to have a image of yourself or loved ones is a privilege that we take for granted. Photography has, I believe been instrumental in the belief in the self. Being a photography teacher for many years working with young disadvantaged young people, the magic of the dark room can dramatically improve self-esteem, in two ways, first the act of creation. Many people have not had the opportunity, knowing you have the ability to crate a image, something external is a powerful experience. This is not so important with digital, this process becomes throwaway, as many of the peoples experience with the world.

Secondly photography is a valuable tool in allowing people to start to think conceptually about themselves and there place in the word. Thinking conceptually, is something that has to be taught, it does not always come naturally and photography can help people that may struggle academically.

Surly these can be repaired and sent to people that could use them?

Source http://www.inquisitr.com and http://photojojo.com

“Typographic Landscape” by Brian Castleforte

idn “typographic landscape” from Brian Castleforte on Vimeo.

I am big on the typographic at the moment, I would have liked to study typography at university, but I am dyslexic so I was scared off. 

Thanks viacomit.net

3D Typography

Thanks Abduzeedo.com

Ticks all the boxes, photography, typography and 3D!